Mr. Sahan J. Fernando

Department of  Management and Organization Studies, Faculty of Management and Finance

Email: sahanjfernando@gmail.com

Mr. Sahan J. Fernando obtained his first degree – Bachelor of Business Administration (Special) – with a First-Class honor from the Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo in 2014. After working in the corporate sector for two years, he joined the academic staff of the Department of Management and Organization Studies of the same Faculty in 2016 as a probationary lecturer. He completed his Master of Business Administration Degree from the Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo in 2019. After obtaining the Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) from the Staff Development Centre of the University of Colombo in 2018, he became a SEDA (UK) accredited teacher in Higher Education. Mr. Fernando is currently a Senior Lecturer (Transitional) in the Department of Management and Organization Studies and on study leave to pursue his PhD. He was awarded the Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPRS) to pursue his doctoral studies from the Deakin Business School, Melbourne, Australia.

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

  • MBA 2019

    University of Colombo

  • BBA 2014

    University of Colombo

  • PQHRM 2014

    CIPM, Sri Lanka

  • CTHE 2014

    Col, Sri Lanka

  • SEDA 2018

    UK

Positions

  • Now 2019

    Senior Lecturer (Transitional) - On Study Leave

    University of Colombo

  • Now2021

    Program Coordinator

    Higher Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (HDESBM)

  • 20192016

    Lecturer (Probationary)

    University of Colombo

  • 20212020

    Visiting Lecturer

    Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo

  • 20212016

    Department Coordinator

    Career Guidance Unit of the Faculty

  • 20202019

    Visiting Lecturer

    Naval and Maritime Academy, Sri Lanka Navy

  • 2019

    Visiting Lecturer

    Faculty of Business, University of Moratuwa

  • 2019

    Faculty Coordinator

    Enterprise Based Project (EBP)

  • 20192018

    Visiting Lecturer

    Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya

  • 2018

    Co-secretary

    International Research Conference on Management and Finance (IRCMF)

  • 2018

    Co-secretary

    International Research Conference on Management and Finance (IRCMF)

  • 20182017

    Department Coordinator

    Enterprise Based Project (EBP)

  • 20192017

    Academic Advisor

    Community Development Project (CDP)

  • 20192017

    Temporary Student Counselor

    Faculty of Management and Finance