November 21

Two research students has been undergoing another six month foreign training

Prof. Dhayalan Velauthapillai, HRNCET & CBERC project Coordinator of Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), invited  Ms. Sivagowri Shanmugaratnam, and Ms. Kajana Thirunavukarasu from University of Jaffna, MPhil students to have a research stay at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) for another six months period under the student mobility program of NORPART project from 22.11.2020. Ms. Sivagowri Shanmugaratnam and Ms. Kajana have been..Read More

September 19

Inauguration of ‘Master of Clean Energy Technologies’ Programme

The vice-chancellor and Ambassador Her Excellency Trine Jøranli Eskedal, the Ambassador of Norwegian Embassy in Colombo inaugurated ‘Master of Clean Energy Technologies’ Programme in collaboration with Western Norway University of Applied Sciences on 19.09.2020. This Master of clean energy technologies programme is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is foreseeing a clean energy future. The planned..Read More

September 12

Training workshop on ‘AFM and XRD : Effective research tools for material research’

Clean Energy Research Laboratory, Department of Physics received an atomic force microscope (AFM) and an x-ray diffractometer (XRD), worth of 12 million rupees each, from the State Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research & Innovations, and Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka, respectively. On the request made by our collaborators from National Institute of Fundamental Studies and Universities of Peradeniya, Ruhuna and Kelaniya, a..Read More

February 5

Staff mobility to India

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) are part of the delegation, and have longstanding partnerships with partner institutions Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India and PSG College of Technology, India from before. New MoU was signed a  with Alagappa University i Karaikkudi, Tamilnadu in the field of nanomaterials for clean energy applications in front of Hon. Excellencies Ambassador Hans Jakob..Read More

February 1

Research stay of PhD research fellow

More than fifteen times international mobilities of research students and the staff were operated between the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and the University of Jaffna. Prof. Dhayalan’s PhD research fellow, Håkon Eidsvåg had been in CERL for more than two months for guiding an MPhil student and staff on stimulation studies on Nanomaterial for clean energy technologies. Unfortunately,..Read More

January 27

Staff and student mobility to India (CIT-IIT)

Staff and students of the University of Jaffna visited India on 27th January 2020.  On 5 and 6 th of February, research workshop was held  at IIT. Also research discussion was arranged within University of Jaffna, Western norway university of applied science and Coimbatore institute of technology from 7  to 9 February. Student from UoJ continue their research work there..Read More

January 24

Sri Lanka’s first floating solar power plant opens in Kilinochchi premises of UoJ

Sri Lanka’s first floating solar plant (46 kW) was declared open on January 24, 2020 by the Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trine Jøranli Eskedal, at the Kilinochchi premises of the University of Jaffna. Current Solar AS, the Norwegian developer of floating PV solutions, designed the system based on the experience from their test site in Singapore. The first floating system is established..Read More

January 23

Norwegian ambassador visited to CERL, UoJ

January 21

Seminar and Panel Discussion: A New Decade: Investing in Clean Energy in Sri Lanka – Drivers and Barriers

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in partnership with the University of Jaffna and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka hosted a seminar and a panel discussion on “A New Decade: Investing in Clean Energy in Sri Lanka – Drivers and Barriers” on January 21, 2020 at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo – Sri Lanka. The panel discussion is..Read More

December 26

Annual Solar Eclipse: Observation Camps 2019

Annual Solar Eclipse: Observation Camps 2019′ was held at University of Jaffna and Kilinochchi. This events was enjoyed by more than 4000 participants at the University ground in Thrunelveli and Kilinochchi. It is a great team effort. More than that nature allowed the participants to watch the eclipse without any interruption. We thank the State Ministry of Technology and Innovation and the..Read More

October 19

Awareness programmes on Solar Energy Utilisation conducted in three districts of the Eastern Province

Members of the Clean Energy Research Laboratory, University of Jaffna conducted Awareness programmes on Solar Energy Utilisation at the Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University and South Eastern University to school students from 17 Educational Zones of 3 districts (Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Ambara) in Eastern Province by next week. About 500 school students actively participated in these outreach activities. We acknowledge the..Read More

October 19

University of Jaffna calls applications from eligible candidates for the Postgraduate Degree Programmes

The Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna calls applications from eligible candidates for the following Postgraduate Degree Programmes. Master of Clean Energy Technologies – 2019/20 (Batch I) (1 year) [Sri Lanka Qualification Framework (SLQF) Level 9] This degree programme consists of taught courses only. More details…http://project.jfn.ac.lk/hrncet/wp-content/uploads/UGC-approved-MScCET-ONE-year-Curriculum-Ad-Final.pdf and Master of Science in Clean Energy Technologies – 2019/20 (Batch I) (2..Read More

May 8

UoJ Staff and Research students at Western Norway University

Prof. Dhayalan Velauthapillai, HRNCET & CBERC project Coordinator of Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), invited Dr. (Mrs.) Yohi Shivatharsiny, Senior lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Jaffna, to have a research stay at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) for up to two weeks in June 2019. She assisted the three MPhil research students from University of Jaffna with..Read More

April 1

11th Expert’s talk on ‘Magneto-transport in graphene devices: Fundamentals and applications’

Dr. Piranavan Kumaravadivel (Research associate, Condensed Matter Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester) made a talk entitled ‘Magneto-transport in graphene devices: Fundamentals and applications’ on April 01, 2019.  He provided a brief introduction on magneto-transport in graphene based device heterostructures and presented some of his recent results and developments. for more details…. http://project.jfn.ac.lk/hrncet/wp-content/uploads/55869439_10216287139304604_1126340720811048960_n.jpg       

March 22

10th Expert’s talk on ‘How to write a scientific article?’ by  Professor Gamini Rajapakse

Professor Gamini Rajapakse [Senior Professor of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya] made a talk titled  ‘How to write a scientific article?’  at the Mini-Auditorium, Department of Physics on March 22, 2019 (Friday), 11:00 – 13:00.  Academics, Research students and Final year students from Departments of Physics and chemistry participated this workshop. for more details…http://project.jfn.ac.lk/hrncet/wp-content/uploads/8th-and-9-th-Expert_talk_under_HRNCET-CBERC-Pojects-Prof.Gamini-2019-03-19-Final-1-2.jpg      

March 21

9th Expert’s talk on ‘Material Characterization Techniques’ by  Professor Gamini Rajapakse

Professor Gamini Rajapakshe (Senior Professor of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya) made a talk on Material Characterization Techniques to the final year undergraduates, research students and staff under the project on March 21, 2019 at the Department of Physics. This talk is highly commented by the staff and students of the faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. It was realized that this..Read More

February 19

Norwegian innovation and investment delegation to Sri Lanka

A Norwegian delegation of 32 delegates, including 16 Norwegian clean energy companies and heads at HVL and UiB visited Sri Lanka and held meetings and discussions with authorities, public utilities and institutions in May 2018 in order to work closely on clean energy technologies.  For the details, please refer to the attachment ‘CleanEnergySeminarPresentationA5_lav.pdf’. A seminar was arranged by HVL and UoJ..Read More

February 6

An International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy & Health Applications (AMCEHA)

An International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy & Health Applications (AMCEHA) held at the University of Jaffna from 6th to 8th of February 2019. This conference was jointly organized  by University of Jaffna (UoJ) and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) from 6th to 8th of February 2019. Over 400 delegates, including 120 foreign delegates from more..Read More

December 19

Master degree curriculums in Clean Energy Technologies approval

 Master degree curriculums in Clean Energy Technologies  were recommended by the senate and then the council of at the University of Jaffna and were sent to University Grant Commission (UGC) which is the apex body of the University System in Sri Lanka for approval.  The curriculums were recommended by the Quality Assurance Unit of UGC. As per 31.12.2018, the curriculums are forwarded..Read More

December 14

Research Publications in SCI Journals

Four research articles were published in reputed Science Citation Indexed journals, and more than ten abstracts have been presented at several international conferences. Project coordinators from both HVL and UoJ has been actively involved in promoting the HRNCET project in public, seminars, conferences through invited talks, TV, radio and paper interviews etc. All the details are available in the website..Read More