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I-HOST 2026 Champions

Congratulations to our outstanding team from the Department of Tourism Studies, Uva Wellassa University, for becoming ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ-๐—›๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง โ€™๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ organized by NSBM Green University The UWU team consisted of Ms. Wathsala Udayangani, Mr. Sathsara Senanayake, Ms. Nathasha Thilakarathne, Mr. Sanjay a Ravimal & Ms. Ruu …

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GradGuides: The Legacy Series – Empowers Future Hospitality Professionals

On 25 May 2026, conducted a career development workshop titled โ€œEmpowers Future Hospitality Professionalsโ€ for second-year undergraduates. The workshop was conducted by Ms. Sakna Jananjalee Jayasinghe, a proud alumna of Uva Wellassa University and currently serving as an Executive in Learning & Development at Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts. The program focused on key areas including …

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Celebrating Excellence: Accreditation Felicitation Ceremony

BBMHons in (Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management) degree program proudly celebrates the UN Tourism TedQual Accreditation (1st Renewal) and Accreditation for 4* International Centre of Excellence from Asia Pacific Institute for Events Management. The felicitation ceremony to celebrate these two milestones held on 20th May 2026 at the Senate Hall of the university with the …

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๐—–๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—” โ€“ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—› ๐—ง๐—˜๐—” ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

This special edition of CAMELLIA High Tea was organized in celebration of the renewal of the UNWTO TedQual Accreditation and the achievement of the APIEM Accreditation for the 4โ˜… International Centre of Excellence of the Department of Tourism Studies, Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka. The event was held on 20th May 2026 at the …

๐—–๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—” โ€“ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—›๐—œ๐—š๐—› ๐—ง๐—˜๐—” ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ Read More »

MICE Awareness Program 2026

The Department of Tourism Studies, Faculty of Management, Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau, successfully organized the MICE Tourism Awareness Program On 20th of May 2026. The program provided students with valuable insights into the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism sector, highlighting its growing importance …

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GradGuide: The Legacy Series โ€“ Workshop on Career Pathways, Soft Skills and Professional Grooming

On 18th May 2026, The Department of Tourism Studies successfully conducted the โ€œBuilding Career Pathways, Soft Skills and Professional Grooming for Undergraduatesโ€ workshop as part of the Grad Guide: The Legacy Series for first-year undergraduates. The workshop aimed to enhance studentsโ€™ career awareness, professional readiness, and personal development skills required for success in the hospitality …

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Sancharaka Udawa 2026

The 3rd year undergraduates of the Department of Tourism Studies proudly participated in Sancharaka Udawa 2026, the country’s premier travel and tourism exhibition, showcasing its academic excellence and contributions to the tourism and hospitality sector. The university’s exhibition stall highlighted the BBM (Hons) in Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management degree programme, students’ creative projects, game …

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Department of Tourism Studies Achieves Second Global Milestone with APIEM 4-Star Accreditation

The BBM Hons in Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management degree offered by the Department of Tourism Studies, Faculty of Management at Uva Wellassa University has been awarded a 4-Star Accreditation by the Asia Pacific Institute for Events Management (APIEM) for a period of four years. Significantly, it is the first-degree program of its kind in …

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