{"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
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Yashoda – Secretary
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Email: bizconalumni@sjp.ac.lk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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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The Department of Business Economics of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, successfully organized a guest lecture under the course BEC 3180: Personal and Professional Development on 01 January 2026. The session, titled \u201cFrom Classroom to Career: Inspiring Lessons from Alumni,\u201d was designed to bridge the gap between academic learning […]<\/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. She was […]<\/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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Congratulations to Prof. Janaka Fernando<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Heartiest congratulations to Dr. Janaka Fernando on being promoted to the Professorship at the Department of Business Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ). Dr. Fernando earned his first degree, B.Sc. in Business Administration (Business Economics) (Special), from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2006. He further pursued postgraduate qualifications, completing a Masters in Economics at […]<\/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":"Heartiest congratulations to Dr. Janaka Fernando on being promoted to the Professorship at the Department of Business Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ). Dr. Fernando earned his first degree, B.Sc. in Business Administration (Business Economics) (Special), from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2006. He further pursued postgraduate qualifications, completing a Masters in Economics at [...]","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}]}}