FAURS 2018 by Peradeniya University for 5th consecutive year
View(s):The Faculty of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Symposium- FAURS 2018, was held on February 21, for the 5th consecutive year at the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya (UoP).
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Sri Lanka, Tunca Özҫuhadar, was the Chief Guest, while the Keynote Speaker was Hayleys Plantations Managing Director Dr Roshan Rajadurai, with UoP Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof. Upul B. Dissanayake, UoP Deputy VC Prof Parakrama Karunaratna, and Deans of other Faculties in attendance.
Over 550 participants including final year students, academic and non-academic staff, invitees from academia and State and Private sectors also attended the event.
Twenty-eight oral presentations in 4 parallel sessions and another 28 poster presentations in 3 parallel sessions were held under different Thematic areas. These 56 oral and poster presentations were selected on merit from 210 graduands of 2018, from 8 Departments of Studies in all 3 Degree programmes offered by the Faculty.
The Sri Lanka Invention Commission (SLIC) evaluated and awarded the Best Invention and Innovation projects. The selected young inventors will have the opportunity to participate in the National Invention Exhibition.