2017 March

Professor Maria Floro from Department of Economics, American University visited the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka in 2017 to talk with administrators, academics and students about gender analysis in economics and its importance to work in NGOs, government ministries, research institutions and the private sector.

Prof. Maria S. Floro, Director of the Program in Gender Analysis in Economics, American University met with Prof. Upul Dissanayake, Vice-Chancellor University of Peradeniya, to discuss potential academic collaboration between the University of Peradeniya and American University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. in the area of graduate teaching and research in Gender Economics. Also present at the discussion were Prof. Ananda Jayawickrama, Director, Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. O.G. Dayaratne Banda, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dr. Suresh de Mel, Chair, Board of Study in Economics and Management, Prof. Dileni Gunewardena and Mrs. Shobana Rajendran, lead scholars in the collaborative initiative.