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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 Librarian/Registrar, CFPS Law School, Both speakers shared profound insights into the transformative role of reading...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 complexities of South Asia.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 journalist and an Editor in the local print media since early 1982. A notable feature...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. Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director/BCIS, Ms. Priyanthi Fernando, Mr. Manuja Kariyapperuma, Director General of the BNMF...Read More