{"id":10719,"date":"2026-04-06T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/?p=10719"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:03:29","slug":"professor-ambalam-pushpanathan-1st-memorial-lecture-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/?p=10719","title":{"rendered":"Professor Ambalam Pushpanathan 1st Memorial Lecture \u2013 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n \n\n<\/head>\n\n\n \n\n

\n The 1st Memorial Lecture in honor of Late Professor Ambalam Pushpanathan was successfully held on \n 03rd February 2026<\/strong> at the University of Vavuniya<\/strong>. \n The event was organized by the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship<\/strong>, \n Faculty of Business Studies.\n <\/p>\n\n

Keynote Address<\/h2>\n

\n The keynote lecture, delivered by Prof. B. Nimalathasan<\/strong>, focused on \n \u201cEntrepreneurial Mindset and Economic Transformation in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka,\u201d<\/em> \n offering valuable insights and inspiration to all attendees.\n <\/p>\n\n

Distinguished Attendees<\/h2>\n

\n The occasion was graced by family members of the late professor, faculty members, deans, \n university staff, and students.\n <\/p>\n\n

Special Tribute and Donation<\/h2>\n

\n In a heartfelt tribute, Mrs. V. Pushpanathan<\/strong>, wife of Late Prof. A. Pushpanathan, \n donated LKR 2 million<\/strong> to the University of Vavuniya by handing over a fixed deposit \n to establish two Gold Medals:\n <\/p>\n\n

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  • For BBM (Honours) students specializing in Entrepreneurship<\/li>\n
  • For the best overall performance among graduates of the Faculty of Business Studies<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n

    Environmental Initiative<\/h2>\n

    \n A tree plantation programme was also conducted to honor the legacy of Late Prof. \n Ambalam Pushpanathan and to promote environmental sustainability.\n <\/p>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n

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    The 1st Memorial Lecture in honor of Late Professor Ambalam Pushpanathan was successfully held on 03rd February 2026 at the University of Vavuniya. The event was organized by the Department […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10719"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10776,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10719\/revisions\/10776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}