Undergrads worldwide vie at “Strangers” University Romp 2015 in Colombo
View(s):Foreign undergraduates will converge in Sri Lanka for a romp in the country as part of a competition encouraging physical fitness and mental well being of youth.
In this respect, the university system will be working together with the Department of Marketing Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to conduct the “Sri Lanka International University Romp 2015- Strangers,” the chairperson of the Organising committee Tharindu Hasantha said in a media release.
Although the event, since its inception in 2013, has been organized only for internal undergraduates of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, the 2015 competition has taken one step forward where it is open for other domestic undergraduates in state and private universities, as well as International undergraduates all around the world, the statement said.
The event will be a two-day programme that is scheduled to be held on June 11 and 12. On day one there will be the City Romp in Colombo where the participants will understand the key places of the city and then they proceed to the picturesque town of Kitulgala for the day long activities to be performed on day two.
The event is unique given that 25 participants from Europe, Africa and Asia will be in attendance whilst 75 will be from the university system of Sri Lanka. This years’ edition will be continued in the years to come so that it can be a calendared event in the global university system, said the Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Rohantha Athukorala.
Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura Prof. Sampath Amaratunge said that this first step will encourage several other parties in organizing such extraordinary events as it is a timely need of the country.
He also emphasised on the fact that the youth today are in need of the mental and physical fitness and good health and wellbeing above all, and that these kinds of events do build a solid platform to create a better generation in the time to come.
To find out more about the Sri Lanka International University Romp 2015 – Strangers program, please visit: www.strangers.lk