▁at ▁the ▁Ay ur ved ic ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Ka ith ady . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁J aff na ▁ ▁The ▁Univers ities ▁Act ▁No . ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁rad ically ▁alter ed ▁university ▁education ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁was ▁abol ished ▁and ▁its ▁six ▁camp uses ▁( Col om bo , ▁Per aden i ya , ▁Sri ▁Jay ew arden ep ura , ▁Kel ani ya , ▁Mor atu wa ▁and ▁J aff na ) ▁were ▁each ▁elev ated ▁to ▁independent , ▁autonom ous ▁univers ities . ▁A ▁gaz ette ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁establish ing ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁J aff na ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁was ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Th ir un el v ely ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁library , ▁student ▁centre ▁and ▁arts ▁block ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁but ▁were ▁halt ed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁civil ▁war . ▁The ▁S idd ha ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Medicine ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Col om bo ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁J aff na ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁partially ▁completed ▁library ▁started ▁function ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁es cal ation ▁of ▁host ilities ▁between ▁the ▁Indian ▁Peace ▁Keep ing ▁Force