Day: November 25, 2016

Dr. A. Kaneswaran, Head of the Department of Computer Engineering and Prof. A. Atputharajah attended the “CodeCraft” competition launching ceremony on 25th November 2016 at Hall Ruby, Hilton Colombo. Codecraft completion opening ceremony was graced by Hon. Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Harin Fernando. CodeCraft is a nationwide competition for students, professionals, colleges, and corporates. This competition has been endorsed by the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, University Grants Commission, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka and the IT-BPM and Knowledge Services Industry Chamber (SLASSCOM).

A workshop on “Effective Research Higher Degree Supervision Practices for the PhD Supervisors” was organized as part of the collaboration of the University of Melbourne together with the University Grant Commission. This was conducted by Professor Sophie Arkoudis, who is the Associate Director and Professor in Higher Education, Melbourne CSHE. She shared the experience on guiding the research students at the Melbourne with the University staff members in Sri Lanka. Four staff members from each University participated to this workshop. Continue reading