Act.2.2: Strengthen knowledge delivery

Activity 2.2: Improve the strategies and quality of knowledge delivery, and thereby stimulate understanding and grasp at first instance.

•      5 Lecture halls equipped with 8 multimedia projectors which has internet access;

•      3 Laboratories equipped with multimedia projectors;

•      Staff & students trained on LMS;

Photos: TWO Ceiling mounted multimedia projectors with parallel connection in 3 large lecture halls with internet access.

Ceiling mount Multimedia projectors  for Laboratories teaching.

Field Visit (TOR-O/11e)

This is another field activity organised by Student Union, Faculty of Science, EUSL as a follow up to the Orientation Workshop conducted on Spirituality (TOR-O/10a, TOR-O/10c) attempting to find common grounds on spirituality and harmony with nature irrespective of our religious beliefs. This is one of the series of Field Activities (TOR-O/11b, TOR-O/11c_d) conducted by students under the attitude domain initiative of Act.1.3.

As part of attitude domain initiative, Science Faculty Students organised a field activity at Seruwawila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya, which is situated about 8 km inwards from A15 main road (Batticaloa-Trinco coastal road)  on 1st July 2015 (Poya Day). It was a 'Sramadana' activity followed by spiritual activity. Students contributed for for expenditure on spiritual activities (2000 Pahan pooja, Kapruk Pujawa, and Belimal Dhana). More than 200 students from 1st, 2nd & 3rd year participated. A notable significance is that there were student participants from different religious and ethnic backgrounds. Dean / Science also participated to motivate students. QIG funded the expenditure for two SLTB buses for transport and 200 lunch packets (veg.). 

Directions before work commenced.

"Shramadana" in the temple premises

Belemal Parnaya

Lunch

Preparation to construct Pahan Vata

 Construction of Pahan Vata

 Kapruk Puja

 2000 Pahan Puja

Sub-Activity 2.1. Undergraduate Lab equipment to enhance the quality of Experimentation

Sub-Activity 2.1: Enhance understanding science by stimulating concrete perceiving and active processing through providing more opportunity for experimentation.

In order to enhance the quality of undergraduate laboratory sessions by increasing the laboratory resources (instruments / equipment by new purchase and repairs of faulty equipment) by giving opportunity for individual as well as group lab work where necessary, undergraduate laboratory equipment were purchased for Rs. 5.73 Mn. The certifications given below outline the contribution of the lab equipment purchased for undergraduate labs in the Departments of Botany, Chemistry, Zoology and Physics for the B.Sc. (General) Study Program.