{"id":4683,"date":"2025-11-23T15:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/?p=4683"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:53:45","slug":"undergraduate-research-day-urd-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/undergraduate-research-day-urd-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Research Day (URD) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f3e00e65fedc9f74e6efa81ab9cd722b\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(157,60,60) 69%,rgb(153,47,47) 83%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%)\"><strong>Call for Extended Abstracts<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-ae24ff7122d7d4e1e88c586da4ef394e\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(149,14,41,0.88) 0%,rgb(153,93,93) 50%,rgb(202,173,173) 83%,rgb(129,44,50) 100%)\"><strong>Undergraduate Research Day 2026<br><\/strong>Department of Business Administration<br>Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce<br>University of Sri Jayewardenepura<br><strong>16 February 2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-0baa8304cb8cc55a84c087ac5f64a040\">The Undergraduate Research Day (URD) of the Department of Business Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/research-clusters\/undergraduate-research-symposium-urs-proceedings\/\">(https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/research-clusters\/undergraduate-research-symposium-urs-proceedings\/<\/a>)\u2014held every year in conjunction with the International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (<a href=\"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/\">https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/)<\/a>\u2014aims to provide a platform for undergraduates to present their research work, encouraging active engagement in the processes of knowledge creation and dissemination.<br>This year, the organising committee of the Undergraduate Research Day invites the Department\u2019s fourth-year students to submit extended abstracts based on their individual Research projects\/dissertations. Those interested in submitting an extended abstract are encouraged to contact their research supervisor for guidance. Moreover, the committee will organise a few online sessions for interested individuals to help them build their texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2197a262587ca290e90820065fd47bf9\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(166,158,158) 34%,rgb(176,136,136) 50%,rgb(241,228,231) 100%);font-size:12px\"><strong>How to develop an extended abstract? (by Dr. Seshika Kariyapperuma) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mRPy40EmRlg\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/mRPy40EmRlg<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgba(123,16,34,0.97) 100%)\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3a138266-ad86-4db8-80cd-7d2ea5e79151\" href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/How-to-develop-an-extended-abstract-URD-2026-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How to develop&nbsp;an&nbsp;extended&nbsp;abstract (URD 2026 PPT)<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/How-to-develop-an-extended-abstract-URD-2026-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3a138266-ad86-4db8-80cd-7d2ea5e79151\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-ea7bcf853c9652b714c0d03188a12e59\"><strong><em>Submission guidelines:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-fb07e9f37e9acf70f1fbb8520cfc8ee9\">Word Limit: <strong>1200 words <\/strong>(excluding the title and the list of references)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-5f8fb01eb0ed6917d1c3c8f3221d1c5f\">Contents\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-3ba71067fc7db356cbdd42adbfc17975\">Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-53d0be2e3da27ba99c36202cc4aca46f\">Keywords (maximum 05 words)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-4fcc6df7559ae98ac59e97ab678d866d\">Introduction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-2bc63f230655e50f454929c108712d8d\">Literature Review<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-bd86d7c15cf99eb4264cd954708d97a0\">Methodology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-e97ba1b76308f56e2d7e8db705ea2201\">Results and Discussion\/Findings and Discussion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-27fc252900a002831adae33862c9ca33\">Conclusion (and Recommendation, if any)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-0f635f60cbb322936eec9a61c51403a0\">List of References (APA style, 7th Edition)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-dce91242e1b191a68d88c765b79067cc\">E-mail your extended abstracts to: <strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:businessurd.fmsc@sjp.ac.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">businessurd.fmsc@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/strong> as a MS Word document, with no headers, footers or track changes (page: A4 size, 1\u201d margin all sides, Font: Times New Roman, Font size: 12, 1.5-line spaced, justified paragraphs, all titles in Bold style). Extended abstracts for the Research Day will be selected via a blind review process. Thus, an author is required to attach an \u2018author details form\u2019 as a separate document when submitting the extended abstract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-0a86d61d7d6f9d2f957c5e810a5f8147\">Deadline for the submission of extended abstracts:<strong> 28 December 2025. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-024769b34bb4214b5b6dc397429ac9b8\">You will receive decisions regarding the acceptance of your abstracts within two to three weeks after submission. If your extended abstract is accepted and requires any modifications, you are required to submit the final version by<strong> 06 February 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-50f79cf4e2017e956cc96b019bce89cc\"><strong>For queries, contact:<\/strong> <strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:businessurd.fmsc@sjp.ac.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">businessurd.fmsc@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/strong><br><br><strong><em>Organising Committee \u2013 URD 2026<br>Department of Business Administration<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Undergraduate Research Day (URD) of the Department of Business Administration, held every year in conjunction with the International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, aims to provide a platform for undergraduates to present their research work, encouraging active engagement in the processes of knowledge creation and dissemination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4683"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4874,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4683\/revisions\/4874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}