IET Chapter - University of Moratuwa
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is one of the largest international Professional Institution comprised of Engineering & Technical related personals, having head quarters in UK and branches in 127 countries across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and South Asia including Sri Lanka. It was formerly known as the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and re-named as IET in May, 2005. IET promotes the advancement of electrical, electronic, communication, manufacturing, IT and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and ideas. It also provides broad range of services to members in continuous professional development. The IET-Young Professionals is under the patronage of the IET Main Committee of Sri Lanka, its members consists of undergraduates and young professionals in the field of Engineering and Technology. At present there are IET-YP chapters in the three Universities Moratuwa, Peradeniya and Ruhuna.
IET Young Professionals Chapter of University of Moratuwa with the guidance of IET YP Sri Lanka Network annually organizes number of events ranging from video lectures to field visits for the benifit of its members and the student community as a whole. Also the chapter is annually organizing their signature CSR event "Future Minds" for the betterment of school children in the country.(Please see Past Events and Future Plans sections for more info.)