Welcome to Department of Civil Engineering

The origin of the Department of Civil Engineering at Moratuwa can be traced back to year 1966 with the establishment of Ceylon College of Technology (CCT) at the present premises of the University. The CCT was converted to Katubedda Campus of the University of Sri Lanka in 1972 and the Department of Civil Engineering commenced its first Degree programme leading to Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in the same year. From the very beginning of the establishment of the Katubedda Campus, the Department of Civil Engineering has been the largest academic Department in the campus with respect to student and staff numbers. With the commitment and enthusiasm of academics qualified in diverse areas of study and with the assistance of UNESCO, the Department was able to commence postgraduate programmes as early as in 1976.