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Senate Award Winners

Another session of presenting Senate Awards and Cash Prizes to appreciate the researchers in the University of Kelaniya was held on the 25th of November 2020 at the Senate Room of the university. Senior Lecturer Dr.R Abeysekara, Head- Department of Finance and Senior Lecturer Dr.J.M.R. Fernando received the Senate Awards at the ceremony for publishin in internationally recognized journals in 2019/20.

Ph.D. Thesis Award by The Institute of Finance Professional of New Zealand

The Ph.D. thesis of Dr. JMR Fernando has been awarded as one of three theses prizes winners in the year 2020 by "The Institute of Finance Professional of New Zealand" and the selection was made on the basis of; quality, practical insight, perceived commercial significance and NZ application. The Award included a cash prize and complementary INFINZ membership for 18 months.

The Best Reviewers and The Best Papers: ICBI 2020

Prof. S.S. Weligamage, Dr. J.M.R. Fernando and Ms. W.B.M.D. Basnayake won the Best Reviewer Award at the 11^th International Conference on Business and Information, ICBI 2020, held online on 19^th November 2020.

Dr. R. Abeysekera won the best paper award for the paper titled, Exploring the Social Innovation & Sustain entrepreneurship Developing Barriers in Sri Lanka: A New Approach to Managing the Triple Bottom Line.

Mr. M.R.P. Wijesinghe won the best paper award for the paper titled, The Impact of Company Performance, Earnings Quality & Macroeconomic Variables on Foreign Portfolio Investment: Evidence from Sri Lanka.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES - CURRICULUM

The Department of Finance offers four degree programmes in the fields of finance, banking, insurance and financial engineering to cope up with the current developments in the financial service sector and the business management field. These degree programmes are introduced with the view of producing graduates to cater to the requirements of the rapidly changing business world. Thus, curriculums are designed to provide future leaders with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, practice and insights needed to create value for organizations and for the society and it will enhance students' potential to lead organizations in a diverse, global context.