Dayantha Wijeyesekera

Dayantha Sepala Wijeyesekera (born September 1942) is a Sri Lankan academic and civil engineer.[1] He was the first vice chancellor of Open University of Sri Lanka in 1983. He later served as Chairman, Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development of Sri Lanka.

In 2011, he was named chancellor of the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC).[2] In 2011, his paper titled "Post Tsunami infrastructure rehabilitation in Sri Lanka" was runner-up at a Competition on Papers at the Asia Pacific Convention of the Institution of Civil Engineers-ICE (London) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Ladduwahetty, Ravi (2006-03-16). "Mirror Life: The Guru". Daily Mirror. Archives.dailymirror.lk. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Dayantha Wijesekera First Chancellor of UNIVOTEC". GovLk.com. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Sri Lankan Emeritus Prof. wins international award". February 20, 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  • Official website
  • "General Member candidate Dayantha S Wijeyesekera". Institution of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
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