Dr. Maragathalingam Varnagulasingam

Biography

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (Obtained Degree/ Diploma) No. Degree /Diploma University/ Institution Period 01 B.A. Hon. in Geography University of Peradeniya Sri Lank 1985 02 M.A. in Geography University of Peradeniya Sri Lank 1993 03 PGDE (Education) Open University of Sri Lank 2000 04 M.A. in Geography Eastern University of Sri Lanka 2006 05 PhD in Geography Eastern University of Sri Lanka and Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2014 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (Obtained Certificates) No. Certificate Conducted University/ Institution Period 01 Obtained Certificate in Communication in English University of Warwick- England 1991 02 Successfully completed Six Week Full time Staff Development Programme and obtained certificate. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lank 2006 03 Obtained Certificate for participate for Five Days Workshop on “32nd WEDC International” Conference The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 2006 04 Obtained Certificate for participate Two Days International Workshop on “RISK ASSESSMENT OF FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES” Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lank 2007 05 Obtained Certificate in Training Course on “Data Analysis Using SPSS” Sri Lank Association for the Advancement of Science 2008 06 Obtained Certificate for submitted research paper on “A Study of Socio- Economic Problems of Lagoon Fishing Families of Batticaloa District with Special Reference to Panichchankerni Lagoon Dependents in Vakarai Aria” Nordic International Conference and Workshop on “Peace and Development in Sri Lanka” at Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway 2008 07 Obtained Certificate for participate in the Workshop on Performance Indicators for Higher Education Institutions Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (QAAC – IRQUE) 2009 08 Obtained Certificate for participate and Served as Conference panel Member in the International Conference of ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL ECO TOURISM CONFERENCE Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation and Sri Lanka Ecotourism and Ministry of Tourism

Research Interest

Livelihoods and Sustainable Development Regional Development and Planning and Tourism and Fisheries