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28/08/2025BydamithriBlog0

Emerging Scholars’ Symposium 2025 – Event Recap

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 thought-provoking presentations, critical debate, and constructive feedback. The high level of engagement from participants highlighted...

22/08/2025BydamithriBlog0

The launch of the book titled ‘Sri Lanka, Serendib The Silk Road of The Sea’, authored by Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha

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 of the author, Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha. ‘Sri Lanka, Serendib The Silk Road of The Sea’...

22/08/2025BydamithriBlog0

Workshop on OpenBiblio (OB) Library Automation Software

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 for cataloging, circulation, and patron management, enabling libraries to automate daily operations with ease and...

14/08/2025BydamithriBlog0

Preparing Children for a Changing World” as part of our staff development programme

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 attended by BCIS staff and three members from the BMICH staff team. Ms. Pathanjali talked...

07/08/2025BydamithriBlog0

The Climate Crisis: Ethical Imperatives, Ocean Ecosystems, and Community Action

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 the European School, Brussels; Mr. Muditha Katuwawala, Executive Director of The Pearl Protectors; and Prof....

29/07/2025BydamithriBlog0

Launch of BCIS Publication ‘Sri Lanka’s Defence Policy since Independence & the Shifting Balance of Power in the Indian Ocean”

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 of Sri Lanka’s defence strategy from 1948 to the present day and examines how domestic...

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