depends on the government for much of its annual grant, which is provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Due to this, its administration is heavily influenced by the UGC. Undergraduate education is completely free. The governance of the university is under the provisions of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and the Universities (Amendment) Act No. 7 of 1985 along with its own by-laws. Officers of the university Chancellor The chancellor is the head of the university and awards all degrees, although most duties are carried out by the vice-chancellor. The appointment is made by the president of Sri Lanka, to a distinguished person in academics, clergy, or civil society. The chancellor is Venerable Akuratiye Nanda Thero. Vice-chancellor Day-to-day management of the university is undertaken by the vice-chancellor, appointed by the president of Sri Lanka. The current vice-chancellor is Prof Sujeewa Amarasena. Past chancellors and vice-chancellors Chancellors Ven.Paravahera Pannaseeha Mahanayaka Thero Aththudawe Sri Rahula Mahanayake Thera Athi pujya Rajakiya Panditha Pallaththara Sri Sumanajothi Na Himi Ven. Dr. Akuratiye Nanda Thero (Current Chancellor) Vice-chancellors G. P. Samarawickrama S. Pinnaduwage Chandrasiri Niriella Ranjith Senaratne Susirith Mendis Gamini Senanayake Sujeewa Amarasena (Current Vice Chancellor) Campus Architectural landscape A new building complex for the university was designed by the world-renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa and was constructed at Wellamadama with a unique architectural landscape. The 30-hectare site straddled three steep hills, the westernmost overlooking the sea and separated from the other two by a low-lying valley that carried the main road from Matara to Hambantota. Architects placed the vice-chancellor's lodge and a guest house on the western hill and flooded the intervening valley to create a buffer between the road and the main campus. He then wrapped the buildings of the science faculty around the northern hill and those of the arts faculty around the southern hill, using the depression between them for the library and other central facilities. Geoffery Bawa's architecture for Ruhuna In Geoffery Bawa's architecture, the central role of geography must be a highlight. The buildings as they are conceived are influenced by the "character of the natural terrain, the vegetation, the potential for developing vistas out into the landscape and hence light and shade and of course the related and ever-present aspect of climate". In the Ruhuna campus construction are intimately tied to the topography and the territory they occupy. Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium The Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium