Ocean University of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: à ·Âà ·ÂâÂÂà ¶»à · à ¶½à ¶Âà ¶Âà · à ·Âà ·Âà ¶Âà ¶» à ·Âà ·Âà ·Âà ·Âà ·Âà ·Âà ·Âà ¶¯à ·ÂâÂÂà ¶ºà ·Âà ¶½à ¶º, Tamil: à ®Âà ®²à ®Âà ¯Âà ®Âà ¯ à ®Âà ®®à ¯Âà ®¤à ¯Âà ®¤à ®¿à ®° à ®ªà ®²à ¯Âà ®Âà ®²à ¯Âà ®Âà ¯Âà ®Âà ®´à ®Âà ®®à ¯Â) is a special purpose public university in Sri Lanka. Known earlier as the National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering, it was established in 2014 by the Ocean University of Sri Lanka Act, No. 31 of 2014 of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The university conducts academic and professional education, including specialised degree and diploma programmes, as well as vocational training in fisheries, maritime transportation and marine engineering to fulfill and develop the needs of the maritime industry and its allied sectors in Sri Lanka.
The Ocean University of Sri Lanka Main Campus is located in Colombo in Crow Island, Mattakuliya, Colombo 15.
Vice-chancellor - Prof. Nalin Ratnayake
Deans -
Director - Mr. P. U. I. Perera
Senior Assistant Internal Auditor - Mr. K. V. A. Wijenayaka
Assistant Director Media & Information Services - Mr. C. Rajapaksha
Registrar - Mr. K. R. S. Hemantha
The Department of Marine Engineering conducts the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Marine Engineering programme for undergraduate students in the Crow Island main campus. It also offers a bridging course for graduates aiming to become seafaring officers to obtain their Continuous Discharge Certificate.
The Department of Transportation Management and Logistics conducts the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Maritime Transportation Management and Logistics degree programme with the Master of Science in Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) postgraduate programme.
The Department of Coastal and Marine Resources Management conducts the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Coastal and Marine Resources Management degree programme.
The faculty conducts Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Fisheries and Marine Science, Bachelor of Technology (Hons) in Aquaculture and Seafood Technology and Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Oceanography for undergraduates.
There are several diploma programmes conducted by the university.
The university also offers courses in accordance with the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping.
The certificate programmes offered by the university includes:
There are eight regional centers in addition to the main campus at Crow Island.
The University Library started at the main campus Crow Island premises in 2009 with a small collection of 110 valuable books on biology, English language, and computer science. With the establishment of degree programmes in marine engineering, logistics management, and coastal management, the library collection was developed gradually. Today the collection includes valuable textbooks according to the degree programmes and other fields that are vital for the students, academic staff, and researchers.