Faculty of Science

What Faculty of Science does

The Faculty of Science is an academic department within the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka's oldest and most prestigious public university, operating as a government state entity headquartered in Colombo. The faculty delivers undergraduate Bachelor of Science degrees, postgraduate MSc programs (including specialized fields such as Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics), and an External Degree Programme serving non-traditional students across disciplines including Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Statistics, Environmental Science, Nuclear Science, and Medical Imaging.

The faculty's core technology is a Moodle-based Learning Management System (LMS) that has been maintained since 2009 by an in-house IT Service Centre. The digital ecosystem comprises a primary LMS organized across academic levels (Level 1 through Level 4, Miscellaneous, and Enhancement), supplemented by dedicated portals — MSc-Hub for postgraduate studies and EDP-Hub for the External Degree Programme — plus a Students' Information System (SIS) for records and transcript applications, and Sci Mail for institutional email via Google Apps. The technical stack is standard open-source educational technology rather than proprietary or differentiated technology.

The faculty operates as a publicly funded state university unit and does not disclose tuition pricing or revenue. GTM is institutional rather than commercial: domestic students access programs through on-campus delivery in Colombo and through the self-serve LMS portal. The customer base consists of undergraduate, postgraduate, and external degree students in Sri Lanka, with no international or commercial customers disclosed. No funding rounds, M&A activity, partnerships, patents, certifications, or leadership changes are reported.

Name

Faculty of Science

Legal name

Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

Website

https://sci.cmb.ac.lk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Faculty of Science is a public university faculty within the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, delivering undergraduate, postgraduate MSc, and external Bachelor of Science programs across multiple scientific disciplines via a Moodle-based LMS and supporting student information systems.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL)

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Schools of Medical Laboratory Science & Clinical Diagnostics (EDAHAGAO)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Science degree programs
• University academic programs
• Learning management systems
• Postgraduate science studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Colombo

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Faculty of Science delivers undergraduate, postgraduate (MSc), and External Degree Programme (EDP) science education across multiple disciplines including Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Statistics, Environmental Science, Nuclear Science, and Medical Imaging. Academic delivery combines on-campus lectures, laboratory sessions, and seminars at the University of Colombo campus with a Moodle-based Learning Management System and a Students' Information System supporting registration, records, and transcripts.

Product overview

The Faculty of Science operates a unified digital academic ecosystem built on Moodle, comprising a primary Learning Management System (LMS) supported by specialized portals for different student cohorts. The portfolio includes the main LMS for undergraduate courses organized by academic levels (Level 1-4), MSc-Hub for postgraduate programmes, and EDP-Hub for the External Degree Programme. Supporting systems include the Students' Information System (SIS) for academic records and transcripts, Sci Mail for institutional email via Google Apps, and a dedicated transcript application service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle-based Learning Management System serving undergraduate students of the Faculty of Science with course materials, forums, assignments, and assessments organized across academic levels 1–4 plus Miscellaneous and Enhancement categories.
• Students' Information System (SIS) Student information management system for the Faculty of Science handling registration, academic records, transcripts, and related services for students and staff.
• MSc-Hub Dedicated learning management portal for Masters programmes at the Faculty of Science, providing specialized academic resources for postgraduate students.
• EDP-Hub Combined learning management system and student information portal for the Faculty of Science's External Degree Programme, catering to non-traditional students pursuing flexible science education.
• Sci Mail Institutional email service delivered via Google Apps for Faculty of Science students and staff.
• Transcripts Application Online portal through which Faculty of Science students can apply for official academic transcripts.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• SLIIT (Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology): Sri Lankan private degree-granting institution with strong science and IT programs, competing for the same domestic cohort of undergraduate students through more flexible delivery.

Broad incumbents

• NUS Faculty of Science: National University of Singapore's science faculty, offering parallel multi-discipline undergraduate and MSc programs and setting regional benchmarks for digital learning platforms.
• Indian Institute of Science: Premier research and science education institution in South Asia, offering multi-discipline science programs including biotechnology and bioinformatics that closely parallel the Faculty of Science's MSc portfolio.
• Nanyang Technological University: Major Asian science and engineering university with diversified STEM programs and substantial online learning infrastructure, comparable in scale and product breadth to the Faculty of Science.

Others

• Moodle: Open-source LMS vendor whose platform the Faculty of Science has standardised on; comparable institutions globally use Moodle, making it a relevant infrastructure and feature benchmark peer.
• Coursera: Global online learning platform that competes indirectly for the same lifelong-learning and postgraduate upskilling spend that the Faculty of Science's External Degree and MSc programs target.

Direct peers

• University of Peradeniya - Faculty of Science: Sri Lanka's largest and oldest science faculty, offering parallel undergraduate and postgraduate science programs and competing nationally for the same applicant pool.
• University of Moratuwa: Sri Lanka's leading science and engineering university, directly competing for top science students and faculty talent with comparable degree programs across multiple science disciplines.
• University of Colombo - Faculty of Arts: Sibling faculty within the same University of Colombo system, operating an analogous LMS-based program structure under the same university governance and IT Service Centre infrastructure.

Regional players

• National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS) Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan research and postgraduate institute focused on fundamental sciences, competing for the same MSc and research students in physics, chemistry, and biology disciplines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uocfos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/uocfosnews
• Facebookfacebook.com/uocfos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculty-of-science

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M&A

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