����ԭ��

Students for exchange programs will be nominated by their home university. Please contact the International Office of your University for selection criteria.

Tuition fees are waived under certain exchange agreements. Students of La Trobe University, Australia and Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany are exempt from tuition fees during their study period at the ����ԭ��. Contact the International Office of your University for further details.

Students will be responsible for accommodation and living expenses. However, the International Office will assist prospective exchange students and students under Sri Lanka Government Scholarship schemes to find suitable accommodation during their stay in Colombo. Please contact the Coordinator well in advance of your arrival for information about housing.

A majority of lectures at the ����ԭ�� are conducted in English. Prospective students are therefore expected to be competent in writing, speaking, listening and comprehension skills required for academic work. Students may be required to produce a writing sample of their work in English depending on the course they wish to offer and the requirements of the relevant Department.

It is compulsory to obtain a resident/student visa to study in Sri Lanka. In order for that, you may have to enter the country with an Entry visa. Please note that a visiting/ tourist visa would not permit you to commence your studies. If you require assistance with obtaining a visa to enter Sri Lanka for the period of study at the ����ԭ��, contact the International Office, leaving a period of at least three months for the processing of the visa.

For more information regarding obtaining a Sri Lankan visa visit the official website of the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka.

The official website of the provides answers to all your questions regarding Arrival in Sri Lanka, Immigration and Customs regulations, Baggage, Banks and Currency exchange.

Once you arrive in Sri Lanka, you can easily arrange for transport from the Airport to the ����ԭ�� through the 24 hour .

Any prospective foreign student should obtain the entry visa prior to arrive in Sri Lanka and should obtain the residence visa (Education) within 30 days of arrival to study/ teach/research in Sri Lanka. The same is applied to visiting scholars and research fellows. Please note that the tourist/visit visa would not permit you to obtain the residence visa upon arrival. In order for that, the International students/ Faculty may contact the International Office, ����ԭ��, and should furnish the below-mentioned documents through the respective faculty/institute leaving 3 months for the visa process. The exchange students may directly contact the International Office with the documents, 3 months prior to the arrival. Please note that the International Office of ����ԭ�� shall obtain the prior approvals and send it to the applicant, so he /she may apply for the Entry visa as per the guidelines given therein at the Sri Lankan, Mission in his/her country of residence (during the time of application).

Prior approval for Entry Visa

• Scanned bio page of the passport
• If the applicant is in a foreign country, the Scanned Residence visa page of the passport for the country that you are currently residing in
• Security clearance issued by the country of residence of the applicant
• Letter of admission/invitation
• Payment for prior approval of visa issued by Dept. of Immigration, Sri Lanka: 750 LKR
• Visa payment at the respective Sri Lankan Embassy in your country
• Or payment for the landing permit, when the Sri Lankan Diplomatic missions are not available in your country

Residence visa (upon arrival in Sri Lanka)

• Scanned bio page of the passport
• Duly filled IM 35 Residence visa application form
• 2 originals of duly filled visa application forms
• Photocopy of the passport
• 2 color photographs (size 35mm X 45mm)
• Letter of admission/ invitation
• Encashment receipts to the value of US$ 1500/- per year per person
• Mandatory health protection plan upon arrival in Colombo (to be obtained from IHU, Sri Lanka, if Residence Visa is required for more than two months)
• Visa fee: 20,000 LKR per person per year.

The ����ԭ�� has several cooperation agreements with foreign universities, under which academic exchanges and research collaborations take place. The ����ԭ�� seeks to build on these relationships and develop networks that can be mutually beneficial for all the international academic partners concerned.

The ����ԭ�� has two study abroad and exchange programs for undergraduates with the University of Justus Liebig, Giessen, Germany, and La Trobe University, Australia. Under the MoUs with these two universities, students from the ����ԭ�� are able to study abroad for the duration of one semester. Likewise, Students from Giessen and La Trobe are able to follow courses offered by the ����ԭ��. Faculty and Research exchange takes place on a number of other exchange agreements between the ����ԭ�� and many foreign Universities.

• Study Abroad Exchange Programmes
• International Placements
• Sri Lanka Government Presidential Scholarships for Foreign Students
• SAARC University Student Invitation Program 2013

The (AUA) is an academic alliance of the top universities in the Asian region. It was officially established in 2017 to fulfil the long felt need of exploring an Asian identity in learning and research. The 15 founding members are: , the , , , the , , , the , , the , , the ����ԭ��, the , the , and the . These universities are regarded as the top Asian universities at present.

The ����ԭ�� received the Executive Presidency of the Asian Universities Alliance in April 2019 for the academic year 2019/2020. As the current Executive President of the Asian Universities Alliance, the ����ԭ�� will host two major annual events of the consortium: The AUA Executives’ Meeting and AUA Youth Forum in November 2019 under the theme of “Health & Wellbeing”.

The ����ԭ��’s Annual Research Symposium is the foremost research event of the university. The University’s academic staff, along with affiliated researchers, showcase the research projects that they have been working on at this event. This year, the Symposium will also be organized parallel to the AUA events, under the same theme. These evenets, as well as the theme, are timely in the context of the University celebrating 150 years of the existence of its first academic institution, the Faculty of Medicine.

��

Visit JICA Chair program Websites for more details:
  JICA Chair program