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The Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) is a Centre established at the University of Ruhuna that is affiliated with the University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Lanka.

22/09/2026

Today, the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), University of Ruhuna, held a session on "Learning to Live with Diversity" for the new first-year batch of the Faculty of Engineering, Hapugala, Galle. The session went on for nearly four hours screening short films and discussing gender equity and equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, sexual and gender-based violence, cyber gender-based violence, and ragging. Dr. Indi Akurugoda, Director of the CGEE, University of Ruhuna, conducted the session together with Mr. Harshana S. Niroshan, one of the assistant lecturers, attached to the Department of Public Policy, University of Ruhuna.

13/09/2026

Certificate distribution ceremony - VIYOMAM 2026

The 3rd International Research Symposium on Gender Equity and Equality (IRSGEE-2026) was held on August 6, 2026, at the University of Jaffna. This was organized by the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), University of Jaffna.

08/09/2026

On September 7, 2026, there was a full-day workshop in Colombo at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) aiming at validating the collected data related to research on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Sri Lankan universities. This research was a collaborative effort of the ICES, University Grants Commission's Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), and the GEE centres of the selected five universities including Peradeniya, Jaffna, Eastern, Kelaniya, and Ruhuna. The research findings reveal important facts on SGBV in Sri Lankan universities that policymakers and administrators should pay their thorough attention to.

Representing the University of Ruhuna, Dr. Indi Akurugoda, Director, CGEE, University of Ruhuna, Ms. Dinushi Randika, Research Lead, and one of the student researchers, Ms. Nimanthi Balasooriya participated in this workshop.

31/08/2026

ඔබ විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ශිෂ්‍යයකු හෝ ශිෂ්‍යයාවක නම්, අධ්‍යයන හෝ අනධ්‍යයන සේවක මණ්ඩල සාමාජිකයකු හෝ සාමාජිකාවක නම්, පහත සබැඳිය ඔබට අතිශයින් වැදගත් වනු ඇත. විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය තුළදී හෝ ඉන් පිටතදී ඔබ කිසියම් ලිංගික හිංසනයකට, වෙනත් ආකාරයේ ශාරීරික, වාචික, හෝ මානසික හිරිහැරයකට, අවමන් සහගත සැලකීමකට, තර්ජනයකට හෝ වද හිංසාවකට ලක් වූයේ නම්, වහාම පහත සබැඳිය හරහා ස්ත්‍රී පුරුෂ සමාජභාවීය සමානාත්මතාවය සහ සාධාරණත්වය පිළිබඳ මධ්‍යස්ථානයට පැමිණිලි කරන්න. ඔබගේ අනන්‍යතාවය කිසිසේත් හෙළි නොකරන අතර, ඔබ අප වෙත ලබා දෙන සියලු සාක්ෂි ඉතා සුරක්ෂිතව තබා ගන්නා බව සහතික කෙරේ.

If you are a university student or a member of the academic or non-academic staff, the following link will be very important to you. If you have been subjected to any form of sexual violence, physical, verbal, or mental harassment, humiliation, threats, or abuse—whether within or outside the university—please immediately lodge a complaint with the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) via the link below. We guarantee that your identity will remain strictly confidential and that all evidence provided by you will be kept secure.

https://eugc.ugc.ac.lk/complaint-portal/

24/08/2026

Today, Ms. Maria Gloria, a third year undergraduate student from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, visited the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), University of Ruhuna. She is a volunteer examining gender issues, sexual and gender-based violence, social disparities, university life, students' politics, and politico-economic and cultural trends in Sri Lanka.

She had an insightful session with Dr. Indi Akurugoda, Director - CGEE, University of Ruhuna, and a few undergraduate students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Thank you, Ms. Kojee Kehara for initiating the event. The CGEE acknowledges the contribution of Ms. Ruwani Sasanthika, Ms. Himasha Rajapaksha, and Ms. Banu Ashroff.

13/08/2026

Viyomam 2026

The 3rd International Research Symposium on Gender Equity and Equality (IRSGEE-2026) held on August 6, 2026, at the University of Jaffna. This was organized by the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE), University of Jaffna.

Keynote address on "Gender Equity and Equality in Sri Lankan Universities: Can We Achieve without Addressing SGBV: A perspective from a Forensic Medicine Expert" was delivered by Professor Anuruddhi Edirisinghe.

Dr Indi Akurugoda, Director, CGEE, University of Ruhuna presented a paper at the conference, and two undergraduate students of the University of Ruhuna, Ms Ruwani Sasanthika and Ms Nimanthi Balasooriya presented posters.

Thank you for the great hospitality extended to all by the University of Jaffna.

09/08/2026

The newly appointed office bearers of the Public Policy Society, Department of Public Policy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna for the year 2026.

24/07/2026

A big thanks to our efficient volunteers and society representatives for making the book launching ceremony a success.
Keep up the good work!

23/07/2026

On July 22, 2026, we conducted another engaging session of our study circle, “Lens on Politics.” The session encouraged participants to critically reflect on contemporary issues related to occupational safety, labour rights, state responsibility, disaster governance, humanitarian response, and community resilience. Through these discussions, participants explored the broader political, social, and ethical dimensions of current affairs.

The session provided an open platform for meaningful dialogue, fostering critical thinking, media literacy, and diverse perspectives. We sincerely thank everyone who participated and contributed to making the discussion both insightful and engaging.

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