I am very delighted to work with my colleagues as the second Vice Chancellor of the University of Vavuniya. The University of Vavuniya was evolving, starting in 1991 as Northern Provincial Affiliated University College; then, in 1997, it became the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna. Finally, after thirty years, from 1^st August 2021, it has become a university with all the hard work of the former vice chancellor, rectors, deans, registrar, bursar, heads of the departments, professors, and all staff.

The University of Vavuniya is travelling as one of the leading centres of excellence in knowledge advancement and dissemination for sustainable change. The university is also extending its facilities to foster sustainable quality of education and uphold excellence in teaching, learning, and research activities to fill the gaps in the region and nation.

The quality assurance of the teaching and learning process is being strengthened with a complete cycle of analysing the performance and accordingly upgrading. Accordingly, the graduates from the University of Vavuniya are very well trained with expertise in knowledge, skills, and abilities, who can be good citizens and leaders to serve the nation and the world.

With the dedicated team of staff at the University of Vavuniya and volunteering international experts, the university is in the process of utilising the technologies for digitalising its day-to-day administrative operations. This will create an effective and efficient administrative system within the university while reducing any unnecessary delays in its operations.