Silver Jubilee Souvenir

Silver Jubilee Souvenir

The Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya celebrated, the 25 years of excellence from 1997 to 2022 on 4th of July, 2022. Prof S.P.P Amaratunge, Chairman, University Grants Commission served as the Chief Guest, Dr. T. Mangaleshwaran, the Vice Chancellor, University of Vavuniya served as the Special Guest and Ms. R. Vijayalan, Senior Assistant Director, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Faculty Alumnus) and Ms. K. Asokumar, Managing Director, Kobithan Garments (PVT) Ltd, (Faculty Alumnus) were invited as the Guests of Honors. The event was chaired by Dr. Y.Nanthagopan, the Dean, Faculty of Business Studies and convened by Mr. C. Larojan, Senior Lecturer of The Faculty of Business Studies

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The Silver Jubilee Commemorative Book (Souvenir) was launched by Ms. P. Sarmatha, the Chief Editor.  The first copy was handed over to Prof.  T. Mangaleshwaran, the Vice-Chancellor. The special copies were issued to the Deans of the Faculties. The book consists of the faculty’s history, great achievements, success and significant milestones in the twenty-five years of establishment of the faculty since 1997.

PRANA financial Aid was launched by Mr. V. Kumaratheepan, Secretary of the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Business Studies (AAFBS). PRANA financial aid is aimed to support students to achieve their educational goals. It helps students by covering education expenses such as food, accommodation, books and supplies, and transportation. Registered undergraduate students from the Faculty of Business Studies are eligible to apply for this financial aid. A student’s need-based eligibility is calculated to award financial aid. The AAFBS will select students based on their needs. Awarded students will receive financial aid every month for a period of one year.

Launching Student Magazines

Magazines of the Project Management Club, Marketing Club, Economics Club, Human Resources Club and Accounting and Finance Club were launched. It was a great achievement on the part of the faculty because the students of the faculty launched the student club magazines.

The name of the magazines are;

  1. Econoblogger by Econ Club
  2. Findroot by Accounting and Finance Club
  3. HR Wisdom by Human Resource Club
  4. Project Manager by Project Management Club
  5. Marketing Sparks by Marketing Club

The Best Performance Awards for The Student Clubs

Career Guidance Webinar

A Career Guidance Webinar was organized by the Faculty on Wednesday, 6th of July, 2022, from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon for the commemoration of the faculty’s 25th anniversary. Nearly 300 participants from the faculty undergraduate students, advanced level commerce stream students and school teachers attended the webinar.

Five professional bodies such as the Chartered institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), the institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA), the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) and Project Management institute (PMI) conducted the webinar on explaining the respective professional courses available within them and the job opportunities available for the respective discipline in national and international job markets.

The Best Entrepreneur Award was given to Mrs. K.Saji Rani Vanni Region, at the Silver Jubilee Celebration

Alumni of the Faculty at the Silver jubilee Celebration

The staff members who were honored in the Silver Jubilee Celebration

  1. Dr. T.Managleswaran  Vice Chancellor University of Vavuniya
  2. Prof. A.Pushpanathan Associate Professor Faculty of Business Studies

Former Deans

  1. Mr. R. Nanthakumaran (Retired Associate Professor)
  2. Dr. P. Selvarajan
  3. Dr. T. Mangaleswaran
  4. Prof. A. Pushpanathan

25 years of service

  1. Dr. P. Selvarajan
  2. Prof. A. Pushpanathan
  3. Mrs. J.S. Thevaruban
  4. Dr. G. Jeyaseelan

Retired Staff

  1. Mr. R. Nanthakumaran (Retired Associate Professor),
  2. Mr. M.l. Abdul Samad,
  3. Mr. R. Sangaralingam,
  4. Mr. R.A. Raveendran