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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2d199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-upk-maple-grid\" data-id=\"df2d199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"upk-maple-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-maple-grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-grid upk-style-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-main-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/1-1024x684.jpe?resize=768&amp;w=768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"USJ and RUDN University of Russia Strengthen International Collaboration through Trade, Education, and Tourism (TET)\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\" data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"date\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>October 29, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/2026\/10\/29\/usj-and-rudn-university-of-russia-strengthen-international-collaboration-through-trade-education-and-tourism-tet\/\" title=\"USJ and RUDN University of Russia Strengthen International Collaboration through Trade, Education, and Tourism (TET)\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" >USJ and RUDN University of Russia Strengthen International Collaboration through Trade, Education, and Tourism (TET)<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-text\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) successfully conducted a two-day international collaboration programme with RUDN University, Russia, on 26th and 27th October<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-main-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/IMG_0565_Economics@fhss.sjp_.a-1-1-1024x768.jpeg?resize=768&amp;w=768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Third-Year Undergraduates Gain Industry Exposure through Field Visit\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\" data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"date\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>October 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/2026\/10\/28\/third-year-undergraduates-gain-industry-exposure-through-field-visit\/\" title=\"Third-Year Undergraduates Gain Industry Exposure through Field Visit\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" >Third-Year Undergraduates Gain Industry Exposure through Field Visit<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-text\">\n\t\t\t<p>Third-year undergraduates of the Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree Programme participated in a field visit to Nature\u2019s Beauty Creations (Pvt) Ltd., Millewa, Horana, on 22 September 2026. The field visit<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-main-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/IMG_0307_Economics@fhss.sjp_.a.jpeg?resize=768&amp;w=768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Japura Economics Students\u2019 Summit (JESS) 2026\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\" data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"date\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>October 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/2026\/10\/28\/japura-economics-students-summit-jess-2026\/\" title=\"Japura Economics Students\u2019 Summit (JESS) 2026\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" >Japura Economics Students\u2019 Summit (JESS) 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-text\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Economics Association of the Department of Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, successfully organized the Japura Economics Students\u2019 Summit 2026 (JESS 2026) on 21 August 2026 at the Department of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-main-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/IMG_1215_Economics@fhss.sjp_.a-1-767x1024.webp?resize=768&amp;w=768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Department of Economics Celebrates the Opening of Its Renovated Premises\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\" data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"date\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>July 30, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/2026\/07\/30\/department-of-economics-celebrates-the-opening-of-its-renovated-premises\/\" title=\"Department of Economics Celebrates the Opening of Its Renovated Premises\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" >Department of Economics Celebrates the Opening of Its Renovated Premises<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-text\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Department of Economics officially reopened its newly renovated premises on 15 July 2026, marking an important milestone in enhancing the department's teaching and learning environment. The renovation project included<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-main-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/6_Economics@fhss.sjp_.a-1024x582.webp?resize=768&amp;w=768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Department of Economics Hosts the 58th Quarterly Meeting of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE)\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\" data-separator=\"-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-blog-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"date\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-calendar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>June 24, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"upk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/2026\/06\/24\/department-of-economics-hosts-the-58th-quarterly-meeting-of-the-sri-lanka-forum-of-university-economists-slfue\/\" title=\"Department of Economics Hosts the 58th Quarterly Meeting of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE)\" class=\"title-animation-underline\" >Department of Economics Hosts the 58th Quarterly Meeting of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE)<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-text\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, successfully hosted the 58th Quarterly Meeting of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE) on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a664a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a664a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c0d16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8c0d16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88ce6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88ce6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/N28dydM\/Prof-Gamini-Weerasinghe.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be9d37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9be9d37\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c0b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97c0b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-element\"><div class=\"gdlr-core-title-item gdlr-core-item-pdb clearfix gdlr-core-left-align gdlr-core-title-item-caption-top gdlr-core-item-pdlr\"><div class=\"gdlr-core-title-item-title-wrap clearfix\"><h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Message of the Head<\/h4><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Established in 1959, our department has been committed to offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs that specialize in Economics, and Financial Economics. Our aim is to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the role of economists in a dynamic economic environment and shape their future accordingly.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the Department of Economics, we recognize the need to ignite our students\u2019 passion for contributing to the economic growth of society. We strive to enrich their academic knowledge, provide a platform for sharing their learnings, and cultivate expertise in economics for sustainable economic development. We also emphasize the development of employability and leadership skills, ensuring our graduates are well-prepared for the challenges of the professional world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4403b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4403b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>Prof. Gamini Weerasinghe &#8211; Head of the Department<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db0656 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8db0656\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220c08e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"220c08e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66dad53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66dad53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad76f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dad76f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1ee02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab1ee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/all-news\/\">Read all Events<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc3085 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cc3085\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d2ea6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c7d2ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebaaca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ebaaca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekits-event-style elementor-element elementor-element-2f90ff4 thim-ekits-event__thumbnail-position-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-list-event\" data-id=\"2f90ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-list-event.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekits-event\"><div class=\"thim-ekits-event__inner\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekits-event__item post-1083 tp_event type-tp_event status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekits-event__thumbnail event-expired\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"event-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/events\/guest-lecture-on-export-procedures-of-sri-lanka\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/dimxtoppn\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/Dept-Econ\/News\/n00pwxbob2f7ol4ep6jk?resize=300,300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1084\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"label-event-status\">Expired<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekits-event__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekits-event__date-month\"><span class=\"date\">22<\/span><span class=\"month\">March<\/span><\/div>\t\t<h3 class=\"thim-ekits-event__title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/econ\/events\/guest-lecture-on-export-procedures-of-sri-lanka\/\">\n\t\t\tGuest Lecture on Export Procedures of Sri Lanka\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekits-event__meta\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"time-start_end\"><i class=\"tk tk-clock\"><\/i>12:00 am - 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