University of Moratuwa

The University of Moratuwa (UoM) is a public technological university in Katubedda, Moratuwa, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is widely regarded as the country's leading institution for engineering and architecture.莫拉图瓦大学（University of Moratuwa，简称 UoM）是斯里兰卡科伦坡郊外莫拉图瓦卡通贝达的一所公立技术大学，普遍被视为该国工程与建筑教育领域的领头院校。

It was established as an independent university on 22 December 1978 under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978, although its lineage runs back to the Government Technical School opened in Maradana, Colombo, in 1893.该校依据 1978 年第 16 号《大学法》于 1978 年 12 月 22 日成为独立大学，但其源流可追溯至 1893 年在科伦坡马拉达纳开办的政府技术学校。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed in the 1401+ band, and it enrols 11,657 undergraduates across six faculties, thirty-six academic departments and fourteen bachelor's degree programmes.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列 1401+ 区间，现有 11657 名本科生，分布在六个学院、36 个系和 14 个学士学位项目中。

History

• The Government Technical School was opened in Maradana, Colombo, in 1893, following the Ceylon Medical School of 1870, Colombo Law College of 1875 and the School of Agriculture of 1884, and became one of the first institutions of formal technical education in the island.政府技术学校于 1893 年在科伦坡马拉达纳开办，此前已有 1870 年的锡兰医学院、1875 年的科伦坡法学院和 1884 年的农业学校，它是岛上最早开展正规技术教育的机构之一。
• In 1906 the school was renamed the Ceylon Technical College and became the pioneering institution for science and technical education in the colony, teaching civil, electrical and mechanical engineering before the University College Colombo was founded in 1921.1906 年该校更名为锡兰技术学院，成为殖民地科学与技术教育的先驱，在 1921 年科伦坡大学学院成立之前就已教授土木、电气和机械工程。
• In January 1933 the Ceylon Technical College was authorised to prepare candidates for the external engineering degrees of the University of London and for the associate membership examinations of the civil, electrical and mechanical engineering institutions in England.1933 年 1 月，锡兰技术学院获准为伦敦大学校外工程学位以及英格兰土木、电气和机械工程学会的准会员考试培养考生。
• A Junior Technical Officers course was inaugurated at the college in the late 1940s to supply sub-professional technical staff for public works and industry.20 世纪 40 年代末，学院开设了初级技术官员课程，为公共工程和工业部门培养准专业技术人员。
• Technical education at Katubedda began in 1960, when the technician courses of the Ceylon Technical College were transferred to the Institute of Practical Technology, a gift from the people of Canada built on the site of the present university.卡通贝达的技术教育始于 1960 年，当时锡兰技术学院的技术员课程被迁往实用技术学院，该院由加拿大人民援建，位于今日大学的校址。
• The Government of Ceylon appointed a Commission of Inquiry on Technical Education in 1961, and its 1963 report recommended expanding the Katubedda facilities to provide professional engineering education for a country short of scientific and technical personnel.锡兰政府于 1961 年任命技术教育调查委员会，该委员会 1963 年的报告建议扩建卡通贝达的设施，为缺乏科技人才的国家提供专业工程教育。
• The Ceylon College of Technology was established at Katubedda in 1966 with technical assistance from UNESCO and offered a practically oriented Diploma in Technology in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, initially using the facilities of the Institute of Practical Technology.锡兰技术学院于 1966 年在联合国教科文组织技术援助下在卡通贝达成立，开设面向实践的土木、电气和机械工程技术文凭课程，最初借用实用技术学院的设施。
• The Institute of Practical Technology was amalgamated with the college in 1967, its junior technical officers course was restructured as the Technician's Course, and the Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering was formally established in 1969.实用技术学院于 1967 年并入该学院，其初级技术官员课程改组为技术员课程，电子与电信工程系则于 1969 年正式成立。
• On 15 February 1972 the college gained university status as the Katubedda Campus of the University of Ceylon, the Department of Architecture was transferred from Colombo, and the new campus began with a single Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.1972 年 2 月 15 日，学院以锡兰大学卡通贝达校区的身份获得大学地位，建筑系从科伦坡迁入，新校区起初只有一个工程与建筑学院。
• Dr. L.H. Sumanadasa, principal of the Institute of Practical Technology, became the first president of the campus and steered its transition from a technical college into a degree-granting institution.实用技术学院院长 L.H. 苏马纳达萨博士出任校区首任校长，主导了学院从技术学校向学位授予机构的转型。
• When Ceylon became a republic on 22 May 1972 the corporate name changed to the University of Sri Lanka, the Diploma in Technology was upgraded to the B.Sc. Engineering degree, and the Technician's Course became the National Diploma in Technology.1972 年 5 月 22 日锡兰成为共和国后，学校法人名称改为斯里兰卡大学，技术文凭升格为工程理学士学位，技术员课程则改为国家技术文凭。
• The Department of Town and Country Planning was established within the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture in 1973, the first step towards the separate Faculty of Architecture created in 1979.城乡规划系于 1973 年在工程与建筑学院内设立，这是 1979 年单独组建建筑学院的第一步。
• A link programme with the University of Leeds in 1974 led to the School of Applied Science and the creation of the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Mining and Minerals Engineering.1974 年与英国利兹大学建立的联系计划促成了应用科学学院的设立，并催生了化学工程、材料科学以及采矿与矿物工程三个系。
• A Computer Centre was opened within the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1975 around an IBM 1130 machine, one of the earliest university computing facilities in Sri Lanka.1975 年，电气工程系以一台 IBM 1130 计算机为基础建立了计算中心，这是斯里兰卡最早的大学计算设施之一。
• The first postgraduate programme was inaugurated at the Department of Civil Engineering in 1976, opening the way to the master's and research degrees that now number fifty-nine programmes.首个研究生项目于 1976 年在土木工程系开设，为如今多达 59 个项目的硕士与研究学位体系开辟了道路。
• The University of Moratuwa became an independent state university on 22 December 1978 under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and has since operated under the general direction of the University Grants Commission.莫拉图瓦大学依据 1978 年第 16 号《大学法》于 1978 年 12 月 22 日成为独立国立大学，此后一直在大学拨款委员会的总体指导下办学。
• The Institute of Technology was established in 2000 to conduct the National Diploma in Technology separately from the Faculty of Engineering, with its ordinance gazetted in August 2000.技术学院于 2000 年成立，以便脱离工程学院单独举办国家技术文凭课程，其条例于 2000 年 8 月刊登宪报。
• The Faculty of Information Technology was created in June 2001 to close the widening gap in the supply of IT professionals, followed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies in June 2016 and the Faculty of Business in June 2017.信息技术学院于 2001 年 6 月设立，以缓解信息技术人才供给日益扩大的缺口，此后研究生院于 2016 年 6 月、商学院于 2017 年 6 月相继成立。
• The Faculty of Medicine was established in 2020 as the eleventh medical faculty in Sri Lanka, with the Teaching Hospital Kalutara as its official teaching hospital, and it houses the country's only Department of Medical Technology.医学院于 2020 年成立，是斯里兰卡第十一个医学院，以卡卢特勒教学医院为官方教学医院，并设有全国唯一的医疗技术系。
• Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala assumed duties as vice-chancellor on 3 September 2026, while the 2025 general convocation conferred 2,729 degrees, including 1,974 bachelor's degrees and 755 postgraduate degrees and diplomas.K.T.M. 乌达扬加·赫马帕拉教授于 2026 年 9 月 3 日就任校长，而 2025 年毕业典礼共授予 2729 个学位，其中包括 1974 个学士学位和 755 个研究生学位与文凭。

Academics

• The university comprises six faculties: Architecture, Business, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Information Technology and Medicine, which together operate thirty-six academic departments.大学设有六个学院：建筑学院、商学院、工程学院、研究生院、信息技术学院和医学院，共运作 36 个学术系。
• It offers fourteen bachelor's degree programmes to students selected by the University Grants Commission and fifty-nine postgraduate programmes, including MSc, MPhil and PhD research degrees.学校为大学拨款委员会选拔的学生开设 14 个学士学位项目，并提供 59 个研究生项目，其中包括理学硕士、哲学硕士和博士研究学位。
• In 2026 the university employed 377 permanent academic staff, 102 contract academic staff, 34 permanent academic support staff, 29 administrative staff and 594 non-academic staff.2026 年，该校聘有 377 名终身学术人员、102 名合同制学术人员、34 名终身学术支持人员、29 名行政人员和 594 名非学术人员。
• The Faculty of Engineering is the largest faculty, with eleven departments, more than 200 academic staff, around 4,000 undergraduates and ten B.Sc. Engineering disciplines plus a Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design and Product Development.工程学院是最大的学院，拥有 11 个系、200 多名学术人员、约 4000 名本科生，开设 10 个工程理学士专业以及时装设计与产品开发设计学士项目。
• The engineering programmes have been accredited under the Washington Accord since 2007, which allows graduates to be recognised in other signatory countries.工程类项目自 2007 年起获得《华盛顿协议》认证，使毕业生能够在其他签约国获得学历认可。
• The Faculty of Architecture is the only seat in Sri Lanka offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in architecture, town and country planning, facilities management and quantity surveying, and it comprises five departments.建筑学院是斯里兰卡唯一提供建筑学、城乡规划、设施管理和工料测量本硕学位的学院，下设五个系。
• The Faculty of Information Technology, founded in 2001, has three departments and offers two undergraduate degrees, a B.Sc. in Information Technology and a B.Sc. in Information Technology and Management, together with MSc programmes in IT and artificial intelligence.信息技术学院成立于 2001 年，下设三个系，开设信息技术理学士与信息技术及管理理学士两个本科项目，以及信息技术和人工智能硕士项目。
• The Faculty of Business, established in 2017, offers a four-year Bachelor of Business Science with specialisations in business analytics, business process management and financial services management.商学院成立于 2017 年，开设四年制商业科学学士项目，专业方向包括商业分析、业务流程管理和金融服务管理。
• The Faculty of Medicine, founded in 2020, has thirteen departments ranging from anatomy and physiology to surgery, paediatrics and medical technology, and trains its students at the Teaching Hospital Kalutara.医学院成立于 2020 年，设有 13 个系，涵盖解剖学、生理学到外科、儿科和医疗技术等领域，学生在卡卢特勒教学医院接受培训。
• The Faculty of Graduate Studies, created in 2016, coordinates PhD, MPhil and MSc research degrees across the university's disciplines.研究生院成立于 2016 年，统筹全校各学科的博士、哲学硕士和理学硕士研究学位。
• The Institute of Technology, established in 2000, continues the National Diploma in Technology tradition that began with the technician courses of the 1960s.技术学院成立于 2000 年，延续了 20 世纪 60 年代技术员课程开创的国家技术文凭传统。
• Research is organised through the Engineering Research Unit, the Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, the Information Technology Research Unit and the Business Research Unit, alongside specialised centres such as CITeS and the Industrial Automation Research Centre.科研通过工程研究单位、建筑学院研究单位、信息技术研究单位和商业研究单位组织，并设有 CITeS 与工业自动化研究中心等专门机构。
• The Dialog-University of Moratuwa Mobile Communications Laboratory produced Internet-of-things products that won the Industrial IoT Initiative of the Year award at the 2019 Global Telecoms Awards in London.Dialog 与莫拉图瓦大学移动通信实验室研发的物联网产品在 2019 年伦敦全球电信大奖中荣获年度工业物联网计划奖。
• Teaching capacity has expanded rapidly: the annual intake grew by over 46 per cent in ten years, including 16 per cent in engineering, 48 per cent in information technology and 53 per cent in architecture.教学规模迅速扩大：十年间年度招生增长逾 46%，其中工程学院增长 16%，信息技术学院增长 48%，建筑学院增长 53%。
• In 2025, 1,852 of the 1,983 students who sat final examinations, or 93 per cent, graduated within the minimum stipulated period for their first degree.2025 年，参加毕业考试的 1983 名学生中有 1852 人（93%）在首个学位的最短规定学制内毕业。
• The university admitted 2,303 undergraduates in early 2026, drawn from the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level batch, and counts 11,657 undergraduates in total.该校于 2026 年初从 2024 年高考批次中录取 2303 名本科生，目前本科生总数为 11657 人。

Campus

• The university occupies a single campus at Katubedda, Moratuwa, about 18 kilometres south of Colombo on the Galle Road corridor and overlooking Bolgoda Lake.大学在莫拉图瓦卡通贝达拥有一座单一校园，位于科伦坡以南约 18 公里的加勒公路走廊上，俯瞰博尔戈达湖。
• The campus brought together the Institute of Practical Technology site and the Ceylon College of Technology, and its waterfront setting is regularly cited in the university's own descriptions.校园由实用技术学院旧址与锡兰技术学院合并而成，其滨水环境在校方介绍中屡被提及。
• The Faculty of Engineering complex houses eleven departments, the Engineering Research Unit and the Industrial Training Division, while the Faculty of Architecture occupies its own studios and workshops.工程学院建筑群容纳 11 个系、工程研究单位和工业培训部，建筑学院则拥有独立的工作室与工坊。
• The library supports all six faculties and maintains an e-thesis repository of the university's research output, alongside the Centre for Information Technology Services, which runs the network backbone and a Cisco Networking Centre.图书馆服务全部六个学院，并维护学校研究成果的电子论文库，信息技术服务中心则负责网络主干并运营思科网络中心。
• Campus welfare facilities include a medical centre, a day care centre, a media centre and the Centre for Instructional Technologies, reflecting a model in which academic and support services share one site.校园福利设施包括医疗中心、托儿中心、媒体中心和教学技术中心，体现了教学与支持服务集中于同一校区的模式。
• Sports facilities include a gymnasium, a swimming pool, a weightlifting room and courts for badminton, table tennis, carom and chess, used by the Department of Physical Education.体育设施包括体育馆、游泳池、举重房以及羽毛球、乒乓球、康乐棋和国际象棋场地，由体育教育部管理。
• The Institute of Technology occupies premises at Katubedda, where it conducts the National Diploma in Technology alongside the degree programmes of the faculties.技术学院设在卡通贝达校区内，与各学院的学位项目并行开展国家技术文凭课程。
• Katubedda is served by the coastal railway line and by buses on Galle Road, giving students direct access to Moratuwa town, Colombo and the southern coast.卡通贝达有沿海铁路和加勒公路公交线路服务，学生可直达莫拉图瓦镇、科伦坡和南部海岸。
• The campus sits beside Bolgoda Lake, a large inland water body used for rowing and water sports, and the surrounding area combines residential neighbourhoods with light industry.校园紧邻博尔戈达湖，这片大型内陆水域用于赛艇和水上运动，周边地区则是住宅区与轻工业的混合地带。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the University of Moratuwa is placed in the 1401+ band, the shared final range of the ranking.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，莫拉图瓦大学位列 1401+ 区间，这是该榜单末段的并列区间。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 it appears in the 1601–1800 band, and in the THE Asia University Rankings 2026 it was placed in the 601–800 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校进入 1601–1800 区间，在 2026 年泰晤士高等教育亚洲大学排名中则位列 601–800 区间。
• The university appears in the 2026-2027 U.S. News global university listing without receiving a numerical rank, and it is absent from the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities main table.该校进入 2026-2027 年度 U.S. News 全球大学榜单但未获具体名次，也未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。
• In the QS Asia University Rankings 2026 it was ranked 554th in Asia, and in the QS World University Rankings 2026 it stood in the 1401+ band.在 2026 年 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校位列亚洲第 554 名，在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中则处于 1401+ 区间。
• Its reputation rests chiefly on engineering and architecture, and its engineering degrees have carried Washington Accord accreditation since 2007, a status held by relatively few South Asian universities.该校声誉主要建立在工程与建筑领域，其工程学位自 2007 年起获得《华盛顿协议》认证，南亚仅有少数高校拥有这一地位。
• An employment survey at the 2025 convocation found 85.5 per cent of all graduates employed at the time of graduation, with 100 per cent for architecture, 98.6 per cent for quantity surveying and 91.4 per cent for business.2025 年毕业典礼上的就业调查显示，全体毕业生毕业时就业率为 85.5%，其中建筑学为 100%、工料测量为 98.6%、商科为 91.4%。
• The university was ranked the top university worldwide by number of Google Summer of Code awards received by students over the five-year period from the programme's inception in 2005.在谷歌编程之夏项目 2005 年启动后的五年间，该校按学生获奖数量排名全球高校第一。
• Its students won the Microsoft Imagine Cup Sri Lankan software design finals in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2012, five of the eight occasions contested in that period.该校学生在 2005、2006、2007、2008 和 2012 年五次夺得微软“创新杯”斯里兰卡软件设计决赛冠军，在此期间共八届比赛中占其五。

Student life

• Students run more than 25 clubs and organisations, including cultural, religious, academic and common-interest groups, and the University Students' Union is recognised as the highest representative body for internal students.学生运营着 25 个以上的俱乐部与组织，涵盖文化、宗教、学术和共同兴趣团体，大学学生会则被视为全体在校生的最高代表机构。
• Each faculty has its own student union, and the Department of Physical Education runs a regular programme in eighteen sports, from athletics, cricket and rugby to karate, taekwondo, rowing and wrestling.各学院设有自己的学生会，体育教育部则常年开展 18 个运动项目，从田径、板球、橄榄球到空手道、跆拳道、赛艇和摔跤。
• The university has taken part in Google Summer of Code every year since 2007 and also competes in IEEEXtreme, the CFA Institute Research Challenge and the CIMA Global Business Challenge.该校自 2007 年起每年参加谷歌编程之夏，并参与 IEEEXtreme 极限编程赛、CFA 协会研究挑战赛和 CIMA 全球商业挑战赛。
• Team SHARK of the Department of Mechanical Engineering placed 33rd among 81 teams at the Formula Student UK competition held at Silverstone in July 2018.机械工程系的 SHARK 车队在 2018 年 7 月于银石赛道举行的英国大学生方程式比赛中，从 81 支队伍中位列第 33 名。
• A team of four final-year computer science undergraduates won first place among about 4,000 participants in the 2018 DrivenData DengAI challenge on predicting disease spread.四名计算机科学专业毕业班学生组成的团队在 2018 年 DrivenData 登革热疾病传播预测挑战赛中，从约 4000 名参赛者中夺得第一名。
• Students of the Department of Integrated Design won the competition to design the Sri Lanka Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai and took part in its execution until 2020.综合设计系学生赢得了 2020 年迪拜世博会斯里兰卡馆的设计竞赛，并参与到 2020 年的展馆实施工作中。
• The university stages Graduate Fashion Week, presented in 2025 as a showcase of its fashion design and product development programme.学校举办毕业生时装周，2025 年的活动集中展示了其时装设计与产品开发专业的成果。
• The general convocation of December 2025 conferred degrees over two days, on 17 and 18 December, continuing an annual ceremony that marks the end of the academic cycle.2025 年毕业典礼于 12 月 17 日和 18 日分两天举行并授予学位，延续了标志学年结束的年度仪式。
• The campus's location beside Bolgoda Lake gives students access to rowing and water sports, while Moratuwa town and the coastal railway connect them with Colombo's cultural and employment opportunities.校园紧邻博尔戈达湖，学生可开展赛艇和水上运动，莫拉图瓦镇与沿海铁路则把他们与科伦坡的文化和就业机会连接起来。

Notable people

• Dr. L.H. Sumanadasa, principal of the Institute of Practical Technology, became the first president of the Katubedda Campus in 1972 and led the institution's transformation into a degree-granting university.L.H. 苏马纳达萨博士原为实用技术学院院长，1972 年出任卡通贝达校区首任校长，带领学校转型为学位授予型大学。
• Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, served as chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, a role in which the science-fiction writer lent his international profile to the young university.《2001 太空漫游》作者阿瑟·C·克拉克曾担任莫拉图瓦大学校监，这位科幻作家以国际声望提升了这所年轻大学的知名度。
• Ray Wijewardene, an engineer, inventor and aviator, also served as chancellor and is remembered for his work on tropical agriculture and appropriate technology.工程师、发明家兼飞行员雷·维杰瓦德内同样担任过校监，并以其在热带农业和适用技术方面的贡献为人铭记。
• Roland Silva, an archaeologist and former director-general of archaeology, served as vice-chancellor and helped shape the university's conservation and heritage teaching.考古学家、前考古总局局长罗兰·席尔瓦曾担任副校长，推动了学校在保护与遗产领域的教学发展。
• Indira Samarasekera, an engineering graduate, became the twelfth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta in Canada, serving from 2005 to 2015.工程专业毕业生英迪拉·萨马拉塞卡拉出任加拿大阿尔伯塔大学第十二任校长，任期从 2005 年至 2015 年。
• Lalith Gamage, an alumnus, is president of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology and a prominent voice in the country's computing industry.校友拉利特·加马格担任斯里兰卡信息技术学院院长，是该国计算产业的重要发声者。
• Janaka Ruwanpura, an alumnus, serves as vice-provost international at the University of Calgary in Canada and has held senior academic leadership posts there.校友贾纳卡·鲁万普拉担任加拿大卡尔加里大学负责国际事务的副教务长，并在该校担任多项高级学术领导职务。
• Ashoka Ranwala, an alumnus, was elected Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, one of the highest constitutional offices held by a graduate of the university.校友阿肖卡·兰瓦拉当选斯里兰卡议会议长，这是该校毕业生担任的最高宪制职务之一。
• Bimal Rathnayake, an alumnus, became Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House in the Sri Lankan parliament.校友比马尔·拉特纳亚克出任斯里兰卡交通、公路、港口和民航部长，并担任议会执政党团领袖。
• Champika Ranawaka, an alumnus, served as a cabinet minister in the Sri Lankan government, while Rishad Bathiudeen, also an alumnus, held ministerial office in several administrations.校友钱皮卡·拉纳瓦卡曾在斯里兰卡政府担任内阁部长，另一位校友里沙德·巴蒂乌丁也曾在多届政府中出任部长。
• Nimal Rajapakshe, an alumnus, became a professor and former dean at Simon Fraser University in Canada, representing the university's academic diaspora.校友尼马尔·拉贾帕克谢成为加拿大西蒙菲莎大学教授并曾任院长，是该校学术侨界的代表。
• Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala, an electrical engineering academic, became vice-chancellor on 3 September 2026, with Prof. Dileeka Dias serving as deputy vice-chancellor.电气工程学者 K.T.M. 乌达扬加·赫马帕拉教授于 2026 年 9 月 3 日就任校长，迪利卡·迪亚斯教授担任副校长。