Ashan Kottagoda: Illuminating Excellence at the 49th University of Sri Jayawardenepura Convocation
The 49th Convocation of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura in 2023 marked a momentous celebration of academic excellence and the bright promise of the future. Among the many exceptional graduates, one individual stood out as a true shining star: Ashan Kottagoda, hailing from the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce. Ashan’s remarkable accomplishments were duly […]
Award Ceremony -Ceylon Guardian Stock Market Challenge 2023
The “Ceylon Guardian Stock Market Challenge – 2023”, organized by the Department of Finance in collaboration with Guardian Fund Management Ltd, stands as a testament to the commitment to nurturing the financial prowess of 3rd-year undergraduates at the FMSC, USJ. This unique competition, spanning from March to August 2023, has been meticulously designed to equip […]
Journal Launch: Asian Finance Review
The Department of Finance proudly inaugurated the 1st issue of Volume 01 of the Asian Finance Review (AFR) on June 8, 2023. The momentous event took place in the Senate Boardroom of the university, graced by esteemed guests from academia and industry. AFR stands as a distinguished, double-blind peer-reviewed scientific bi-annual journal committed to the […]
Second Year Orientation Programme-2023
The tradition of the Department of Finance is to host a special gathering to welcome our newly admitted batch of second-year undergraduates, which we have organized during the previous years as an annual event in the department calendar. Following departmental tradition, the official welcome and orientation of the second-year students of the department was successfully […]
The Team University of Sri Jayewardenepura Emerged Champions in the Southern Asia Sub Region at the CFA Research Challenge 2022-2023
The Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Challenge was organized under four sub-regions, namely, Eastern Asia, Oceania, South-eastern Asia, and Southern Asia. Team Sri Lanka competed in the Southern Asia Sub-Region against three teams from India, two teams from Pakistan and one team from Bangladesh in March 2023. The team of University of Sri Jayewardenepura who advanced to the Virtual Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Challenge representing Sri […]
Team A – University of Sri Jayewardenepura wins CFA Sri Lanka Research Challenge 2022/23
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global competition that tests the equity research and valuation, investment report writing, and presentation skills of university students. For the 16th consecutive year CFA Sri Lanka Society organized the Sri Lanka Research Challenge and the event was sponsored by the Society’s Platinum sponsor, the Colombo Stock Exchange, Silver sponsors; […]
Two Finance Undergraduates Receive Prestigious ICAEW Foundation Bursary Scholarship 2023
We are thrilled to announce that two exceptional undergraduates from the Department of Finance, Mr. N. Udara Madushanka Cooray and Mr. Krishnadas Ajithkumar, have been awarded the prestigious ICAEW Foundation Bursary Scholarship 2023. The awarding ceremony, held on May 24th, 2023, at the CA Sri Lanka Auditorium, graced by esteemed guests, including Mr. Sanjaya Bandara, […]
Department of Finance Won the CFA Sri Lanka Research Challenge 2018
The team from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura emerged victorious at the CFA Sri Lanka Research Challenge 2018 organized by the CFA Society Sri Lanka. The final was held on the 15th February, 2018 at the Jaic Hilton, Colombo 02. The competition consisted of two rounds. During the first round the students had to come […]