EASTERN UNIVERSITY

   The Eastern University, Sri Lanka (abbreviated as EUSL) is a public university in Vantharumoolai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 1 October 1986. The university was preceded by the Batticaloa University College established on 1 August 1981 which was started in the buildings of the Vantharumoolai Madya Maha Vidyalayam

  The main administrative block of the Eastern University, Sri Lanka (senate building) is in Vantharumoolai, Chenkalady, which is on the Batticaloa-Pollanaruwa main road, about 18 km north of Batticaloa town and four faculties: Faculty of Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Commerce & Management and Faculty of Arts & Culture are housed here. Faculty of Health-Care Sciences situated 15 km from Vantharumooali in Batticaloa which is offering MBBS and BSc Nursing degrees. Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies is 3 km from the Faculty of Health Care Sciences in Kallady Uppodai which is offering BFA in Music, Dance, Drama & Theatre Arts and Visual & Technological Arts. Trincomalee Campus[8] is 180 km from the Vantharumoolai at Konesapuri in Trincomalee district having two faculties and one unit: Faculty of Communication and Business studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Siddha Medicine Unit.

  The following faculties are functioning and offering the relevant degrees : Main campus Faculty of Science – BSc (Special) & BSc (General) Faculty of Agriculture – BSc in Agriculture Faculty of Commerce and Management – B.BA, B.Com & B.Econ Faculty of Arts and Culture – B.A (General) & B.A (Special) Faculty of Health Care Sciences – M.B.B.S & BSc in Nursing Trincomalee Campus Faculty of Communication and Business Studies          B.A. (Communication)          B.A. (Languages)          BSc (Marketing Management)          BSc (Human Resource Management)          B.M. Faculty of Applied Science           BSc (Applied Physics and Electronics           BCS (Bachelor of Computer Science) Siddha Medicine Unit          B.S.M.S. Swami Vipulanantha Institute of Aesthetic Studie...

  Former names   -      Batticaloa University College (1981–1986) Motto -                    Per ardua ad scientiam (Latin) Type  -                     Public  Established  -          1 August 1981 Accreditation  -       University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) Budget -                  Rs. 478 million (2013)[1] Chancellor  -           Velmurugu Vivekanandarajah Vice-Chancellor -    F. C. Ragel Students  -               1110 new admissions per year (2013)[2] Location  -               Vantharumoolai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (7°47′51.40″N 81°34′55.20″E) Campus   -          ...