{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:43:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;138&#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; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3D2pe6C3EAAAAJ%26hl%3Den%26authuser%3D1||target:%20_blank|&#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; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FPasan-Wijayawardhana%3Fev%3Dhdr_xprf||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Mr. Pasan M. Wijayawardhana<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Management and Finance<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Pasan M. Wijayawardhana is a goal-driven academic individual with a strong foundation in Economics and Management. His academic journey is marked by excellence, culminating in a Master of Philosophy in Business Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Business Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Sri Lanka). Further, he has completed a Master&#8217;s in Development Studies (MDS) from the University of Colombo (Sri Lanka) and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Economic Policy from BALPP (Sri Lanka).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Business Economics at the University of Colombo and aims to become a resourceful and responsible leader in dynamic organizations. Moreover, as a part-time voluntary role, Mr. Wijayawardhana is serving as the founder chairman of the Ceylon Foundation for Economic Policy-Analysis (CFEP), an economic policy think tank in Sri Lanka. His previous work experience includes roles such as a Sri Lanka Parliament Representative on several Sectoral Oversight Committees, an Economic Research Analyst at the Advocata Institute, an Assistant Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and an intern in the Economic Research Department at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He also served as the National Director for AIESEC Sri Lanka. His research interests are centered on areas such as Labor Economics, Gender Studies, Entrepreneurship, Educational Economics and Development Economics, which are reflected in his publications. His expertise extends to the classroom, where he teaches a diverse range of subjects, including Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economics of SME\u00a0and Tourism Economics. Beyond his professional and academic endeavors, he actively contributes to public discourse by sharing his knowledge through articles and participating in various public media discussions on economic issues.<\/p>\n<p>[\/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\">MPhil<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Master of Philosophy in Business Economics <\/p><p class=\"where\">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\">Master<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Master of Development Studies<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Colombo-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\">Postgraduate Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2024<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Economic Policy<\/p><p class=\"where\">BALPP-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\">B.Sc. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">B.Sc. Business Administration (Business Economics) (Special)<\/p><p class=\"where\">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\">ACMA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Associate Member of the Certified Management Accountant (ACMA)<\/p><p class=\"where\"> 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\">CTHE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Colombo- 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\">Certificate <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Micro-Credential Certificate in Public Policy<\/p><p class=\"where\">BALPP-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\">Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Certificate in Research Methodology and Scientific Writing <\/p><p class=\"where\">USJ-SL<\/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<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Strategic Professional Certificate in Management Accounting <\/p><p class=\"where\">Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Advanced Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2020<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting &amp; 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