On the 12th of August 2023, the Department of Economics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura held its highly anticipated Annual Economics Students’ Research Conference – 2023. This event marked a significant milestone for the final year undergraduates as they presented their research findings based on their year-long dissertation projects. The conference aimed to offer...Read More
Shasthra’ 23, the Advanced Level Economics & Ordinary Level General English Seminar series and the Leadership Programme organized by the Economics Association, Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was successfully concluded on 31st of August at Dr. Colvin R. De Silva National School, Ittapana. This project was organized...Read More
In a warm and inclusive ceremony, Chinese students pursuing the Master of Economics degree program offered by the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences together with the Faculty of Graduate Studies were welcomed to the University on 2nd August 2023 at the Sri Sumangala Auditorium of the Faculty of Humanities...Read More
The first intake of Chinese students who have enrolled in the Master of Economics degree program offered by the Department of Economics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura has arrived in Sri Lanka. Their arrival, which took place from 28th July 2023 to 31st July 2023, marks the beginning of a new academic adventure for...Read More
The Master of Economics is the latest postgraduate program introduced by the Department of Economics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. This is a one-year program designed specially to attract international students from all corners of the world as a groundbreaking initiative of Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of...Read More
The Department of Economics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is hosting Econ Pulse 2023, the annual conference for economics undergraduates. The conference will be held at the Department of Economics’ premises at 8 a.m. on August 12, 2023.Read More
On July 14, 2023, the Department of Economics held an in-house seminar on the matter of `Domestic Debt Optimization`. The speaker was Ms. Dilini Indeewari, a probationary lecturer at the Department of Economics. The event included the justification for optimizing domestic debt, the suggested approach, and the anticipated effects of the optimization. The academic staff...Read More
The Department of Economics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura organized an awareness session for the final-year undergraduates on the theme `What to Expect and How to Excel in Your Career: Awareness for Interns` on June 30, 2023, at Hall 02 of the Department of Economics. The session consisted of three guest speakers, including Ms....Read More
The Economics Association of the Department of Economics hosted ECONOCALSH’23 on February 16, 2023, on the university grounds. Cricket matches between student groups were played as part of the event. Academic staff members participated in teams as well. The award ceremony for winning teams was graced by Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean of the Faculty of...Read More
“Thrimana-2023”, an economic discussion, was organized by the Economics Association of the Department of Economics on February 24, 2023. The panel consisted of the senior academic staff of the Department of Economics and the Department of Political Science. Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean of the Faculty, and Prof. Gamini Weerasinghe, Head of the Department of Economics,...Read More
