On 17 August the Minister of Higher Education named a committee which was led by Mr. H.P.M Gunasena who named the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka as the 13th National University.
The Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka was established with effect from 1 October 1999 by Government Notification in the Extraordinary Gazette No.1093/8 of Tuesday, 17 August 1999.