The ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ is Ìýdelighted to announce of the appointment of former Vice-Chancellor of the ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ, Senior Professor Kapila C.K. Perera as the Secretary to the Ministry of Education who assumed duties in the new post on 17th August 2020.
Prof. Kapila Perera obtained his first degree from the ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ in 1986 and obtained his Masters and PhD from the University of California.
³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ owes many of its greatest achievements to Prof. Kapila Perera’s exemplary leadership and guidance, and thankÌýhim for his outstanding service as a Senior Professor, a Dean and the Vice-Chancellor.
Prof. Kapila Perera had been serving as the Vice Chancellor of the ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ from November 2017 to August 2020. Prior to being appointed as the Vice-Chancellor he Ìýserved as the Dean of the Engineering Faculty and as the Director – Planning of the University. He had also worked as a lecturer on various subjects including Energy Technology and Environment, Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Energy Sources and Technology and Heat Transfer Applications in Buildings for undergraduate courses and post graduate courses.
The University staff and students take great pleasure in extending their sincere congratulations andÌý best wishes to Prof. Kapila Perera on his new appointment.
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