33RD GENERAL CONVOCATION OF SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY CONCLUDES AT BMICH
2:08pm on Saturday 12th November 2022
The 33rd General Convocation of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University was concluded at the BMICH yesterday (11 November 2022). The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Honourable Ranil Wickramasinghe graced the convocation as the Chief Guest. 269 Master’s Graduands and Postgraduate Diploma holders from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and 1350 Bachelor’s Degree holders from different faculties of the University received parchments at this year’s General Convocation.
The President presented special awards to Cadet Officer WMJC Weerakoon as the Best Army Officer, Sub Lieutenant SASV Hapuarachchi as the Best Naval Officer, Flying Officer EWDH Egodawaththa as the Best Air Force Officer. The sword of Honour for the Best All-Round Performance of Intake 35 was awarded to Flying Officer CL Udumullaarachchi.
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University was established in 1981 to uplift the professionalism of Tri-Services Officers. It was elevated into a fully-fledged University in 2009 and the same year it was opened for civilian students as well. At present, members of the Tri-Services, local and foreign students can pursue doctoral, postgraduate and postgraduate diploma courses at the University.
Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), Secretaries of other ministries, Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, the Inspector General of Police, Director-General of the Civil Defence Force and other Heads of the Security Sector, Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University General Gerard de Silva, Vice Chancellor Major General Milinda Peiris were among the distinguished gathering yesterday.
The President presented special awards to Cadet Officer WMJC Weerakoon as the Best Army Officer, Sub Lieutenant SASV Hapuarachchi as the Best Naval Officer, Flying Officer EWDH Egodawaththa as the Best Air Force Officer. The sword of Honour for the Best All-Round Performance of Intake 35 was awarded to Flying Officer CL Udumullaarachchi.
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University was established in 1981 to uplift the professionalism of Tri-Services Officers. It was elevated into a fully-fledged University in 2009 and the same year it was opened for civilian students as well. At present, members of the Tri-Services, local and foreign students can pursue doctoral, postgraduate and postgraduate diploma courses at the University.
Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), Secretaries of other ministries, Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne and the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, the Inspector General of Police, Director-General of the Civil Defence Force and other Heads of the Security Sector, Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University General Gerard de Silva, Vice Chancellor Major General Milinda Peiris were among the distinguished gathering yesterday.
