{"id":2465,"date":"2026-09-18T05:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2026-09-18T05:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:04:25","slug":"8th-cluster-series-alpha-pitch-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/2026\/09\/18\/8th-cluster-series-alpha-pitch-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Cluster Series \u2013 Alpha Pitch Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Project Management Club of the Faculty of Business Studies successfully conducted the 8th session of the Cluster Series \u2013 Alpha Pitch Programme on 8th April 2026 via an online platform from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM which was under the theme \u201cLead, Speak, Dominate,\u201d the session engaged students from all batches of the Department of Project Management.\u00a0 A guest lecture delivered by S. Thirugnanasampanthar, Senior Lecturer, provided valuable academic insights on leadership, while the presence of Professor Y. Nanthagopan further enriched the session. A key highlight of the programme was the presentation of the \u201cHands of Hope\u201d project by third-year students, showcasing the practical application of leadership and communication skills.<br><div class=\"su-custom-gallery su-custom-gallery-align-center su-custom-gallery-title-never su-lightbox-gallery\"><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-1.jpeg\" title=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-1-270x180.jpeg\" alt=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 1\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">8th Cluster Series &#8211; 1<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-5.png\" title=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-5-270x180.png\" alt=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 5\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">8th Cluster Series &#8211; 5<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-3.png\" title=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-3-270x180.png\" alt=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 3\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">8th Cluster Series &#8211; 3<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:270px;height:180px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-4.jpeg\" title=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8th-Cluster-Series-4-270x180.jpeg\" alt=\"8th Cluster Series \u2013 4\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">8th Cluster Series &#8211; 4<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Project Management Club of the Faculty of Business Studies successfully conducted the 8th session of the Cluster Series \u2013 Alpha Pitch Programme on 8th April 2026 via an online [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-events","category-cluster"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions\/2470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/pm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}