The Senate – University of Vavuniya

The university shall have a Senate which shall be the academic authority of the University. Section 46 of the Universities Act defines the composition, powers, duties and functions of the Senate.

The Senate of the University shall consist of the following persons

The Vice-Chancellor;
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, if any;
The Rector of each Campus, if any;
The Director of each Institute or Centre for Higher Learning, if any, affiliated to the University;
The Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, if any;
The Dean of each Faculty;
The Head of each Department of Study;
Every permanent Professor of the University;
The Librarian; and
Two teachers, other than those referred to above, are elected by the permanent teachers of each Faculty from among their number

The Senate shall have control and general direction of instruction, education, research and examinations in the University.

Curriculum and Evaluation Committee
University Research and Ethics Committee
Examination Offence Committee
Senate Standing Committee on Quality Assurance

Subject to the provisions of the Act as stated in Section 46 (6) of the Act the Senate shall exercise, perform and discharge the following powers, duties and functions

To draft, after consideration of reports from the Faculty Board, Regulations relating to courses of study and examinations and to submit such drafts to the Council for approval;

To recommend to the Council, after consideration of reports from the Faculty Board/s, the names of persons suitable for appointment as examiners;
To recommend to the Council the institution, abolition or suspension of Professorships, Associate Professorships, Senior Lectureships, Lectureships, and other academic posts in the University;
To recommend to the Council after consideration of reports from the Faculty Boards
Schemes for the reorganisation of existing Faculties and Departments of Study and the organization of new Faculties and Departments of Study; and
The assignment of subjects of study to the respective Faculties;
to award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, medals and other prizes on such conditions as may be approved by the Council;
to appoint such number of Standing Committees, or Ad-hoc Committees or Boards of the Senate as it may deem fit and in particular:
Library Committee;
Admissions Committee;
Research Committee;
Curriculum and Evaluation Committee; and
Probationary Study Leave Committee; and to specify their terms of reference; to consider their reports and to either approve such reports, whether with or without modification, or to reject such reports; and
to recommend to the Council requirements for the admission of students to courses of study.

NAME	DESIGNATION
Senior Prof. Arulampalam Atputharajah	The Chairman (Vice-Chancellor)
Dr. (Mrs.) J. Nimalan	Dean, Faculty of Applied Science
Prof. Y. Nanthagopan	Dean, Faculty of Business Studies
Mr.V.Senthooran	Dean, Faculty of Technological Studies
Dr.S.Wijeyamohan	Head, Bio Science
Mr.C.Larojan	Head, Business Economics
Prof.G. Jeyaseelan	Head, English Language Teaching
Dr.(Mrs).K. Kalainathan	Acting Head, Finance & Accountancy
Mr.S.Harikaran	Head, Human Resource Management
Mr.V.Vinoharan	Head, Information Communication Technology
Prof.S.Gunapaalan	Acting Head, Management & Entrepreneurship
Mr.S.A.Jude Leon	Head, Marketing Management
Dr.M.Kayanan	Head, Physical Science
Ms.S.Mathivathany	Acting Head, Project Management

Prof. Poongothai Selvarajan	Professor in Management/ Faculty of Business Studies
Prof.T.Mangaleswaran	Professor in Human Resource Management/Faculty of Business Studies
Prof. (Ms.) A. Nanthakumaran	Professor in Environmental Science/Faculty of Applied Science

Dr.S.Shanmugathasan	Librarian (Acting)

Dr.S.Kirushanth	Representative of Faculty of Applied Science
Dr.(Ms.)S.Devaisy	Representative of Faculty of Applied Science
Ms.J.S.Thevaruban	Representative of Faculty of Business Studies
Mr.G.R.M.Gamlath	Representative of Faculty of Business Studies
Ms.W.A.S.C.Perera	Representative of Faculty of Technological Studies
Ms.T.Amrithaa	Representative of Faculty of Technological Studies

Mr. N. Rajavisahan	Secretary (Registrar)

Dr.K.Arjunan	Director / Career Guidance Unit – Observer to the University Senate

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