Prof. S. B. S. Abayakoon is the current chairman of Engineering council Sri Lanka(ECSL), Governor of the central province and the former
Vice-Chancellor
A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...
of
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya (, ) is a Public research university, public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, University Grants Commission. It is the largest university in Sri Lanka, which was origin ...
,
Sri Lanka
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. Prior to that, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for four and a half years. He is a Senior professor of
Civil Engineering
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, at
Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. He was appointed the 20th vice-chancellor of the university in August 2009. He completed his primary and secondary education at St/Sylvester's College, Kandy.
Education
Abayakoon was educated at the
St. Sylvester's College,
Kandy
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. Then he entered to the University of Peradeniya faculty of engineering for his higher education and completed the
bachelor's degree
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in civil engineering in 1979 with a First Class Honours degree. He received his post graduate degrees, Master of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy, from
University of British Columbia
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,
Canada
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in 1983 and in 1987 respectively.
See also
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University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya (, ) is a Public research university, public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, University Grants Commission. It is the largest university in Sri Lanka, which was origin ...
References
External links
University of Peradeniya signs MoU with UND
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Sri Lankan academic administrators
Academic staff of the University of Peradeniya
Living people
1958 births
Vice-chancellors of the University of Peradeniya
Alumni of St. Sylvester's College