University of Jaffna

The University of Jaffna is a public university in the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. Established in 1974 as the sixth campus of the University of Sri Lanka, it became an independent, autonomous university in 1979.

UoJ has two campuses — the main campus in Thirunelvely in Jaffna and a second campus in Vavuniya. It also has facilities in Ariviyal Nagar near Kilinochchi, Kaithady and Maruthanarmadam near Chunnakam. It has thirteen faculties and thirteen other academic units/centres. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses that award various degrees.

The university had 7,972 students and 1,342 employees in 2016. It is the seventh largest university in Sri Lanka in student numbers.