Uva Wellassa University
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Uva Wellassa University is a university in Badulla
, Sri Lanka
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The Uva Wellassa University is the 14th National University to be established in Sri Lanka. It is the first all entrepreneurial university in Sri Lanka. It differs from other Sri Lankan universities, as it is designed to provide essential skills and broad general education for all students while providing the conceptual and methodological background and the training necessary to obtain practical solutions for value addition to the national resources base of Sri Lanka.
It states its vision as "To become the renowned centre of knowledge and expertise for value addition to the Sri Lankan resources base by the year 2015."
There are three faculties offering eleven degree programs:
Badulla
Badulla , is the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Badulla is located 60 km southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about 680 metres above sea level and is surrounded by picturesque hills and mountains, most of which have tea plantations.-Geography:It is located on the...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
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The Uva Wellassa University is the 14th National University to be established in Sri Lanka. It is the first all entrepreneurial university in Sri Lanka. It differs from other Sri Lankan universities, as it is designed to provide essential skills and broad general education for all students while providing the conceptual and methodological background and the training necessary to obtain practical solutions for value addition to the national resources base of Sri Lanka.
It states its vision as "To become the renowned centre of knowledge and expertise for value addition to the Sri Lankan resources base by the year 2015."
Mission
Excel in research and learning with strong emphasis on value addition to the local resources base and produce well-rounded leaders in economic activity capable of using scientific & technological approaches to development within undergraduate, postgraduate, specialty, corporate as well as continuing education markets.Undergraduate education
Uva Wellassa University currently offers eleven undergraduate degree programs and more than twelve short term courses including two Certificate courses in General Management and Human Resource Management are offered to general public. Three new undergraduate degree programs will be initiated in the next academic year and few more certificate level courses will commence in the near future.There are three faculties offering eleven degree programs:
- Animal Science (BASc.)
- Computer Science & Technology (BSc.)
- Entrepreneurship & Management Studies (BBM)
- Export Agriculture (BSc. Export Agriculture)
- Science & Technology (BTech)
- Tea Technology & Value Addition
- Mineral Resources & Technology
- Industrial Information Technology (BIIT)
- Palm & Latex Technology and Value Addition
- Aquatic Resources Technology
- Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management