{"id":48,"date":"2016-01-21T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T11:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bec.mgt.sjp.ac.dev\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-11-21T22:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:08:19","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Alumni Association of the Department of Business Economics was established in 2007 to foster long term relationships among graduates and current students. Today it forms a vibrant professional network that supports the academic, corporate, and community engagement activities of the Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Alumni Association<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Association connects Business Economics graduates in Sri Lanka and abroad and serves as a platform for professional networking, collaboration, and continuous engagement with the Department. Many of our alumni hold leadership roles in the government, corporate, and development sectors and actively contribute to mentoring and supporting current students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Alumni Association is led by a committee of volunteers who work closely with the Department to plan events, manage communication, and coordinate alumni involvement in academic activities. Members of the Alumni Association usually meet at least once a year, and many contribute to departmental activities throughout the year. Alumni who wish to register with or become more actively involved in the Association are invited to contact the Association using the details provided below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin – President
Phone: 077 938 4972<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yashoda – Secretary
Phone: 076 489 7773<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: bizconalumni@sjp.ac.lk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5th Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the Department of Business Economics<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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The 5th Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the Department of Business Economics was held on 6 May 2026, from 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m., at the New Faculty Board Room of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The meeting commenced with the singing of the University Anthem. […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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BEC 3180: Personal and Professional Development : From Classroom to Career: Inspiring Lessons from Alumni<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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A guest lecture titled \u201cFrom Classroom to Career: Inspiring Lessons from Alumni\u201d was successfully conducted under the course BEC 3180: Personal and Professional Development, featuring insights from alumna Ms. Pawanya Balasooriya of KPMG on career readiness, professional growth, and transitioning from university to the corporate sector.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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A Journey of Excellence in Business Economics: An Experience-Sharing by Dilini Peiris<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Ms. Dilini Peiris, a graduate of the Department of Business Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, was awarded the Venerable Prof. (Dr.) Walpola Sri Rahula Maha Thera Memorial Gold Medal for being the Most Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce at the 51st Convocation of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alumni Experience Sharing Ms. Dilini Peiris Ms. Dilini Peiris, a graduate of the Department of Business Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, was awarded the Venerable Prof. (Dr.) Walpola Sri Rahula Maha Thera Memorial Gold Medal for being the Most Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce at the 51st Convocation of the [...]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7odTZ-M","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11043,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/11043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}