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Welcome to the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (PGIHS).
PGIHS is a National Institute of Higher Learning founded to provide, promote, and enhance higher education in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It currently offers programmes in 26 different disciplines under 5 Boards of Study. Our academic programs are designed to help students acquire skills and competence in applying advanced knowledge and theory to social transformation, with the goal of ensuring that graduates at this level can effectively provide leadership and professionalism wherever they work. Our team is dedicated to providing a dynamic leadership for higher education in society and articulating the basic values and ideas that drive education, with a strong emphasis on maintaining a high level of satisfaction among the institution's stakeholders.
Prof. Wasantha Athukorala
Director/ PGIHS
Latest Events
Latest Events
New student intake 2025
Calling Application for Postgraduate Diploma in Education
Research Congress 2024
Registration is Now Open for Fall 2020 Continuing Studies Courses
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Registration is Now Open for Fall 2020 Continuing Studies Courses
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To give a brief account of how I came to study at Peradeniya, a venerable monk once told me that Sri Lanka is an ideal place to study Buddhism. On his suggestion, I visited Peradeniya and having seen the surroundings and nature and the beautiful campus, I started my journey reading for a PhD in Buddhist Studies at the University of Peradeniya. I was inspired by and learned much from my teachers such as Prof. P.B. Meegaskumbura, Prof. P. D. Premasiri, and other academic staff. During my studies, I not only learned of Buddhist practices and philosophy but was also fortunate enough to experience the actual Theravada Buddhist tradition. This process enhanced and strengthened my studies and practice of Buddhism.
