About My Department - Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya 

The Department of Accountancy (DoA) is one of the five departments in the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya. At present, it conducts the Bachelor of Business Management (Special) Accountancy degree programme. The vision of the department is to make the Accountancy programme, the first choice among the students and stakeholders. The mission of the department is to advance Accountancy education through Bachelor of Business  Management  (Special)  Accountancy  degree  which  provides outstanding  Accounting  and  management education  for  students,  create  and  disseminate knowledge,  promote  the  understanding  and  ethical  practice  of Accountancy profession and serve the community.

DoA is committed to pursue excellence in research, teaching and consultancy services. The greatest strength of the department is its faculty which consists of academic and professional qualified in diverse management disciplines such as Accounting, Finance and Management fields.  They  are  able  to  blend  the  theoretical  knowledge  with  the practical  exposure which  will  enhance  the  efficiency  of  teaching  methodologies.  DoA always designs its degree programmes to meet the changing demands of the public and private sector.

DoA was able to win a competitive grant, worth Rs.100 million from the World Bank under the project on Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education (IRQUE) in the year 2005.

The said project has been successfully completed by disbursing total monitory allocations. It is worthy to note that doctoral  degree  grant  recipients  returned  to  the  DoA  after  completing their  Ph.Ds.  related  to  small  business  and entrepreneurship.  Their  research  findings  are highly  relevant  to  solve  current  economic  problems  in  Sri  Lanka, specially nurturing the small business sector and entrepreneurship development.

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