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The Foundation Stone for a New Hostel Building was laid on 25th April 2014 at the premises of University of Moratuwa. This occasion was graced  by Vidya Joythi Prof. KKYW Perera, Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa as the Chief Guest along with the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor,

Expose Forum 2013 will be held on January 10th, 2014 at the BMICH for the 3rd consecutive time. Organized by the E-Club, the official student body of the Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa, the forum aims in bridging up the gap between the industry and academia in Sri Lanka.

The Electrical Engineering Society (EESoc) established in 1994, is the social arm of Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Moratuwa, and serves as a forum for academia, professionals and students. One of the main events of the EESoc is a panel discussion held annually for more than a decade, on a burning issue related to the profession of electrical engineering, with the participation of an eminent panel of professionals, to share information with the undergraduates, professionals and the general public.

Road Safety and ITS laboratory was initially set up with funding received from World Health Organization (WHO).Currently, UOM has undertaken improving the accident database of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Police and through funding received from WHO.

The ceremony was held on 9th June at 10:00 am, with Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Rahula Attalage as the Chief Guest and Mr. AshokaSiriwardena, Managing Director Bitumix (Pvt.) Ltd. and Mr. Gamini Ekanayaka, Chairman, National Council for Road Safety attended and Prof. U.G.A. Puswewalla, Dean, Faculty of Engineering as Guest of Honour.

The Faculty of IT students showcased their talents at the Future Minds 2014 exhibition which took place at BMICH from 6th to 8th June 2014. Future Minds is an annual event organized by the Old boys' association of Nalanda College, Colombo and was held for the 9th consecutive year in 2014.

The University of Moratuwa (UOM) held its 34th convocation on July 31, 2013at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) and conferred 1096 Bachelor Degrees, 356 Postgraduate Diplomas, degrees and other awards including four PhDs and five MPhils.

The foundation stone laying ceremony of Phase Three Design Building for the Integrated Design Department at University of Moratuwa was held on 30th June 2014 at the auspicious time 11.00 am. The Chancellor Professor Emeritus K.K.Y.W.Perera , Vice Chancellor Prof. Ananda  Jayawardhana,

Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Charles Darwin University Professor Sharon Bell visited the University of Moratuwa on July 4th 2014 and discussed certain areas of mutual importance to both Universities.

The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) introduced in 2006 a scheme of awards called “CVCD Excellence Awards” to be awarded once in two years to recognize, appreciate and honor the outstanding contributions and accomplishments in research, innovation and invention by the staff in the University system.