A guest lecture titled “Labour Laws and Labour Reforms in Sri Lanka” was held on 19 May 2026 at 12.00 noon for the course unit ECEH 22013 – Labour Economics. The session was conducted by Mrs. R. Supasini, Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Law, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. The lecture provided valuable insights into labour laws and recent labour reforms in Sri Lanka, contributing to the students’ understanding of labour economics and related legal frameworks.
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A guest lecture on “Viewing the Contemporary Economy through a Qualitative Lens” was conducted by Dr. Diluxy Marion Ravichandran, Senior Lecturer at Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, for the undergraduate course unit Current Issues in the World Economy offered by the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. The lecture was held via Zoom on 26th January 2026 from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and contributed to improving students’ understanding of contemporary economic issues through qualitative analysis.
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- Title ” Rural Poverty and its Alleviation Experience of Sri Lanka “
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.A.Ketheeswaran, Deputy Director Planning, District Secretariat, Kilinochchi
- Date & Time : 26th of November 2025, at 2.00pm
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Dept. of Economics
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- Title ” Developing Knowledge Economy: Lessons from Asian Contries “
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.S.Rajumesh, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Marketing, University of Jaffna
- Date & Time : 11th of November 2025, at 3.00pm
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Dept. of Economics
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- Title ” Validating the Problem: The first step to building a Successful Startup “
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.S.Kugarajeevan, Community Manager, Yarl IT Hub
- Date & Time : 17th of November 2025, at 2.00pm
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Dept. of Economics
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- Title ” Aspirations of ‘Surplus’ youth: Contending Stagnation and Marginality in Mannar District, Sri Lanka “
- Guest Lecturer : Mr. Mathew Robert Remedias, MPhil at the university of Oxford, Department of International Development
- Date & Time : 15th of October 2025, at 12.00 noon
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Dept. of Geography
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- Title ” How to prepare a Business Plan “
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.M.Karunanithy, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Marketing, University of Jaffna
- Date & Time : 10th of November 2025, at 2.00pm
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Dept. of Economics
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- Title ” Design Thinking “
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.V.Vithushan, Senior Manager Innovation, Elevate
- Date & Time : 13th of November 2025, at 2.00pm
- Venue : Mini Board Room, Faculty of Arts
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- Title ” Tourism and Sustainable Transformation “
- Guest Lecturer : Prof.S.Sivesan, Dept. of Marketing, University of Jaffna
- Date & Time : 24th of October 2025, at 8.00am
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Dept. of Economics
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- Title ” Environment, Economy, and the SDG : Pathways to a Sustainable Future “
- Guest Lecturer : Dr M. Ganeshamoorthi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Colombo
- Date & Time : 11th of September 2025, at 7.00pm
- Via Zoom
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- Title ” Balancing rights and resources: The legal economics nexus of environment “
- Guest Lecturer : Ms Subashini Rumanan LLB, Lecturer, Department of law, University of Jaffna
- Date & Time : 10th of September 2025, at 2.00pm
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Dept. of Economics
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- Title ” The Development Surge in Peninsula India : Lessons for Sri Lanka “
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.M.Vijayabaskar, Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies
- Date & Time : 28th August 2025, at 10.00am
- Venue : Kailasapathy Auditorium, University of Jaffna
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- Title “The rapid economic development and eradication of absolute poverty in China: Lessons for Sri Lanka “
- Guest Lecturer : Dr. He Yan, Assistant Professor, Institute of International & Area Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Date & Time : 23rd of May 2025, at 10.00am
- Venue : Kailasapathy Auditorium, University of Jaffna
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- Title “Swimming on the Ground: the US trade war against Globalization “
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.M.Ganeshamoorthy, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, University of Colombo.
- Date & Time : 18th of May 2025 (Sunday), at 7.00pm
- Via Zoom
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- Title “Planning, Importance and it’s Implementation “
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.V.Sokkanathan, Director planning Ministry of Education, Sports, Youth Affairs and Cultural Affairs.
- Date & Time : 26th of April 2025 (Saturday), at 4.00pm
- Via Zoom
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- Title “Debt Distress in the Global South and Sri Lanka’s Challenges in Debt Restructuring “
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.Ahilan Kadirgamar, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna
- Date & Time : 3rd of October 2024 (Thursday), at 2.00pm
- Venue : Smart Lecture Hall, Department of Geography
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- Title “Work – Life Interface: Implications HRM and Economics “
- Guest Lecturer : Professor Pavithra Kailasapathy, Department of Human Resources Management and Finance, University of Colombo
- Date & Time : 4th of September 2024 (Wednesday), at 2.30pm
- Venue : SDC Hall, University of Jaffna
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- Title “Project, Planning and It’s Implementation”
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.K.A.Vimalendrarajah, Director General, Department of Trade and Investment Policies, Ministry of Finance
- Date & Time : 1st of September 2024 (Sunday), at 6.30pm
- Via Zoom
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- Title “Environmental Evaluation Techniques”
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.K.Sivanesan, Consultant – Environmental, A B C Eco Consultant (pvt) Ltd
- Date & Time : 28th of August 2024 (Wednesday), at 2.00pm
- Venue : Lecture Hall, Department of Economics
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- Title “Diaspora Direct Investment (DDI): the Untapped Investment source for Development”
- Guest Lecturer : Prof.T.Bhavan, Department of Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Management
- Date & Time : 16th of August 2024 (Friday), at 9.00am
- Via Zoom
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- Title “Regional Economic Integration and Cooperation in the contemporary World: Focus on India Sri Lanka Trade Relations”
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.Neavis Morais, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Social Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka
- Date & Time : 12th of August 2024 (Monday), at 3.00pm
- Via Zoom
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- Title “Project Management in Practice: Insights and Application in Sri Lanka”
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.J.Jude Walton, Project Manager, UNDP Sri Lanka
- Date & Time : 17th of June 2024 (Monday), at 10.00am
- Via Zoom
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- Title “Share Market and Its Recent Trend in Sri Lanka”
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.S.Sabanathan, Manager, Colombo Stock Exchange, Jaffna
- Date & Time : 27th of February 2024 (Tuesday), at 9.30am
- Venue : Economics Lecture Hall – 01
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- Title “Project Planning and its implementation”
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.K.A.Vimalendrarajah, Director General, Department of Trade and Investment Policies, Ministry of Finance
- Date & Time : 7th of February 2024 (Wednesday), at 6.30pm
- Via Zoom
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- Title “Chanllenges of Rural Economic Development in Northern province “
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.Arulanantham Judethadeus, Senior Rural Development Officer, Rural Development Department Northern Province
- Date & Time : 12th of September 2023 (Wednesday), at 1.00pm
- Venue : Economics Lecture Hall – 01
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- Title “Sustainable manufacturing: balancing environmental challenges and economic growth”
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.Sujeeven Manikkarajah, Environmental Professional, (Executive – Environmental Sustainability – Engineering),MAS Holding Pvt Lts
- Date & Time : 6th of September 2023 (Wednesday), at 1.00pm
- Venue : Geography Lecture Hall – 02
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- Title : “The Challenges to building a Knowledge Economy in Sri Lanka”
- Guest Lecturer : Mrs.K.Niyanthini, Rading PHD in Massachusetts University USA, Associate Consultant, Strategic (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
- Date & Time : 23rd of August 2023 (Wednesday), at 1.00pm
- Venue : Geography Lecture Hall – 02
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- Title : “Stress Management”
- Guest Lecturer : Rev.Fr.Arul Sutharson, The Director, Gnanatheepam, Oblate Youth Empowerment Centre
- Date & Time : 16th of August 2023 (Wednesday), at 1.00pm
- Venue : Geography Lecture Hall – 02
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- Title : “Women’s Livelihoods and neoliberal Entrepreneurship”
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.Ahilan Kadirgamar, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna
- Date & Time : 9th of August 2023 (Wednesday), at 1.00pm
- Venue : Economics Lecture Hall
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- Title : “Project Planning and Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation Techniques”
- Guest Lecturer : Mr.J.Jude Walton, Project Manager, UNDP Sri Lanka
- Date & Time : 28th of June 2023 (Wednesday), at 1.00pm
- Venue : Seminar Hall, Faculty of Arts
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- Title : “Introduction to Marxist Political Economy of Production”
- Guest Lecturer : Dr.Ahilan Kadirgamar, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna
- Date & Time : 5th of January 2023 (Thursday), at 1.00pm
- Venue : Economics Lecture Hall
