Kshanika Hirimburegama
| Kshanika Hirimburegama | |
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| 17th Vice-chancellor - University of Colombo | |
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In office 2 January 2008 – 31 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Prof. T. Hettiarachchy |
| Succeeded by | Yet to be appointed |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1958 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Wijaya Hirimburegama |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater |
Visakha Vidyalaya University of Colombo University of Peradeniya Catholic University |
| Profession | Professor |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Sannas Mudiyanselage Kshanika Kumari Hirimburegama (known as Kshanika Hirimburegama) (born January 1, 1958) is a Sri Lankan academic. She was the 17th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Colombo. Prior to the appointment she was Head of the Department of Plant Sciences and a Member of the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka.[1] She vacated the position of Vice Chancellor when she assumed duties as the President of the University Grants Commission in 2013.
Early life and career
Hirimburegama was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is the daughter of Nalini Ratnayaka and Dr. Punchi Bandara Sannasgala, an academic researcher on Sinhala language, Sinhala literature, Pali and Sanskrit. He is the author of `Sinhala Saahithya Wanshaya' in the 1960s. She is the fourth out of five daughters born to the Sannasgala family. Her early education was at prestigious Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo.
She entered University of Colombo in 1977 and specialised in Botany. She then entered the Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), Peradeniya and passed out in 1985 with her Masters in Agricultural Sciences. In the same year she left for Belgium to join the Catholic University of Leuven for her PhD. Kshanika married Wijaya Hiriburegama in 1986 whom she met at University of Peradeniya.[2]
She and her husband returned to Sri Lanka in 1989 and joined the Botany Department in Colombo University as a Senior Lecturer in January, 1990. She was later made the Head of the Plant Sciences Department before she was appointed as Vice-chancellor in January, 2008.[3]
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| Preceded by Prof. T. Hettiarachchy |
Vice Chancellor of University of Colombo 1 January 2008–31 January 2013 |
Succeeded by Acting |