DEPARTMENT HEAD’S MESSAGE

Department of Marketing and Tourism aims in building, developing and delivering the most engaging and relevant learning experience in both marketing and tourism. Marketing and tourism fields comprise with competitive industry experts, skillful staff and alumni who have dedicated themselves to assist students to reach their academic and non academic goals. The department consists of over 300 undergraduates. It offers degrees, diplomas and certificates courses approved by the university grants commission, Ministry of higher education and affiliated to high ranking international universities. The department provides the best platform for undergraduates to engage in marketing and tourism related activities. We adopt a multidisciplinary approach for research and teaching to enhance the current management thinking and contribute to better lives, organizations and societies. Our core knowledge domains include Organization and Management theory, Organizational behavior, Governance, Leadership, HRM, CSR and Communication. We strive for excellence in teaching and research through collaborative engagement with researchers, students and practitioners to create up to date knowledge base on contemporary business realities. Thereby we cordially invite organizations, practitioners, researchers and students to join us in this challenging knowledge-seeking journey. I encourage students to investigate the department of marketing and tourism to shape their behavior as a competitive undergraduate with specific knowledge, skills and attitudes. Mr. Venura Colombage Head / Senior Lecturer