Inauguration ceremony of the 3rd batch of the MSc in Crop Protection and Plant Biotechnology was held on the 3rd August 2019. Prof Bimali Jayawardena, Dean Faculty of Science, Prof. A. Jayamaha, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Prof. L.R. Jayasekara, Chair, Department of Plant & Molecular Biology, Dr. Sagarika Kannangara, Head, Department of Plant & Molecular Biology and the other academic members of the Department graced the occasion.