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Department of International Relations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Ph.D. (Colombo), M.Phil. (Oslo), B.A (Hons) (Colombo)<\/p>\n CTHE (UOC), SEDA (UK)<\/p>\n Office: +94 (0)11 2500433\u00a0 \u00a0Email: menik@inr.cmb.ac.lk<\/p>\n Menik Wakkumbura is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and a former Consultant at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (2009\u20132018). With over 18 years of experience in teaching, her expertise spans International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Foreign Policy, Security Studies, and Geopolitics, with a particular focus on South Asia. Her research and publications primarily address post-war peacebuilding in Sri Lanka, the role of third parties in international negotiations, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy and maritime security issues. In 2023, she co-founded the Youth Wellness Center at the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, where she is currently serving in the post of Director.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″] ``Dilemmas of justice in Reconciliation: Analyzing Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka since 2009``<\/p> University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t ``Peacemaking: Touch-and-Go? A Critical Analysis of Norway's Facilitation in the Sri Lankan Peace Process (2002-2006)`` <\/p> M.Phil. Peace & Conflict Studies, University of Oslo, Norway. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Peace Research<\/p> University of Oslo & Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), Norway.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t B.A (Hons) in International Relations (First Class)<\/p> University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Social Science Research<\/p> A.C.S Hameed Foundation, Sri Lanka. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Human Rights<\/p> Institute of Human Rights, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul> Certificate Course on Disability Awareness and Sensitization <\/p> University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul> SEDA- Professional Teaching Qualification (UK)<\/p> Certificate of Accreditation as a Teacher in Higher Education Staff and Educational Development Association, The United Kingdom<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul> CTHE- Professional Teaching Qualification (Sri Lanka)<\/p> Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) The University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul> Speech-Crafter<\/p> Toastmasters International<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul> Certified Trainer (ToT Qualification)<\/p> Singapore Civil Service Collage (SCS) and Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″] Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t National Education Commission (NEC), Sri Lanka and World Bank.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Peace & Conflict Division, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS). Sri Lanka <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Department of International Relations, University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul> United States- Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission, Sri Lanka. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul> Youth Wellness Center, Faculty of Arts<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Youth Wellness Center, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Faculty of Arts<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Sri Lanka Journal of Development Administration (SLJDA)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and SLIDA.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t EU-UN Joint Programme on The Governance for Local Economic Development Programme (GLED)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”344″ img_size=”290×390″ alignment=”center”][vc_btn title=”Google Scholar” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”vista-blue” size=”xs” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-google” add_icon=”true” el_class=”research-btn” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DOLFFT7UAAAAJ%26hl%3Den|||”][vc_btn title=”Research Gate” style=”classic” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-pagebuilder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ir\/menik.wakkumbura\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ir\/menik.wakkumbura\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ir\/menik.wakkumbura\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ir\/menik.wakkumbura\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ir\/menik.wakkumbura\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ir\/menik.wakkumbura\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/ir\/menik.wakkumbura\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Qualifications<\/h3>\n
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Head, Centre for Languages Studies (CLS)<\/h4>
Consultant <\/h4>
Coordinator (Finance Affairs)\/SLIDA<\/h4>
Programme Officer (On Assignment) <\/h4>
Assistant Lecturer<\/h4>
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Chair\/ Undergraduate Research Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences (URSHSS, 2022)<\/h4>
Activity Coordinator- The World Bank, AHEAD Grant (Department of International Relations) <\/h4>
Temporary Student Counselor <\/h4>
Associate Editor<\/h4>
Team Member<\/h4>
Academic Coordinator<\/h4>