Department Of History

Learning Today,
Leading Tomorrow

To train new generations of historians who are well-equipped to traverse in the frontiers of knowledge through teaching and to contribute to the historical discourses through innovative and socially relevant research. Our Vision is to remain as the foremost seat of the generation and dissemination of knowledge and skills relating to the study of the past and thereby to create intellectuals with a theoretical and practical knowledge on par with the global standards in the field of history.

About the Department

The Department of History at the University of Peradeniya is a premier center for historical research and education. Established with a commitment to academic excellence, the department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs that explore diverse historical perspectives and promote critical thinking.

Our mission is to train future historians, enabling them to engage with the past while contributing to contemporary historical debates through innovative and socially relevant research.

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