National School of Business Management

National School of Business Management was founded in 2011 as the degree awarding university under the National Institute of Business Management to award degrees and post-graduate degrees.[7][8] Followed by a series of government protocols, the approval was granted to set up a higher education institute named National School of Business Management (NSBM). It was registered as a limited company under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007.[9] The first Board of Directors of the company was appointed in July 2011, consisting of 5 members.[10] In the wake of the discussions about the location of the proposed institute, a land of 26 acres in Pitipana, Homagama was later selected and obtained in December 2011.[11] The NSBM Green University Town project construction work officially began at an investment of Rs. 10.2 billion[12] in 2013, after clearing government sanctions and approvals.[10] While the construction was underway, NSBM commenced its operations as a city campus.[10]

NSBM city campus was launched in Nugegoda with a modest organisational structure consisting of School of Business, School of Computing, Finance Division, and Administration Division.[10] On February 25, 2012, it officially began the education delivery process inaugurating the first set of students for the University College Dublin and the UGC approved degree programmes.[10] Later the same year, the city campus expanded its presence with the addition of three new buildings in close proximity to the main building. Over the period of the next four years since its inception, the city campus continued till it was moved to NSBM Green University Town. Along the way, more undergraduate and postgraduate degrees programmes and new academic partnerships were added to the NSBM profile.[10] These comprise the Management, Computing, Engineering, and Design degrees offered by NSBM or affiliated with Plymouth University, UK, Victoria University, Australia and Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia.[13][14]

The construction of the NSBM Green University Town was carried out by MAGA Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd[15] together with the design and consultation of Engineering Consultancy (Pvt.) Ltd.[16] On October 26, 2016, the newly constructed university complex was ceremonially declared open, concluding a construction project spanned over two years and ten months.[17]

The highest administration and academic official of NSBM Green University is the Vice Chancellor/CEO. The Vice Chancellor chairs the NSBM Board of Directors and also serves as the head of NSBM Academic Governing Council, Audit Committee, and the Senior Management. The position is held by Prof. E.A. Weerasinghe[18], the founder of the university.

The Deputy Vice Chancellor is the second highest administration and academic official of NSBM Green University. Prof. Chaminda Rathnayake[19] presently serves as the Deputy Vice Chancellor.

The Board of Directors is the governing and executive body of NSBM Green University. The board consists of 15 members[20]. It is responsible for the management, finance, property, investment and general operations of NSBM.

The Campus of the NSBM is the NSBM Green University Town which is spread over an area of 26 acres in Homagama. The Campus includes auditoriums, computer laboratories, gyms, indoor stadium, sports ground, swimming pool, student community center, a theatre, an amphitheater, a super market, a residential complex dedicated for both students and lecturers and a bank complex. [28]

• Official Website
• Map of NSBM Green University