Institutional Arrangement
The International Research Centre (IRC) is placed under the purview of the Vice-Chancellor and supported by the Advisory and Management Committee (See Fig 1). The power of the executive authority of the Centre shall be vested to the Advisory and management committee and will support the following executing team to develop the IRC and deliver the aim and the objectives. The “IRC” is governed/executed by an Executive Director. The secretary of the Advisory and Management committee is Deputy Registrar/Academic Affairs & Publication Branch. The council shall approve the management committee with the recommendation of the Senate. Within these Committees, all gender, race, and religious and less-able members must be included.
Governance Structure of the IRC
| Role | Name | Designation |
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| Chairperson | Prof. T. Mangaleswaran | Vice Chancellor |
| Executive Director | Prof. S. Surendran | Director of IRC |
| Members | Dr. Jeyagowri Nimalan | Dean, Faculty of Applied Science |
| Dr. Y. Nanthagopan | Dean, Faculty of Business Studies | |
| Dr. D. S. S. S. Suthaharan | Dean, Faculty of Technological Studies | |
| Dr. Sukanya Devaisy | Chairperson, University Research and Ethics | |
| Dr. M. Malaravan | UGC Appointed Council Member Consultant Eye Surgeon |
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| Prof. Gamini Senanayake | UGC Appointed Council Member Former Vice Chancellor of University of Ruhuna. |
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| Dr. S. Wijeyamohan | Senate Representative | |
| Mr. A. Umamaheshwaran | Secretary, Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs, Sports and Youth Affairs Northern Province | |
| Mr. T. Thireskumar | Additional Government Agent, Vavuniya District | |
| Prof. Saroj Jayasinghe | National Eminent Research Expert Head of the Dept. of Medical Humanities of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka and was the founder of Medicine, Univ. of Colombo. |
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| TBC | International Eminent Research Expert |