Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - April 2012

In this issue

Jeffrey Sachs is tipped to be the next president of the World Bank, and pledges to tackle global poverty.
He is outspoken and there is not a moment when he is not in the limelight. Unlike those who talk but show no action, Minister Mervyn Silva is a man of action. He is a person who keeps his word and works for the betterment of the people who have elected him. He is fearless and will stand up for what he feels is right. He is staunch in his stand that Sri Lanka has done no wrong. He believes that the Gods will protect Sri Lanka.
Namal Rajapaksa MP spoke at the India Today Conclave on ‘Dynasty is a Burden or Boon in South Asia’ from the perspective of the unfolding Asian Century.
Coinciding with International Women's Day, the Association of Commonwealth Universities in collaboration with the newly launched Centre for Gender Studies of the University of Kelaniya called on academics and administrators from 24 countries to convene and discuss the various issues related to women in higher education and beyond under the theme ‘Critical Women: Women as Agents of Change through Higher Education’. What followed was an elucidation of the successes and conflicts facing women and how institutions of higher education can precipitate change, whether in a science lab, the high seats of government, or the academy itself.
With a portfolio of titles that read Professor of Geophysics, Dean of Science at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Master-Elect of Darwin College Cambridge, Prof Mary Fowler speaks about her illustrious journey in academia. Producing a world recognised award winning publication to her name, amongst her accomplishments she reflects on a career of choices in balancing her role as an academic and her family life.