University of Peradeniya

The University of Peradeniya (Sinhala: පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Peradeniya, near Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, and the largest university in the country.佩拉德尼亚大学(University of Peradeniya,僧伽罗语:පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය,泰米尔语:பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்)是斯里兰卡中央省康提附近佩拉德尼亚的一所公立大学,也是该国规模最大的大学。

It descends from the University of Ceylon of 1942, occupies a campus of about 700 hectares in the Mahaweli flood plain and is the only residential university in Sri Lanka, with nine faculties and 73 departments teaching some 11,000 students.该校承袭 1942 年创办的锡兰大学,校园位于马哈威利河洪泛平原,占地约 700 公顷,是斯里兰卡唯一的住宿制大学,设 9 个学院、73 个系,学生约 1.1 万人。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed in the 1201-1400 band, the Times Higher Education ranking 2027 puts it in the 1401-1600 band, and U.S. News ranked it 1,090th for 2026-2027.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中该校位列 1201-1400 区间,2027 年泰晤士高等教育排名将其列于 1401-1600 区间,而《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 年度榜单将其列为第 1,090 名。

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