Faculty of Geomatics is a unique faculty in the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, which introduced the Bachelor of Science in Surveying Sciences degree programme. This was the first time in the history of the university system in Sri Lanka that such a degree programme was introduced by a university. Producing graduates in a professional field requires an exclusively planned curriculum, addressing the prevailing professional requirements, and should also be timely revised by considering the variations occurring contiguous to that profession. Faculty has identified this and a whole new curriculum was developed. The key aspects of this new curriculum were the transformation of the traditional teacher centered learning into the student centered learning and with special focus on outcome based education and inculcating soft skills. Finally, this program has been accredited by several international professional institutions and became a world-class degree awarding institution in the field of Geomatics.

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Dr. M.D.E.K. Gunathilaka is currently he is working as a senior lecturer in the Department of Surveying and Geodesy, Faculty of Geomatics at the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. He holds a BSc in Surveying Sciences degree from Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and obtained his MSc and PhD in Hydrography from University of Technology Malaysia. Further, Gunathilaka is the course coordinator for hydrographic specialization degree, the FIG representative for the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and also the correspondent for FIG Commission 4. His research interests are in the field of hydrography.