June - Bhakthigee during Poson poya organized by the cultural center

July - Inauguration of Resource Centre for Modern Language by His excellency the Ambassador of Japan

July- Cultural pageant by non-academic staff

August- First Academic annual sessions

August - Awareness programme on incubator methods among different sectors

September- Estabilishment of Service Laboratory and Consultancy Services Arm

November - Convocation

The University of Ruhuna, the brainchild of Hon. Ronnie de Mel, MP and former Minister of Finance and Planning, was founded in 1978 at Meddawatta, Matara in the premises of the Technical College at Matara as the Ruhuna University College. A new building programme at the main campus at Wellamadama was designed by the world-renowned architect Geoffery Bawa and was constructed by a leading Dutch company Ballast Nedam at a cost of about Rs 900 million. The University has rapidly progressed over the last two decades and now has emerged as one of the leading universities in Sri Lanka with five Faculties and about 450 academics and over 6000 students.

The University will be completing 25 years in 2003 with many achievements to its credit and will hold its silver jubilee celebrations, which will include a host of events, including exhibitions, seminars, workshop, competitions, cultural festivals, carnivals, talent shows by students and alumni etc.

University commenced a training programme for non academic staff on Computer Awareness

Mr. Tilak Jayaratne, a UNESCO consultant addressing the workshop on "Establishment of Sarasavi FM"

 Computer pool established with funds from ADB

Professor M.P. de Silva- Professor of Botany

Professor W.G.W. Dharmaratne- Professor of Physics

Professor Mirani Weerasooriya- Professor of Parasitology

Professor Tilak Weerasooriya- Professor of Anatomy

Professor M.R. Mohideen - Professor in Medicine

19.03.2001 Mr.Afzal Sher 

                      IT Coordinator of SIDA/SAREC Project

10.04.2001 Prof. R.P. Gunawardane  

                     Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education andInformation Technology

10.04.2001 Prof. Lakshman Rathnayake

                 Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission

02.05.2001 Dr. Rustam Lalkaka

                 President BTDS, New York       International Consultant to UNIDO

11.05.2001 Ms. Susan Maingay

                 Director, British Council, Sri Lanka

28.06.2001 His Excellency E. Ashely Wills

                 Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka

13.07.2001 Dr. Denis Depommier

                 Director, French Institute of Pondicherry, India.

07.08.2001 Dr. Jacobson Vijverberg

                 Director, Work Group and Senior Scientist of the Limnological Institute of       Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences

24.09.2001 Mr.Stephen Holgate

                 Public Affairs Officer of the Embassy of the United States

24.09.2001 Ms. Rebecca Mc Duff

                 Regional Information Resource Officer, Embassy of the United States

24.09.2001 Mr. Paul Johansen

                  Director, NOARD IT Project

24.09.2001 Prof. Lakshman Rathnayake

                 Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission

11.02.2002 Her Excellency Marie -France Pagnier

                  Ambassador of the France

19.04.2002 Mr.Anders Erikson

                 Embassy of Sweden, Deputy Head of Mission

19.04.2002 Dr. Anders Clarhall, PhD

                 Research Officer / Sida Project

19.04.2002 Mr. Alan Greenberg

                 Greenberg ICT Services 3517 Grey Avenue Montreal , Quebec

23.04.2002 George Sadowsky

                 Exepcutive Director, Global Internet Policy Initiative, Washington D.C.

09.05.2002 Ms. Karen Medica

                 Melbourne University Private Regional Manager, International Projects Division

10.05.2002 Mr. Joseph L.Novak

                 Head of Political Section, American Embassay

24.05.2002 Ms. Hannelore Bossmann

                 Director, DAAD, India.