University of Kelaniya
කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය களனி பல்கலைக்கழகம் | |
University of Kelaniya Crest | |
| Motto | Pali: පඤ්ඤාය පරිසුජ්ඣති Pannaya Parisujjhati |
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Motto in English | Self-purification is by insight |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1875 Vidyalankara Pirivena 1959 Vidyalankara University |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) |
| Chancellor | Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nilanthi Renuka de Silva |
Administrative staff | 1000 full-time equivalent academic staff, 637 non-academic |
| Location | No. 218, Kandy Road, Dalugama, Kelaniya , 6°58′22″N 79°54′57″E / 6.9729°N 79.9158°E |
| Campus | Suburban |
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| Affiliations | University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka), Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Association of Universities, Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability |
| Website | www |
The University of Kelaniya (UoK; Sinhala: කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, Tamil: களனி பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka. Just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the city of Kelaniya, the university has two major institutions and seven faculties.