Undergraduate Research Day 2020
The Department of Public Administration organized its Undergraduate Research Day (URD) for the fifth consecutive year on the 23rd of March 2021. It was conducted in blended delivery method since some of the participants joined physically and others participated online. Ten (10) research papers were selected through a blind review process and the presented papers were […]
Senior Professor R. Lalitha S. Fernando was promoted to the post of Senior Professor (Chair) of Public Administration
Senior Professor R. Lalitha S. Fernando has been promoted to the post of Senior Professor (Chair) of Public Administration in the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. Senior Professor R. Lalitha S. Fernando has been serving at the Department of Public Administration since April 1989. […]
Annual General Meeting – Association of Public Administration (APA)
The AGM of the Association of Public Administration (APA) was held on the 27th of February 2020 at the Prof.K A Munasinghe Hall. Students representing all four years of the Department and the academic staff members attended the AGM. New office bearers of the Association were appointed.
Undergraduate Research Day – Department of Public Administration
For the 4th consecutive year, the Department of Public Administration organized the Undergraduate Research Day (URD) on the 28th of February 2020 at the faculty premises. It is a platform for the final year students who have successfully completed their researches as a part of the degree programme. Selected extended abstracts after reviewing, were presented […]
Visit the Sri Lanka Parliament
The Department of Public Administration has organized a visit to the Sri Lanka Parliament on 18th February 2020. The first year students of the Department who are taking the module of Political Science joined the visit together with several academic members of the Department. A special programme has been organized by the Department of Communication […]
Annual Field Visit – 2020
3rd-year students of the Department of Public Administration of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura conducted an academic field visit under the course PUB 3341 Public Management on 17th & 18th February 2020. On the first day, the students conducted a survey and studied practical aspects of Human Resources Management practices and identified several issues of the Lanka […]
First Year Undergraduate Orientation – B.Sc. Management (Public) (Special) Degree Programme
The Department of Public Administration organized an orientation programme for the first-year students of the Department whom enrolled for the academic year 2019/2020 on the 18th December 2019 at the Weber Hall. The invited speaker of the event was an alumina of the Department of Public Administration, Ms. J.M. Thilaka Jayasundara, Director General, Department of Public […]
The winners of the Emerald Literati Awards 2019
Senior Professor R. Lalitha S. Fernando attached to the Department of Public The administration is awarded for an Outstanding Paper in the 2019 Emerald Literati Awards for the research article “Critical factors affecting students’ satisfaction with higher education in Sri Lanka” published in Quality Assurance in Education (authored by I. M.S. Weerasinghe and R. Lalitha S. Fernando).
Stakeholder Consultation on Curriculum Review and Development
In aligning with the ongoing Faculty Curriculum Review process, the Department of Public Administration has successfully concluded a Stakeholder Consultation on Curriculum Review and Development on 9th September 2019 at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA). Scholars and professionals representing both the public and private sector organizations and few alumni members were invited […]
Interactive Session with Disaster Management Centre
The 3rd year undergraduates of the Department of Public Administration who are following the module PUB 3349 Disaster Management have participated for an organizational visit to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) under the Ministry of Disaster Management on 21st August 2019. Several interactive sessions were conducted by Mr.R.P.Samarakkody, Additional Director General of DMC and Mrs.Saranga […]