{"id":1299,"date":"2018-11-20T08:53:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T03:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/?page_id=1299"},"modified":"2026-11-06T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T04:43:46","slug":"visiting-academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/personnel\/visiting-academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ots-team-view\" id=\"\" data-id=\"ots-6af270e5e1cea\">\r\n<div id=\"sc_our_team\" class=\"grid sc-col4\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    \r\n        \r\n                \r\n            <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" \r\n                 class=\"sc_team_member\" \r\n                 data-id=\"1302\"\r\n                data-group=\"Visiting Academic Staff\">\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"sc_team_member_inner\">\r\n\r\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-01-Dr.W.A.Wijewardene.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"sc_team_member_name\">Dr.W.A. Wijewardene<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                        <div itemprop=\"jobtitle\" class=\"sc_team_member_jobtitle\">\r\n                            Visiting Lecturer                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"icons \">\r\n                        <a  class=\"sc_social\"  target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:waw1949@gmail.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/plugins\/our-team-enhanced\/assets\/images\/social\/email.png\"\/><\/a>                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"sc_team_member_overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                        <div class=\"sc_team_more\">\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/staff-team\/dr-w-a-wijewardene\/\"\r\n                               class=\"team_member_link\"\r\n                               rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/plugins\/our-team-enhanced\/assets\/images\/more.png\"\/>\r\n\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n            \r\n        \r\n                \r\n            <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" \r\n                 class=\"sc_team_member\" \r\n                 data-id=\"1309\"\r\n                data-group=\"Visiting Academic Staff\">\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"sc_team_member_inner\">\r\n\r\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Image-06-Image-06-Mr.-P.A.D.M.D.-Ponweera.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"sc_team_member_name\">Mr. P.A.D.M.D. Ponweera<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    \r\n                        <div itemprop=\"jobtitle\" class=\"sc_team_member_jobtitle\">\r\n                            Visiting Lecturer                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"icons \">\r\n                        <a  class=\"sc_social\"  target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:merldanister@gmail.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/plugins\/our-team-enhanced\/assets\/images\/social\/email.png\"\/><\/a>                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"sc_team_member_overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                        <div class=\"sc_team_more\">\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/staff-team\/mr-p-a-d-m-d-ponweera\/\"\r\n                               class=\"team_member_link\"\r\n                               rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/plugins\/our-team-enhanced\/assets\/images\/more.png\"\/>\r\n\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n            \r\n        \r\n                \r\n            <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" \r\n                 class=\"sc_team_member\" \r\n                 data-id=\"4462\"\r\n                data-group=\"Visiting Academic Staff\">\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"sc_team_member_inner\">\r\n\r\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mr.-G.S.K-Samarathunga.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mr.-G.S.K-Samarathunga.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mr.-G.S.K-Samarathunga-223x300.jpeg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\r\n                    \r\n                        <div itemprop=\"name\" class=\"sc_team_member_name\">Mr. G. 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