FMSC marks 65 years with opening of new building

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The Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce (FMSC) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura will mark its 65th anniversary with a series of events beginning on 23 July.

The main event will be the opening of a new multi-storey building, the Fifth Wing of the Sri Soratha Mandiraya, on 24 July. The new facility spans 13,700 square feet and includes lecture halls, IT laboratories, an auditorium, boardrooms, a language centre, and office and study spaces. The project cost is approximately Rs. 2 billion.

The opening ceremony will be attended by Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education Ministry Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewe as Chief Guest. University of Sri Jayewardenepura Vice Chancellor Senior Prof. M.M. Pathmalal will be the Guest of Honour.

The 65th anniversary program will begin with an overnight pirith chanting on 23 July, followed by a sanghika dana to 100 members of the Maha Sangha on 24 July. These events are being organised with the support of the alumni association, industry partners, staff, and students.

Management education at the university began in 1959/60 under the leadership of Rev. Weliwitiye Soratha Thero, the first Vice Chancellor of Vidyodaya University, which later became the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The Faculty was formally established in 1972. Today, the FMSC has 12 academic departments and two academic units, namely Business Administration, Public Administration, Commerce, Estate Management and Valuation, Accountancy, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, Finance, Business Economics, Decision Sciences, and Entrepreneurship, and two academic units dedicated to Business Communication and Legal Studies.

The FMSC serves more than 5,300 internal and 13,500 external students. The academic staff includes 192 lecturers, 55 of whom are professors and 89 holding PhDs. The Faculty offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs, as well as extension courses.

The Faculty has partnerships with 40 companies to provide internships and industry exposure. It also conducts research through five centres and publishes two journals and hosts two international conferences annually.

All 12 of its degree programs have received ‘A’ grades in national quality assurance reviews.

The Organising Committee for the anniversary, headed by Prof. Aruna S. Gamage, has invited alumni, staff, students, and well-wishers to take part in the events.

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