Sampath Amaratunge

The Vice - Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. Amaratunge is an expert in the field of economics with special reference to rural development and draws from three decades of service as a leading academic in Sri Lanka.

Having published more than 75 Articles in international and national refereed journals and proceedings, Prof. Amaratunge holds a BA (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, MA in Economics from the University of Colombo, and MSc. in Economics of Rural Development from the Saga National University and a PhD. from Kogoshima National University in Japan.Prof. Amaratunge was also a recipient of the prestigious Research Excellence Award in 2002, awarded by Kyushu Society of Rural Economics, Japan, which is in addition to several other local and international awards.

He was a Member of the University Grants Commission and Chairman of the Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA).