The department undertakes collaborative research with the local industry and institutions as well as overseas universities and organizations. Such recent collaboration includes:
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia: Joint PhD Programme
Tampere University of Technology, Finland : Staff and student exchange
Central Engineering ConsultancyBureau : Exchange of technical expertise and knowledge
Central Provincial Council :Engineering Services - Soil Investigations
GeotechLimited : Upgrading and utilization of Cone Penetration Testing Machine(CPT) for industry applications (Soil Investigation)
Tokyo Cement Company Lanka Ltd.
University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR), India : Staff and student exchange
Saitama University, Japan : Staff and student exchange
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore : Nanyang Environmental and Water Research
Research & Development Center, Nippon Koei Co. Ltd. Japan
Holcim (Lanka) Ltd. : Industrial Partnership Agreement
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo : Graduate programmess for foreign students in Urban Environmental Studies
University of Bremen, Faculty of Physics and Electrical Engineering& Information Technology
Soil Tech - Student Projects
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS)
WaSo AsiaProject
Erasmus+