The unveiling ceremony of the statue of the most Venerable Welivitiye Sri Soratha Thero
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The Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura reached a new milestone in the history of the Faculty with a modest ceremony held to unveil the statue of the Most Venerable Welivitiye Sri Soratha Thero. The ceremony took place at the premises of the Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Pitipana, Homagama on the 25th February 2021 adhering to the COVID-19 prevention guidelines.
The Most Venerable Welivitiye Sri Soratha Thero, is the founder Vice-Chancellor of the Vidyodaya University (1959) which later became the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. With the unveiling of the statue, the Faculty of Technology, which is the first faculty of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to be established away from Gangodawila, where the main University is situated, commemorates his vision with a promise to adhere to it while continuing to be bound by the values of the University in moving forward.
(Pics by Priyantha Jayalath, Homagama)
