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Janaka Ruwanpura
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Professor Janaka Ruwanpura is a Professor of Project Management at the Schulich School of Engineering[2] at the University of Calgary. He successfully completed his term as the Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International) of the University of Calgary, Canada (equivalent to Pro-Vice Chancellor in English system) from Sept. 1, 2020 until March 29, 2024. He was the Vice-Provost International since 2013 until 2020. In 2022, Janaka was a winner of the Top25 Canadian Immigrant Awards[3] selected by Canadian Immigrant Magazine.[4] He is also the founding President of the Canadian Network of Sri Lankan Academics[5] launched [6]in Feb. 2024.
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Nationality | Sri Lankan and Canadian [1] |
Education | Nalanda College Colombo University of Moratuwa Arizona State University University of Alberta |
Occupation | Professor |
Employer | University of Calgary Canada |
Title | Professor of Civil Engineering and Project Management (Former Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International) 2013-24) |