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 unveiling of the ‘President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Collection’ at the BCIS library was held on July 31st 2024. The Collection contains books on International Relations, Diplomacy and related other subjects donated by H.E. Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Chairperson of the BCIS. The Members of the BCIS Council of Management, BCIS Academic Affairs Board, Prof....Read More

The Research Division of the Bandaranaike Center for International studies organized a Roundtable Discussion on ‘Chinese Investments in Sri Lanka and Sino-Sri Lanka Trade Relations’ with the delegation of Institute of International Relations (IIR) in Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) on 16th May 2024.    IIR is one of 17 research institutes in SASS, which ranks among the 25 China...Read More

The BCIS hosted the Secretary General of BIMSTEC Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey during his visit to Sri Lanka in April this year. A closed door Round Table Discussion was organized by the Research Division of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) on 10th April 2024 at the BCIS Olympus Auditorium to discuss the topic...Read More

A Panel Discussion on “Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace” organized by the Research Division of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS). The Panel Discussion was held on 14th of May 2024 at the BCIS Olympus Auditorium, BMICH from 1500hrs to 1700hrs. The distinguished members of the panel included Mr. Marc-Andre Franche, the United Nations...Read More

“Anatomy of a Protest”, the documentary screening followed by a panel discussion organized by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), in collaboration with the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) took place on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the BCIS Auditorium. Prof. Saumya Liyanage – Senior Lecturer, Department of Drama Oriental Ballet and Contemporary...Read More

The first BCIS Sinhala medium Panel Discussion on the Role of Civil Society in Times of Acute Socio-Political Crisis (උග්‍ර වන සමාජ – දේශපාලන අර්බුද හමුවේ සිවිල් සමාජයේ භූමිකාව) was held on Friday, March 15, 2024, at the BCIS Auditorium. To enrich the discussion, four distinguished scholars such as Dr. Jehan Perera, Executive Director, National...Read More