The DBA Colombo Alumni Association which was inaugurated on 30th January 2025 was graced by a large, distinguished gathering representing the academic and industry community, DBA graduates and doctoral students. Senior Professor H.D. Karunaratne, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo was the Chief Guest at the event. Inaugural Alumni President, Dr. Lasantha Wickremesooriya unveiled the strategy of the association, where the strategic intent was to pursue “promoting and leading the future of industry focused research debates and dialogues by bringing together multiple stakeholders”. Professor Nihal Hennayake, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Finance, Professor B. Nishantha, Coordinator of the Postgraduate and Mid-Career Development Unit, Professor Tharusha Gooneratne, DBA Programme Coordinator, Mr. Ruwan Waidyaratne, Managing Director at Hayleys Advantis Limited and Advisor to the DBA Colombo Alumni Association also addressed the gathering. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Anusha Liyanage, Secretary of the Alumni Association.

Given the phase that I am in the programme this workshop was timely, and I know it’s not a coincidence. It’s a reflection of the quality of the programme, the quality of the institution and the personalities behind the programme.

Dinuka Pattikiriarachchi

Thank you so very much for this opportunity. The experiences shared by the lecturers who had completed the journey was inspirational. Also learning from fellow students, knowing that you are not alone and the opportunity to ask individual questions and get feedback was very useful. I like to also highlight the organised, systematic and timely guidance and the management of the programme.

                                                  Kanaka Abeygunawardene

This workshop was indeed useful in terms of motivating us to reach the next stage of the research. It expanded much of our knowledge on different types of data collection methods available to improve the research.

Shayara Evanjalee

It has been a very insightful and informative two days. Very impressively organised workshop with individual attention.

Ruchira Walpita

The two-day workshop was timely scheduled. It was a much-needed refreshment after 2 years of the DBA journey. The workshop covered the next essential steps on our thesis. As a batch, it was a good knowledge sharing session where we could learn from each other’s mistakes and successes.

Mihiri Hapuarachchi

The workshop personally rejuvenated me to get back on track and accelerate to complete this endeavour on time in full. Thank you to our dear coordinator and my dear supervisors for being my great strength.

Samari Ihalagedara

An inspirational and very helpful workshop which encourage and push us to complete the research. Also, good location and good food. Thank you for organising this fruitful event.

Waruna Darshana

This workshop was a great opportunity for me to get a clear idea about what we have to do in the remaining two semesters to complete the DBA. The lecturers kindly addressed the issues we raised. Thank you so much for the support.

Sanjeewa Guruge

The residential workshop was a timely arrangement which was a need of the hour. It was a great help to clarify the next steps of our research and we got specific points on methodology.

Nuwan Wickramanayake

The workshop was very valuable, and having a residential workshop bonded us more as a batch and with our professors. Apart from that good location and good food.

Danushka Kodithuwakku

The presentations by the professors during the workshop refreshed our knowledge and motivated us. It was also a forum to clarify practical difficulties in proceedings with the research. The workshop was also an opportunity to meet the batch, share methods that were more effective in conducing the research.

Thusitha Gunathilake

Thank you so much for a very interesting and inspiring workshop! It personally helped me to clear some grey areas in my research and gave guidance on achieving a step-by-step approach. All the best to Uni.

Lalindra Tissera

The workshop organised as part of the DBA programmme provided fresh insights about the thesis preparation. Further it helped us to clarify the doubts we had. The group interactions over the last 2 days helped to rejuvenate ourselves in our DBA journey.

Jude Silva & Indiwary Fernando

This workshop was a great help to develop my skills. Most of the doubts on my research were cleared.

Saliya Udapitiya

The residential workshop brought insightful knowledge to me to take my research to the next level and to understand common mistakes in our research.

Y. Seran

I gathered a lot of useful insights on my research, and in organising my research in an effective way. Thank you for organising this wonderful event for our knowledge enrichment.

M.M. Muzamil