Jaffna University reports that the mother was given the degree certificate of her deceased son. (Sri Lanka Latest News)
That was at the 37th graduation ceremony of the University of Jaffna held on the 20th.
The student who died prematurely was Hassan Sagara Dissanayake, a student of Dissanayake Mudyansela, who studied at the Vavuniya campus affiliated to Jaffna University.
He studied Applied Mathematics and Computer Science and is a resident of Medawachchiya area. It is reported that he died in a car accident.
It is said that the occasion of Hasan’s graduation was an emotional occasion, and university teachers and children also rose from their seats to remember Hasan.