The Faculty of Management, which is the youngest and ninth Faculty of the University of Peradeniya, has a long history when it comes to management education in Sri Lanka. The University of Peradeniya which was established in 1942 commenced providing management education since 1962.
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Please note that the following decisions have been made at the Special Heads of the Departments meeting held on 02.11.2020 with regard to the Internship Program of the 400 level students.
2020-11-03 MoreThe maiden international research conference of the Faculty of Management, named as Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions (iPUMSE) 2019 was successfully held on November 14, 2019 at the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.
2019-12-12 MoreThe Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya has launched its Summer Programme 2016. This Programme is open for foreign students.
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The fifth session of the Faculty Working Paper Series was held on December 08, 2020 at the Faculty Auditorium. The presentation was made by Ms. H.M.R.D. Kularathne from the Department of Human Resource Management on the title, Stress By Corona: A Review of Human Resource Implications
. The paper was moderated by Dr. W.P.R. Wickramaratne from the Department of Human Resource Management. The event was graced by the Dean of the Faculty, Heads of the Departments and the academic staff members. The brief abstract of the paper is given as follows.
The Faculty Seminar for the month of May 2020 was held on May 27, 2020 at the Faculty Computer Lab. The resource persons were Dr. R. H. Kuruppuge and Mr. A.M.A.S.M. Bandara from the Department of Operations Management, Faculty of Management.
The Faculty Seminar for the month of February 2020 was held on February 28, 2020 at the Faculty Computer Lab. The resource person was Mr. A.M.A.S.M. Bandara, Department of Operations Management, Faculty of Management. This seminar was conducted on the title of, IT for Academics
. The event was graced by the Dean of the faculty and the academic staff members. The purpose of this session was to facilitate the academic staff members by disseminating knowledge and sharing experience of the expertise in the field of Information Technology.
Welcome Ceremony of the new entrants (2019/20 Batch) to the Faculty of Management was held on 17.02.2020 at the Faculty Auditorium with the participation of Prof. Upul B. Dissanayake, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, Prof. S.H.P.P. Karunaratne, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, Dr. M. Alfred, Dean of the Faculty of Management, Deans of the other faculties, Administrative Officers of the University of Peradeniya, Academic & Non-academic staff of the faculty and parents of the students.
The Faculty commenced the Postgraduate Unit with its ceremonial welcome of the 1st batch of students on 9th February 2020 under the patronage of the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Dean of the Faculty of Management, Heads of the Departments, and Resource persons of the programme. Postgraduate programmes will be conducted under three master degree programmes ( MBA, M.Sc in Management, M.Sc in Accounting and Finance) and two postgraduate diploma programmes (P.G. diploma in Management and P.G. diploma in Accounting and Finance).
The fourth session of the Faculty Working Paper Series was held on January 23, 2020 at the Faculty Board Room. The presentation was done by Dr. M.G.P.D.Menike from Department of Business Finance on the title, Impact of liquidity on profitability in the banking sector in Sri Lanka
and the paper was moderated by Dr. S.J. Suresh de Mel from Department of Economics and Statistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya. The event was graced by the Dean of the faculty, Heads of the departments and the academic staff members.
The Faculty Seminar for the month of January 2020 was held on January 07, 2020 at the Faculty Auditorium. The resource person was Dr. Nuresh Eranda, Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Management. This seminar was conducted on the title of, Qualitative research: an overview
. The event was graced by the Dean of the faculty, Heads of the departments, academic staff members and the students.
A team of five undergraduate students representing the Department of Business Finance of the Faculty of Management has become the runner-up of the Inter University Finance Quiz Competition – 2019 organized by the Department of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya in collaboration with Acuity Knowledge Partners.
Speak to Lead, the debate competition organized by the ELTU of the Faculty of Management held its second consecutive event as Speak to Lead’19 on 17th of December 2019 at the Faculty Auditorium.The teams for the event were selected through a competitive initial round held at class level. On the day of the event, four teams named The Trailblazers, Voice of Victory, The Talking Heads and The Idealists competed with each other in the semi-final round.
The third session of the Faculty Working Paper Series was held on 29th November, 2019 at the Faculty Board Room. The presentation was done by Ms. Wathsala Niwarthana from Department of Marketing Management on the title, Impact of destination personality on behavioral intention: with special reference to domestic tourists to Kandy district
and the paper was reviewed by Ms. K.H.M.A.R. Kolongahapitiya.
Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions(iPUMSE 2019)
The maiden international conference of the Faculty of Management, named Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions
(iPUMSE 2019) was successfully held on November 14, 2019 at the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya under the theme of Sustainability and Competitive Advantage
.
The second session of the Faculty Working Paper Series was held on 28th October, 2019 at the Faculty Board Room. The presentation was done by Ms. Waruni Edirisooriya on the title, Impact of Transformational Leadership on Talent Retention: The Mediating effect of The Fulfillment of Psychological Contract in Information Communication Technology (ICT) Industry in Sri Lanka
and the paper was reviewed by Mr. N. Agilan.
A successful exhibition on the theme of ‘Lean Manufacturing’ was conducted by the fourth year students who are following the Lean Manufacturing course (OPM 401) offered by the Department of Operations Management on the 30th of August 2019 from 11.00 a.m. onwards.
The third Undergraduate Internship and Research Symposium which consists of internship and research components, was held on 04th April, 2019 in the faculty premises. Mr. Lawrance Madapatha- Executive Director BOI zones participated as the keynote speaker, and the event was graced by Prof. S.H.P. Parakrama Karunarathne - Acting Vice-Chancellor, Dean of the faculty, heads of the departments, academic staff members, ELTU staff members, nonacademic staff members and students.
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Internship Committee of Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya organized an OBT programme for third year BBA students. The programme intended to enhance students’ soft skills such as teamwork, leadership, negotiation, problem solving and concept developing. The OBT was held on 30th November, 2018 at MAS Athena , Thulhiriya, Abeypussa.
A focus group discussion was held on 06 June, 2018 at the Faculty to take views of the stakeholders on board into the proposal submitted under results area 2 of the AHEAD project (i.e., Enriching Learning, Teaching, Assessment and English Language Skills Enhancement).
Voice of Speech ’18, the first year students’ speech competition, organized by the ELTU of the Faculty of Management was held successfully on 13th June 2018 in the Faculty Auditorium. Dr. M. Alfred, Dean of the Faculty of Management graced the occasion as the Chief Guest whereas Ms. M. Ranasinghe (Senior Lecturer, Department of Management Studies), Mr. N. Agilan (Chairman, ELTC, Faculty of Management & Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Resource Management), Ms. H. Wijethunga (Head of the Department, Department of Marketing Management) and Ms. T. Karunaratne (Coordinator, ELTU, Faculty of Management) acted as the panel of judges.
The "Undergraduate Internship and Research Symposium – 2017" organized by the Faculty Internship Committee and Faculty Undergraduate Research Committee of the Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya was held on June 08, 2018 at the Faculty Auditorium. The Vice Chancellor, Dean – Faculty of Management, Deans of other Faculties, Academic Staff and Industry Experts embraced the occasion.
