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Archaeology/ Art history/ Museology/ Heritage/ Management & Conservation

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Archaeology/ Museology/ Heritage/
Art History

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Archaeology/ Museology/ Heritage/ 
Art History

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Archaeology/ Museology/ Heritage/ Art History
 

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Archaeology/Cultural Tourism//Heritage

ARCHAEOLOGY| ART HISTORY | HERITAGE | MUSEOLOGY
Applications Call for Academic Year 2025/2026 
POSTGRADUATE Courses 
Closing Date 15.11.2025 

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Non Degree

Certificate Course in Epigraphy – Apply Now!

The Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya, is now accepting applications for the Certificate Course in Epigraphy commencing in November 2025.

This non-degree programme introduces participants to the history of inscriptions in Sri Lanka, covering topics such as Brahmi inscriptions, royal grants, Sigiri graffiti, and medieval epigraphy.

  • Duration: 60 hours (2 days a week, 3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.)

  • Mode: Physical and Zoom (hybrid)

  • Fee: Rs. 30,000/-

  • Closing Date: 15th October 2025

  • Resource Person: Snr. Prof. Raj Somadeva

? Click here to apply : https://forms.gle/ThUTvN2sUkPf42rQ7

For more information, 011-2667885 / 011-2694151 ext. 224.

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ABOUT US

The Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR), University of Kelaniya is the prime institute for postgraduate training in archaeology in Sri Lanka. It offers postgraduate diplomas, MA, MSc, MPhil, and Ph.D. degrees in archaeology, museology, heritage, and art history. It also conducts non-degree programs in archaeology and related subjects.  PGIAR contributes immensely to the development of future generations of leaders in scholarship and research in archaeology and related subjects.

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Collaborating Institutes

Central Cultural Fund

Department of Archaeology

ICOMOS Sri Lanka

National Museum Sri Lanka

The National Trust

ACTA

About Us

The Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR) was established on the 1st January 1986, by order dated 18th December 1985, under section 24A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 by the University Grants Commission. The PGIAR is a Postgraduate Institute of the University of Kelaniya. It is the prime institution for postgraduate studies and research in archaeology and subjects related to archaeology in the country.

 

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Contact us

  • Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology
  • No. 407, 
  • Bauddhaloka Mawata
  • Colombo 7
  • Sri Lanka
  • (+94) 112 694 151 
  • directorpgiar@kln.ac.lk
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