ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi hɐz ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd tə ðə nˈiːdz ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt tˈuː nˈuː fˈækəltiz — mˈænɪdʒmənt ænd fˈaɪnæns ænd fˈɪʃɚɹiz ænd mɚɹˈiːn sˈaɪəns — ðə fˈɜːst ʌv ɪts kˈaɪnd ɪn sɹˌiː lˈæŋkə.
The university has responded to the needs of the country and established two new faculties — 'Management and Finance' and 'Fisheries and Marine Science' — the first of its kind in Sri Lanka.