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 published in the Undergraduate Research Day Proceedings. This event was an excellent platform to disseminate the research findings of the final year students who have successfully completed their research as a part of their degree programme.
The keynote speaker, Professor N.S. Cooray, Professor in Economics from the International University of Japan (IUJ) joined online and delivered an insightful speech on “Public Policy and Wellbeing of Citizens: Need Research on Institutional Road Map to Plenty”. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Senior Prof. Sudantha Liyanage, the Dean of the Faculty, Professor P.D. Nimal also joined the event. The URD was funded by the AHEAD ELTA-ELSA Project, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
