The delegates from the University of Kelaniya including Prof. D.M. Semasinghe, the Vice-Chancellor officially visited the Chongqing Normal University, China on the 14th -18th of September 2017 to extend the contract for the annual exchange of lecturers and students between the University of Kelaniya and the Chongqing Normal University via the Confucius Institute.
This agreement was signed between Prof. Zhou Ze Yang, the Vice Chancellor, on behalf of the Chongqing Normal University, China and Prof. D.M. Semasinghe, the Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the University of Kelaniya ,Sri Lanka. In addition, a MoU was also signed to construct a separate building to maintain the Confucius Institute at the University of Kelaniya.
Thereafter, the delegates from the University of Kelaniya including Prof. D.M. Semasinghe addressed the students who are currently studying in the Chongqing Normal University. At present, 101 students have won scholarships under the guidance of the Confucius Institute, the University of Kelaniya to study in the Chongqing Normal University and they study different courses. The delegates also visited the Department of Mass Communication of the Chongqing Normal University.
The delegates from the University of Kelaniya comprised of Prof. D.M. Semasinghe, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Lakshman Seneviratne, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rohana Luxman Piyadasa, the Director of the Communication & Media Unit, Dr. J.A. Kumari Priyanka Jayasurooya Menike, Co-Director of the Confucius Institute & Senior Lecturer of the Department of Modern Languages and Ms. T.M. Inoka Damayanthi Tennakoon, the Bursar.