History
The faculty was started in year 1999 with intake of 100 students. The first batch of students graduated from the university in 2003.
Dr. Kirthisena was the first dean of the faculty and served from 1999 to 2001. Professor Lakshman Jayathilaka served as the second dean of the faculty from 2002 to 2003 and Dr. Kithsiri M. Liyange as the dean till 2007.
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