{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:01:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ihra\/wijayantha-ukwatte\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;137&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]Senior Lecturer (Grade II) at the Institute of Human Resource Advancement (IHRA), University of Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor of Philosophy in Political Professionalization, Department of Sociology, from Wuhan University, China.<\/p>\n<p>Master of International Politics, from Peking University, China.<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor of Arts, in History (Special) 1st Class, Degree from University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Former senior Lecturer, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Doctor of Philosophy (Political Professionalization) <\/p><p class=\"where\">Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">MA in International Politics <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">MA in International Politics <\/p><p class=\"where\">Peking University, Beijing, China.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Bachelor of Arts (Special) Degree<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2000<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Bachelor of Arts (Special in History) Degree First Class Honors<\/p><p class=\"where\">Department of History, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Diploma in Counselling<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Diploma in Counselling<\/p><p class=\"where\">Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Interdictory Course on Management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2000<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Interdictory Course on Management<\/p><p class=\"where\">World University Service, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Interdictory Course on Management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Community Driven Development <\/p><p class=\"where\"> \u2018BalaVikasa\u2019 People Development Training Center, Hyderabad, India <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Certificate Tamil Language Beginners Level<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2002<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Certificate Tamil Language Beginners Level<\/p><p class=\"where\">Bandaranayke International Centre for International Studies, Sri Lanka. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Event Management and Facilitation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Event Management and Facilitation<\/p><p class=\"where\">Fridrich Ebart Stiftung, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade II)<\/h4><p>Institute of Human Resource Management(IHRA), University of Colombo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2024<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade I)<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Foundation Institute <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade II)<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Foundation Institute <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2007<\/span><span>2003<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4> Lecturer<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Foundation Institute 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