New Chairman For University Grants Commission

COLOMBO (News 1st); Senior Professor Kapila Seneviratne has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Professor Seneviratne, a distinguished scholar in the field of chemistry, is an alumnus of the University of Kelaniya. 

He earned his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in the United States in 1997.

Throughout his career, he has led numerous research projects focusing on the chemical and nutritional properties of edible oils, establishing himself as a leading academic in this area.

Prior to his new appointment, Senior Professor Seneviratne served as the Dean of the Postgraduate Institute at the University of Kelaniya.