Dr. Thushara Priyadarshana is a senior Lecturer of Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, The Open University of Sri Lanka. And he is the Director/ International Relations Unit of The Open University of Sri Lanka since December 2018. He has experience in the filed of civil engineering and management holding different positions in senior management level in
I was graduated from The Open University of Sri Lanka in 1996 and completed the M.Sc. in Forestry (Major specialization–Environmental Forestry) from the University of Sri Jayawardanapura, Sri Lanka in 2000. In addition, completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Distance Education in Indira Gandhi National Open University, India in 2007. Subsequently, obtained Ph.D. on Carbon sink function
Dr. Dahanayaka holds B.Sc and M.Phil degrees from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka and PhD and Post-doctoral degrees from the Ibaraki University, Japan. He worked as a Scientist of Remote Sensing on Coastal and Inland Water Environment monitoring at National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), Sri Lanka for over 12 years and currently holds the