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19/10/2023ByadminBlog0

Inauguration Ceremony of the Language Programmes Academic Year 2023/B.

The Inauguration Ceremony of the Language programmes for the Academic Year 2023 B conducted by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) was held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the Olympus Auditorium, BCIS. Professor Arjuna Parakrama, Professor of English, University of Peradeniya graced the event as the Guest Speaker. Professor Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director of the BCIS and Ms. Dawn Edwin, French Language Lecturer/BCIS also addressed the gathering. Director...

19/10/2023ByadminBlog0

BCIS Public Lecture – Sri Lanka and the Persian Gulf Region: Opportunities Unexplored

A lecture on ‘Sri Lanka and the Persian Gulf Region: Opportunities Unexplored,’ by Ambassador O.L. Ameerajwad, Director General/ Performance Review and Implementation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, was held on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS under the BCIS Public Lecture series. Ms. Shayani Jayasinghe, Research Officer of the BCIS delivered the welcome remarks and Dr. Minna Thaheer,...

19/10/2023ByadminBlog0

BCIS Panel Discussion : Popular Protests and Future of Democracy in Sri Lanka and South Asia

The Panel Discussion on ‘Popular Protests and Future of Democracy in Sri Lanka and South Asia’ was held on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Lavender Committee Room/BMICH. The keynote presentation at this Panel Discussion was delivered by Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, an eminent South Asian scholar and political thinker. Ambassador S. Palihakkara, former Foreign Secretary, Professor Deepika Udagama, Head of the Department of Law, University of Peradeniya and Dr. Paikiasothy...

26/09/2023ByadminBlog0

BCIS Interactive Session: ‘Researching Democracy: Ideas for an Agenda for South Asia’

The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) organized an interactive session between Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Former Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University, India and Sri Lankan researchers on ‘Researching Democracy: Ideas for an Agenda for South Asia’ at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS on September 11, 2023. The session was moderated by members of the Board of Academic Affairs of the BCIS, Professor Emeritus Jayadeva Uyangoda and Dr. Athulasiri Samarakoon. The participants...

25/09/2023ByadminBlog0

Launching a Publication on ‘Democracy and Democratisation in Sri Lanka: Paths, Trends and Imaginations’

A two-volume publication, Democracy and Democratisation in Sri Lanka: Paths, Trends and Imaginations, was launched on September 09, 2023 at the BMICH, Colombo. Edited by Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda, the book is published by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), Colombo. With 21 chapters written by a team of Sri Lankan scholars, the two volumes cover historical as well as contemporary dimensions of democracy as a political idea, a site...

05/09/2023ByadminBlog0

BCIS Brown Bag Discussion: “What is Research and How to Begin?”

A lecture on ‘What is Research and How to Begin?’ was conducted by Professor Emeritus Gamini Keerawella/ Executive Director of the BCIS, under the BCIS Brown Bag Discussion series on Friday, September 01, 2023, at the Olympus Auditorium, BCIS. This discussion provided insights into what research is, an overview of the types of research, how to begin, types of data and how to carry out analysis. The discussion was followed...

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