The inauguration ceremony of the International Relations courses at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) for the 2025 (B) batch was held at The Olympus Auditorium on 18 September 2025. Chief Human Resources Officer of the Capital Maharaja Group, Mr. Ravi Gamage, and Miss Sri Lanka 2024 for Miss World 2025, Ms. Anudi Gunasekara,...Read More

Author Talk at BCIS The BCIS Library, together with the Centre for Law and Security Studies (CLASS), organized an insightful Author Talk on Strategic Policy Analysis (Vol. 1), titled “Bridging Trust Deficits: Unpacking Structural Challenges in Indo–Sri Lanka Relations.” The event, held on 9 September 2025 at the BCIS Auditorium, was led by Mr. Shakthi...Read More

The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) and the Alliance Française de Colombo have renewed their partnership with the signing of a Protocol of Understanding (POU). The agreement was signed by Ms. Priyanthi Fernando, Executive Director of BCIS, and Ms. Cécile Hoorelbeke, Director of Alliance Française de Colombo (Guarantee) Limited, reaffirming the commitment to strengthen...Read More

The Emerging Scholars’ Symposium 2025 (ESS 2025) was successfully held on August 28, 2025, bringing together young researchers and academics for a full day of knowledge-sharing and dialogue. The Symposium featured 15 panels across three sessions, covering a wide range of themes from regional cooperation, migration, security, to diplomacy, global norms and more.  Each panel provided a platform for...Read More

The launch of the book titled ‘Sri Lanka, Serendib The Silk Road of The Sea’, authored by Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha and published by the Perera-Hussein Publishing House, was held on Friday, 22 August 2025 from 05:00p.m. to 06:30p.m. at the BCIS Auditorium (The Olympus).  It was attended by academics, members of the press, students,  family and friends...Read More

  The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), in collaboration with the Special Library Group of the Sri Lanka Library Association, successfully conducted the Workshop on OpenBiblio (OB) Library Automation Software on 22–23 August 2025 at BCIS.  OpenBiblio (OB) is an open-source integrated library system widely used by small to medium-sized libraries. It offers modules...Read More

Under the BCIS Staff Development Programme, a lecture titled ‘Preparing Children for a Changing World’ by Ms. Yasodhara Pathanjali was held on Thursday, 14 August 2025 at the BCIS Auditorium. Ms. Pathanjali is a British Sri Lankan Life Coach, Creator, Educator, Activist and Founder of Sri Lanka’s first formal modern alternative school. The lecture was...Read More

The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) successfully hosted a dynamic and thought-provoking panel discussion on “The Climate Crisis: Ethical Imperatives, Ocean Ecosystems & Community Action” on 07 August 2025 at the BCIS Olympus Auditorium. The event featured distinguished speakers — Mr. Matthew Pye, Author of Plato Tackles Climate Change and Teacher of Philosophy at...Read More

The latest BCIS publication titled ‘Sri Lanka’s Defence Policy since Independence and the Shifting Balance of Power in the Indian Ocean’ authored by Prof. Gamini Keerawella, Member of the BCIS Council of Management and Academic Affairs Board, was launched at the BCIS Auditorium on Tuesday, 29 July 2025. This publication presents a penetrating analysis of the evolution...Read More

📸 Highlights from “A Dialogue on Inequalities and Democracy in South Asia”An impactful evening at BCIS, where distinguished panelists examined how caste, ethnicity, and militarisation intersect to shape the future of democracy in South Asia. We extend our sincere thanks to Radhika Coomaraswamy, Christophe Jaffrelot, and Sharika Thiranagama for leading a thought-provoking and engaging discussion.Read More