- 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
