{"id":2724,"date":"2017-12-22T07:33:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T07:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/?p=2724"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T07:53:14","slug":"outstanding-student-performance-island-essay-competition-economic-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/outstanding-student-performance-island-essay-competition-economic-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Student Performance at All Island Essay Competition on Economic Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anjana Waidyarathna, a final-year undergraduate of the Department of Business Economics, has won the 1st runner-up position at the all-island essay competition for undergraduates from state universities and higher education institutes in the country. This competition was held on the 13<sup>th<\/sup> October 2017 as a part of the \u2018Advocata Economic Freedom Summit 2017\u2019 organised by the Advocate Institute, Colombo. 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