The Research Division of the BCIS organized the 7th Emerging Scholars Symposium on 24th October 2024., under the theme ” International Relations in the Digital Age.’ Mr. Nalaka Gunawardene, who is a Communication Specialist delivered the keynote address under the title ‘IR in the Digital Age: What Can Engage Emerging Scholars?’. After a rigorous peer-reviewed process,...Read More

The BCIS Library organized a Special Lecture titled “The Role of Reading in Shaping Futures in an Interconnected World” on 25th October 2024 at the BCIS Auditorium. This enlightening session featured esteemed speakers Dr. Madhubhashini Disanayake Ratnayake, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and Dr. Preethi Liyanage, President of the Sri Lanka Library Association and...Read More

The BCIS had an important session with Dr. Asantha Senavirathna, discussing his latest edited publication, Geopolitics of India-Sri Lanka Relations: The Way Forward. Dr. Senevirathna, a Senior Lecturer of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), shared valuable perspectives on the strategic relationship between India and Sri Lanka, offering a deep dive into the geopolitical...Read More

The Inaugural Author Talk organized by the BCIS Library featuring Prof. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri’s publication “Matara Maha Kerella”(මාතර මහ කැරැල්ල) was held on 28/03/2024. Read more...Read More

The Human Library Forum of September 13th, 2024, held at the BCIS Library featured Mr. Lynn Ockersz, Associate Editor and Business Editor of ‘The Island’ and a former Director at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, as the Resource Person. By way of providing some biographical information, Mr. Ockersz said that he has been a...Read More

The Public Lecture titled ‘Imperatives of Regional Cooperation in South Asia’, by Hon. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Minister in Congress Governments of India, former member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, India was held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at the BCIS Auditorium. Professor Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) delivered...Read More

A panel discussion on ” Conditionality of International Financing Agencies: Use and Misuse ” was held at the BCIS Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Dr. Roshan Perera, Public Policy specialist, former Director of Central Bank and a Senior Research Fellow of the Advocata Institute served as the main speaker of...Read More