Senior Professor R. Lalitha S. Fernando, a senior academic member attached to the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura has been promoted to the post of Chair of the Department of Public Administration.
Currently Senior Professor R. Lalitha S. Fernando is the Coordinator of the Postgraduate Programs of the Department of Public administration, the Director of the Research Center for Governance and Public Policy, Member of the Faculty Development Fund Management Committee, Co-Chair of International Conference on Governance for Sustainable Development, Secretary General of The of Network of Asia- Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance, Chairman of the Research Committee, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce and so on. She was the winner of the Emerald Literati Awards 2019 for an outstanding paper, received the Research award – 2018 for the highest h-index in the faculty and she received Best paper award on 15th ICBM in 2018.
We congratulate Professor on her achievements and wish her all the very best for all her future endeavors.