Prof. Wasantha Rajapakshe is an experienced academic and researcher with over three decades of teaching, research, and administrative experience in higher education. She currently serves as a professor at SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka. Her previous academic appointments include senior roles in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, as well as at leading Sri Lankan universities. Prof. Rajapakshe’s teaching and research expertise includes sustainable development, human capital management, organisational behaviour, and public policy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)

• Associate Professor in Business Management (Jan 2020 – Present)
• Senior Lecturer in Business Management (Jan 2017 – Dec 2019)
• Teaching: Sustainable Development & ESG, Human Capital Management, Strategic Management
• Faculty Member – BBA, MBA & Liverpool John Moores University Programmes
• Roles:
• Chairperson, SLIIT Business School Ethics Review Committee
• Member, SLIIT Ethics Review Committee
• Curriculum Academic Committee (CAC) Member
• Coordinator, BBA Human Capital Management modules
• Member, Faculty Quality Cell (FQC)
• Member, Industry Consultative Board
• Group Leader, Human Capital Management Research Cluster
• AACSB Accreditation Designee
• Coordinator, Common Foundation Program

Jubail University College, Saudi Arabia

• Assistant Professor in Business Administration (Feb 2007 – Jun 2016)
• Head of Department – Business Administration
• Roles:
• Member, Quality Assurance Committee (NCAAA, ABET, ACBSP)
• Chair, Academic Development Committee
• Coordinator, Academic Resources & General Business Courses
• Member, Department Council, College Council, and Internal Examination Committee

St. Theresa International University, Thailand

• Assistant Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs & Assistant Professor  (Sep 2003 – Feb 2007)
• Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies
• Adjunct Faculty – Troy University USA (Thailand Program)
• Roles:
• Member, College Academic Board
• Member, Curriculum Development, Quality Assurance, Internal and External Examination Committees
• Member, Staff and Student Disciplinary Committees

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

• Senior Lecturer (Grade I), Dept. of Public Administration (1989 – 2003)
• Head of Department, Dept. of Public Administration
• Senate Member, Postgraduate Faculty Board
• Coordinator – External Degree Programme
• Research Supervisor, MSc in Management

P.E. Mathew & Co., Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka

• Audit Officer (Oct 1986 – Feb 1989)

• PhD in Development Administration (Public Policy)
  National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand – 2003
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  University of Colombo, Sri Lanka – 1996
• BSc (Hons) in Public Administration
  University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka – 1986
• Associate (Final Part I), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka

• For MBA studies, a full tuition fee scholarship is available from the Ministry of Higher Education in Sri Lanka. 1990
• For Doctoral Studies – Full tuition fee scholarship and Stephen's allowance from the Commission of Higher Education in Thailand. 1998
• Research Grant for Doctoral dissertation: From the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka and the National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand – 2000
• Research grant from Thailand Research Fund in 2005 to conduct research on Thailand's higher education institutions 2005