• Mobilize the large pool of intellectual capital available in different faculties of the   university

• Mobilize talent and expertise available in other universities

• Serve as a dynamic Centre for information exchange and dissemination

• Promote closer links between the university and the national policy-making process on   one hand and with the community on the other

• To improve Community Livelihood through expanding activities of the Colombo University   Community Extension Center

• To strengthen Community based Institutions for Sustainable Rural Development

• To strengthen Local Administrative Systems through Capacity Building

• To expand the Community Development based University Academic Programmes