Mr. Lahiru Gunaratna has been appointed as the Head, Department of Banking & Finance
Mr. Lahiru Gunaratna, Senior Lecturer, attached to the Department of Banking & Finance of the Faculty of Business Studies and Finance has been appointed as the new head of the Department w.e.f July 2023. Mr. Lahiru Gunaratna obtained a BBM (Sp.) in Entrepreneurship and Management from the Uva Wellassa University and successfully completed his M.Sc. from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Applied Finance. He has contributed to the university and the nation with his knowledge and skills throughout the last decades. We wish him the best of luck on behalf of the university.
BONIFERA ’23
The Student’s Association of Banking & Finance has organized an industrial forum on the 29th of May 2023 at the Main Auditorium of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. The forum comprised a panel discussion with academics and industry experts in Banking and Finance. The main objective of the event was to broader and enhances undergraduate exposure in terms of knowledge and experience in the field of Banking and Finance. Snr. Prof. Udith K. Jayasinghe, the vice-chancellor of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, attended the event as the Chief Guest, and Mr. Sujeewa Rajapaksha, Chairman of People’s Bank of Sri Lanka, was the Guest of Honor of BONIFERA ’23.
BONIFERA ’23 QUIZ COMPETITION
The Student’s Association of Banking & Finance has successfully conducted the “Quiz Competition” on the 3rd of May 2023 in relation to “BONIFERA ’23”. This competition was open for all 1st year and 2nd year students of the Faculty of Business Studies Finance, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. After 3 competitive rounds at each level, the winners and runners-up were selected from a qualified selected panel. We wish congratulate to all the participated teams and winners of the “BONIFERA ’23 Quiz Competition”.
Book Donation from Monash University, Australia
The Department of Banking & Finance has received over 500 textbooks in multiple aspects of finance and management studies from the Department of Banking & Finance, Monash University, Australia. This treasure of books is immensely valuable for both our staff and the students in disseminating and escalating the knowledge on the subject areas conducted under different study programs in the faculty. This is a great privilege and an honor for recognizing the Department of Banking & Finance, the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka for this donation which is a growing young state University in Sri Lanka. Books have been ceremonially handed over to the department on 8th of December 2022 with the participation of the Dean of the Faculty, Head of the Department, Academic Staff Members, and Students.
Field Trip with Collaboration of BOC
The Research Circle of the Department of Banking & Finance has successfully completed a two days’ field trip to conduct a Data Collection Survey in Collaboration with the Research and Development Department of Bank of Ceylon. The primary objective of this program is to provide the students a real-world experience in developing a questionnaire and gathering data for a research study which will in turn support them in conducting their final year Dissertation. The survey has covered sixteen (16) branches of Bank of Ceylon (BOC) in Colombo and Galle area on 20th and 21st October 2022.
Webinar with the Association of CFA Society Sri Lanka and Acuity Knowledge Partners
The “Research Circle (RC)” formulated under the Quality Assurance Unit of the Department of Banking and Finance, was held as the First Session of the webinar series on Sri Lanka Debt Restructuring on 07th September (Wednesday) 2022 from 4.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. via Zoom.
The following main topics were covered under the Webinar on “Sri Lanka Debt Restructuring”:
Facilitator: CFA Society Sri Lanka
Knowledge partner: Acuity Knowledge Partners
**we have opened this session for both the Staff and Students in the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka as this is a paramount important and timely topic for discussion in Sri Lanka.
Welcome of the New Third (3rd) Year Students to the Department
Department of Banking & Finance welcome new third (3rd) year students who have newly enrolled to follow the B.Sc. Honours in Banking & Finance Degree. The students are from the 194’ batch of the Faculty and successfully completed their 2 year common programe. Academic staff members and all third year students have participated in this event. The Head of the Department and other academic members explained the value and importance of being a graduate of the B.Sc. Honours in Banking & Finance Degree. We wish good luck to all the newcomers of the Department.
