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Professor M. A. Y. D. Madurapperuma

Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Management and Finance

Email: yasantha@dbe.cmb.ac.lk

Professor Yasantha Madurapperuma entered the University of Colombo in June 1999 as an undergraduate and continued his association with the University by joining the University as an academic after obtaining Bachelor of Commerce with Second Class (Upper division) Honours for his first degree. Professor Madurapperuma received his postgraduate qualifications: MSc in Management and Information Technology, University of Kelaniya and PhD from the Silla University – Republic of Korea. He is a Member of Sri Lanka Economic Association. He serves the University of Colombo as a Professor in the Department of Business Economics at present.

During his tenure Professor Madurapperuma has served as the student counselor, Coordinator of MBA in International Business Programme, Senior treasurer of student union and editor of Colombo Business Journal and various other academic and administrative positions of the faculty.

Professor Madurapperuma has been honoured with various esteemed positions and has received awards internationally for his excellence performance.

Editorial Board Member, Colombo Business Journal(CBJ) of the Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Colombo, Since 2017 to date.

Coordinator, Master of Business Administration in International Business programme, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo, from May 2017 to December 2019

Co-chair, 13th International Research Conference on Management & Finance (IRCMF – 2018) of the Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Colombo – 2018

Korean Government Scholarship (KGS) awarded by National Institute for International Education, Ministry of Science, and Technology, Korea.

Award for Excellent Academic Achievement 2016 as a KGS student, awarded by the National Institute for International Education, Ministry of Science, and Technology, Korea

Award for Graduation Excellence Award (Outstanding Academic Performance) 2016 as a foreign graduate, awarded by the Silla University, Korea

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

  • PhD

    Silla University, Korea

  • MSc in MIT

    Kelaniya

  • BCom

    University of Colombo

  • CTHE

    University of Colombo

Positions

  • Now

    Professor

    University of Colombo

  • Now

    Head

    Department of Business Economics

  • Now2022

    Member

    Board of Trustee of the Lalith Athlathmudali Mhapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund

  • Now 2021

    Member

    Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Colombo

  • Now 2019

    Country Representative (Sri Lanka)

    for the Core research team of Nan​yang Centre for Emerging Markets (CEM), Nan​yang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, since 2019

  • Now2017

    Editorial Board Member

    Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Colombo

  • 20192018

    Senior Treasurer

    Students’ Union of the Faculty of Management and Finance

  • 2018

    Co-chair

    Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Colombo

  • 2018 - 2019 & 2019 - 2020

    Senior Treasurer

    Students’ Economic Society, Faculty of Management and Finance

  • 2019 2017

    Coordinator - MBA-IB

    Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo

  • 20102009

    Student Counselor

    Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo

  • Coordinator

    Academic Affairs Unit