The student counseling service of University of Ruhuna provides services and programmes which promote the personal development and psychological well-being of students. It also helps to develop a conducive environment to maximize students` educational attainments. Students will have the opportunity to privately and confidentially discuss their various psychological, social and financial issues or any other difficulty they face during their university education with the student counselors and obtain advices. Students will be directed to the professional psychological counselor of the University whenever needed.
The University has appointed a Senior Student Counselor for the University and Deputy Senior Student Counselors & number of Student Counselors for each faculty to maintain student counseling activities under the guidance of Deputy Vice Chancellor. Most of the student counselors have undergone special trainings on counseling and they have been directed through a Student Counselor guide.
An external Professional Counselor has been appointed to provide services for needy students and staff and he is available in every Tuesday from 1 .00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m at the Medical Center of the University. Information of the Senior Student Counselor and Deputy Senior Student Counselors appointed for each Faculty is as follows;
Deputy Senior Student Counselor
Dr. H.L. Jayetileke
Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Science
lakshika@maths.ruh.ac.lk
Deputy Senior Student Counselor
Dr. H.L.K. Sanjaya
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology
kelum@fish.ruh.ac.lk
Deputy Senior Student Counselor
Dr. M.G.M Dilrukshi
Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
menu_gamage@yahoo.com:
Deputy Senior Student Counselor
Dr. Chandika Gunasinghe
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
gunasinghe@econ.ruh.ac.lk
Deputy Senior Student Counselor
Dr. Niranjan Kannangara
Department of Biosystems Technology
Faculty of Technology
niranjan@btec.ruh.ac.lk
Deputy Senior Student Counselor
Dr. A. M. S. S. Amarasiri
Department of Medical Laboratory Science
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
amssamarasiri@ahs.ruh.ac.lk