to health problems or issues. The departments at faculty of medicine are Department of Anatomy Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry Department of Physiology Department of Pharmacology Department of Microbiology and Parasitology Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine Department of Medicine and Mental Health Department of Surgery and Anesthesia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology Department of Medical Education Department of Medical Technology Institute of Technology The Institute of Technology, was founded as the Ceylon College of Technology in Moratuwa in 1966 with the technical assistance of UNESCO. The CCT commenced with specialisations in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, initially utilising the physical facilities available at the IPT. in 2000, the Institute of Technology was established to conduct the National Diploma in Technology course separately from the Faculty of Engineering, with the Ordinance for the same having been gazetted in August 2000. Other sections Information Systems Division / MIS Unit Officially established around 2007 and serve most of the information system related services including e-Learning, EMIS, DMS and ERP to the whole university and one of the most successful Education Management Information System in Sri Lankan universities. Center for Information Technology Services (CITeS) CITeS is responsible for the University IT Infrastructure which includes administration of university network backbone, general server administration and maintenance of common computing facilities. CITeS is currently running the Cisco Networking Center. Industrial Automation Research Center (IARC) Medical Centre Day Care Centre Media Centre Centre for Instructional Technologies Officers Chancellor Chancellor is the head of the university and is responsible for awarding all the academic degrees. Usually, the chancellor is a distinguished person in an academic discipline. Otherwise, it is a distinguished person or a clergy in the civil society. The appointment is done by the head of the state, the President of Sri Lanka. The position is mainly ceremonial and duties are usually carried out by the vice chancellor. The current chancellor of the university is Professor K.K.Y.W. Perera. Vice Chancellor The vice-chancellor is the principal academic and administrative officer of the university, responsible for the management tasks. This appointment is also done by the President of Sri Lanka. The vice-chancellor of the university is Prof. N.D. Gunawardena. Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. P.K.S. Mahanama Deans of Faculties Deans are the heads of the faculties. They are responsible for the management and the tasks