A lecture titled ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Sri Lanka: Persisting Portuguese Influence’ under the BCIS Public Lecture Series,  was held on Saturday, July 01, 2023, at the BCIS Auditorium [The Olympus]. The Resource Person was Professor Shihan De Silva Jayasuriya, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Senior Associate, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge and Chair, National Committee on Intangible Cultural...Read More

The inaugural session of the BCIS In-house discussion series, under the theme “India’s Internal Developments: Their Impacts on South Asia” was held at the BCIS Auditorium on May 29, 2023. Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda, member of the BCIS Academic Board discussed India’s recent political and economic developments, their impact on India’s domestic politics and South Asia....Read More

The Discussion on “Russia – Ukraine War: Implications for South Asia” which was organized under the BCIS Discussion Series on Current Global Issues 2023, was successfully held on Wednesday, 07th June 2023 at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS. Prof. Sumanasiri Liyanage, co-cordinator of Marx School and a fellow of the Solomon Asch Center for...Read More

A copy of the BCIS Policy Brief titled: “Environmental Safeguards in Maritime Relations” was handed over to Mr. Asela B. Rekawa, the Chairman of the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) by the Dr. Minna Thaheer. Director of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), during a discussion which was held at the MEPA on March 31, 2023.  The General Manager of...Read More

The preliminary meeting of the annual review of the Curriculum of the International Relations programmes (of the New Syllabus) with the participation of all Academic Board members took place at BCIS on February 20, 2023.    The new syllabuses of the Certificate Course in International Relations, Diploma in International Relations, Higher and Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations, offered by the institute were discussed.  ...Read More

The Inauguration Ceremony of the second batch of the BCIS Youth Leadership Academy was held on November 12, 2022 at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS. The Chairperson of the BCIS, H.E Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga graced the occasion as the chief guest.  The Senior Director of BCIS, Ambassador Sumith Nakandala, Director of BCIS, Dr....Read More

Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies Youth Leadership Academy Media Release The “Leaders for the 21st Century” is a pioneering leadership training program launched by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS). The focus of this program is to create awareness and help foster integral pre-requisites for credible leadership such as honesty, commitment, efficiency among the...Read More

The Awards Ceremony of the first batch of participants who successfully completed the Leaders for the 21st Century course offered by the BCIS Youth Leadership Academy was held at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS on September 17, 2022. The Chairperson of the BCIS, HE Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga graced the occasion as the chief...Read More

The Annual Convocation of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) held on August 20, 2022, at the main hall of the BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The students of the Postgraduate Diploma, Higher Diploma, Diploma and Certificate in                       International Relations programmes who excelled in their respective programmes of study received their awards and medals of distinction and certificates at the...Read More

The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) publishes Volume 1, Issue 2 of its quarterly review titled “BCIS International Affairs Review”, today, June 29, 2022. It is disseminated to an audience of international relations enthusiasts, academics, and professionals. This e-review titled “Power Dynamics in the Indian Ocean”, features informative and thought-provoking content on contemporary power...Read More