University of Vocational Technology - uovt

24/08/2026

SLIM–UNIVOTEC MOU SIGNING CEREMONY
Introducing SLIM’s First-Ever Undergraduate Degree Pathway for NVQ Level 5 & 6 Qualified Students

Education Times - 23/08/2026

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) and the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC) entered into a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a significant milestone in expanding higher education and career progression opportunities for s...

22/08/2026

22/08/2026

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වෘත්තීය තාක්ෂණ අධ්‍යාපනයේ ඓතිහාසික හැරවුම් ලක්ෂ්‍යය: UoVT උපාධි දැන් වසර 4ක ගෞරව උපාධි ලෙස!

වෘත්තීය තාක්ෂණ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය (UoVT) මෙරට උසස් අධ්‍යාපන ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ නව පරිච්ඡේදයක් සනිටුහන් කරමින්, විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ සියලු උපාධි පාඨමාලා වසර 4ක ගෞරව උපාධි (4-Year Honours Degree) ලෙස පිරිනැමීමේ ඓතිහාසික ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය තීරණය ඉතා සතුටින් නිවේදනය කර සිටිමු.

ජාතික හා ජාත්‍යන්තර ප්‍රමිතීන්ට අනුකූලව, කර්මාන්ත ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ඉහළ ඉල්ලුමක් සහිත පූර්ණ වෘත්තිකයින් දැයට දායාද කිරීම අපගේ අරමුණයි.

නව සිසුන්ට සෘජුවම වසර 4ක ගෞරව උපාධි පාඨමාලාව සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමේ අවස්ථාව (වසර 3කින් සාමාන්‍ය උපාධිය ලබා පිටවීමේ නම්‍යශීලී අවස්ථාව ද සහිතව).

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ "නිෂ්පාදන ආර්ථිකය" (Production Economy) ඉහළට ඔසවා තැබිය හැකි, ගෝලීය පිළිගැනීමක් සහිත උසස් වෘත්තීය තාක්ෂණවේදීන් බිහිකිරීමේ අපගේ ගමනේ තවත් එක් දැවැන්ත පියවරකි!

🔗 සවිස්තරාත්මක උපදෙස් සඳහා පිවිසෙන්න: www.uovt.ac.lk

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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐔𝐨𝐕𝐓 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟒-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤

The University of Vocational Technology (UoVT) proudly marks a transformative chapter in higher education with the official policy decision to offer all undergraduate degrees as comprehensive 4-Year Honours Degrees.

This strategic transition elevates our academic standards in line with national and international qualification frameworks, ensuring our graduates possess the advanced technical competence, research rigor, and industry specialization needed to excel globally.

All incoming students progress directly through the 4-year Honours degree framework, with the flexible option of a voluntary exit after Year 3 with a General Degree.

This policy advancement directly reinforces our mission to empower Sri Lanka’s Production Economy with highly skilled, career-ready professionals and technology leaders.

🔗 For more details: www.uovt.ac.lk

20/08/2026

✨ Discover. Innovate. Inspire the Future of Food Technology! ✨

We are proud and excited to be part of ProFood ProPack & Ag-Biz 2026, bringing together innovation, technology, research, and creativity in the world of food and packaging. 🌱🔬📦

The Department of Agriculture and Food Technology, University of Vocational Technology and The Food Technology Association warmly invites you to visit our stall and explore our innovations, and exciting developments in Food Technology and Agriculture. 💡🌾

📅 Dates: August 21st,22nd,23rd
🕙 Time: 10.00 AM – 8.00 PM
📍 Venue: BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka
📌 Stall No.: F89

Come and connect with our innovation, experience new ideas, and discover the future of food technology! 🌍✨

💙 We look forward to welcoming you at Stall F89!

20/08/2026

🌐 𝘼 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙤𝙑𝙏’𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚! 🎉

The new official website of the University of Vocational Technology (UoVT) has been evaluated by the LK Domain Registry for its compliance with the minimum required standards, following an assessment conducted in June 2026. 💻✨

Under the guidance of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Prasanna Premadasa, this achievement was made possible through the valuable support and dedication of Mr. Viraj Sameera, the IT Division, the Media Division, the Academic and Non-Academic Staff, and the students of UoVT. Their collective contribution to the development of this website is highly appreciated. 🙏👏

After a long period without a website that met the required standards, it is a matter of great pride that this new platform was developed within a short period through the hard work, commitment, and dedication of our university community. 🚀

This evaluation marks an important milestone in strengthening UoVT’s digital presence and reflects what we can achieve when we work together towards a common goal. 🌟

19/08/2026

🇱🇰🤝🇨🇳 𝐔𝐨𝐕𝐓 × 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐀: 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒, 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒!

The University of Vocational Technology (UoVT) is taking another important step towards strengthening its international partnerships and creating new global opportunities for its students, graduates, academics and researchers. 🌏🎓

Today, UoVT welcomed a delegation from the Sino-Sri Lanka Education Association for a high-level discussion on expanding collaboration with Chinese universities, institutions and companies.

The meeting, organized by the International Affairs Division of UoVT, was attended by Dr. Wang Li, Chairman of the Sino-Sri Lanka Association, and Dr. Wang Fei, Secretary General of the Sino-Sri Lanka Education Association.

🚀 Key opportunities explored included:

🔹 Internship opportunities for UoVT students in Chinese projects and companies in Sri Lanka
🔹 Employment opportunities for UoVT graduates in Sri Lanka and China
🔹 Research grants & joint research projects with Chinese institutions
🔹 Establishing a Chinese Language Centre at UoVT 🇨🇳
🔹 Postgraduate study opportunities in China 🎓
🔹 Student & staff exchange programmes 🌏
🔹 Expert-led training programmes and workshops at UoVT
🔹 New opportunities for institutional partnerships, funding and international collaboration

These discussions open the door to greater international exposure, industry connections, research opportunities and global career pathways for the UoVT community.

✨ The vision is clear: connect UoVT talent with global opportunities.

Representing UoVT were Vice Chancellor Prof. Prasanna Premadasa; Mr. Gayan Madushanka, Director – International Affairs Division; Mr. Dilantha Rathnayake, Dean – Faculty of Industrial Technology; Ms. Kanthi Jayaweera, Dean – Faculty of Engineering Technology; Ms. Dilini Rathnasuriya, Dean – Faculty of Education; Mr. Suraj Jayathilaka, Director – Human Resource Development Centre; Prof. Chandana Jayalath; and Ms. Yamuna Manathunga.

🤝 From Sri Lanka to China — building partnerships, creating opportunities, shaping the future.

University of Vocational Technology 🇱🇰 | International Affairs Division 🌏

19/08/2026

𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒓, 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑼𝒐𝑽𝑻 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 !

​The Center for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE)at the University of Vocational Technology (UoVT) successfully hosted a Staff Awareness Programme on Gender Equity and Equality,

​Under the theme "Building Respectful, Safe and Inclusive Learning Environments," this session brought our university community together to strengthen institutional standards and support student well-being.

​Led by Gender Expert GIZ Ms. Dharini Pricilla, the discussion focused on: Core Concepts: Understanding gender equity and equality in higher education. Identifying Harassment: Spotting forms of academic and workplace misconduct.Reporting & Response: Navigating institutional reporting mechanisms effectively. Creating Safe Spaces: Strategies to foster an inclusive environment where all students thrive.

​Thank you to Ms. Dharini Pricilla, GIZ, and all UoVT staff members for driving this crucial conversation forward! 💜✨

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16/08/2026

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞: 𝐔𝐨𝐕𝐓 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬❗

We are proud to announce a landmark initiative designed to ensure that no student’s academic success is hindered by a lack of technology.

We recognise that digital tools are not just a luxury; they are an essential requirement for participation in the modern academic landscape, particularly within our technology-focused degree programmes.

The 𝐔𝐨𝐕𝐓 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 is established to support students who genuinely require digital access but face difficulties acquiring a personal laptop. This initiative, guided by transparency, accountability, and equity, directly addresses the needs of students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds or remote areas. Our goal is to ensure that every student has an equal opportunity to thrive.

By removing the financial barrier of hardware ownership, we are reaffirming our position as Sri Lanka's leading institution for vocational technology education. We don't just teach technology; we provide the means to master it.

UoVT is committed to creating a supportive, accessible environment that fosters academic excellence. We believe that by empowering our students today, we are building the skilled workforce that will drive Sri Lanka’s economic and technological growth tomorrow.

Join a university that actively invests in your future success. The UoVT Laptop Lending Scheme will primary focus on first-year undergraduate students commencing their studies. Join UoVT, where your ambition meets our support.

15/08/2026

𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 🌱

The Center for Gender Equity and Equality, University of Vocational Technology (UoVT), is organizing a Staff Awareness Programme under the theme:

🎯 Session Title: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

This session aims to support UoVT staff in recognizing challenges, responding appropriately to student concerns, and strengthening inclusive practices. It seeks to contribute to a positive institutional culture where all students can learn, participate, and succeed. 🤝✨

👩‍🏫 Speaker: Ms. Dharini Pricilla, Gender Expert
📅 Date: 18 August 2026
⏰ Time: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon
📍 Venue: Mini Auditorium, UoVT

Together, let us build a respectful, safe, equitable, and inclusive university environment for everyone. 💜🌍

15/08/2026

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) and the University of Vocational Technology (UoVT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen higher education and professional pathways in Marketing.