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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 | 𝗔𝗜-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 BCIS was honoured to host an engaging discussion featuring Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis, moderated by Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke, on one of the most pressing challenges at the intersection of technology, security, and global governance. The session explored the complex legal and ethical challenges posed by AI-driven lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS). As advances in...Read More

BCIS was honoured to host Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of Tricontinetal: Institute for Social Research, who spoke on “𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵” on 21 July 2026 at the BCIS Auditorium, Olympus. Thank you for joining us for this engaging discussion and meaningful exchange of ideas. —————————————————————————————————————————                            Read More

The Seminar on Academic Freedom and Higher Education Policy organized by the National Education Commission (NEC) in collaboration with the Social Scients’ Association (SSA) and the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) was held on Thursday, 11 June 2026 at the BCIS Auditorium (The Olympus). Members of the National Education Commission, University Community, Academics and students participated at this Seminar. —————————————————————————————————————————                  ...Read More

The Poetry Book titled ‘Ma Kese Pawasam’ authored by Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda, was launched on Thursday, 18 June 2026 from 04:00p.m. to 06:00p.m. at the BCIS Olympus Auditorium. The event commenced with welcome remarks by Mr. Gamini Viyangoda, renowned literary translator, followed by a thoughtful review of the book by Prof. Sarath Wijesuriya, former senior lecturer of Sinhala Literature at the University of Colombo. Madam Chandrika Kumaratunga, Chairperson of the...Read More