▁and ▁the ▁re bel ▁Liber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁the ▁university . ▁U o J ▁buildings ▁and ▁equipment ▁suffered ▁extensive ▁damage . ▁Stud ents ▁and ▁academic / non - ac ade mic ▁staff ▁were ▁killed . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s / ear ly ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁when ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁J aff na ▁pen ins ula ▁including ▁J aff na ▁city ▁was ▁under ▁L T TE ▁control , ▁the ▁university ▁suffered ▁frequent ▁aer ial ▁bomb ings , ▁short age ▁of ▁essential ▁goods ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁block ade , ▁short age ▁of ▁academic ▁staff ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁fled ▁abroad ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁disturb ance ▁of ▁academic ▁life ▁due ▁the ▁frequent ▁cur f ew s . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁was ▁given ▁appro val ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁Kil ino ch chi . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁in ▁Kil ino ch chi ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁but ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁civil ▁war . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁appro val ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Engineering ▁in ▁Kil ino ch chi , ▁but ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁prevent ed ▁this . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁started ▁function ing ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁at ▁buildings ▁belonging ▁to ▁the