A long collaboration
The BLUE initiative formalizes nearly 40 years of education and research cooperation between the University of Tromsø (UiT) and Sri Lanka. The coordinating organization is the Faculty of Biosciences, fisheries and economics (BFE) of the UiT. The lead partner in Sri Lanka is the University of Ruhuna (UoR), which will coordinate with the University of Jaffna (UoJ) and the National Aquatic Research Agency (NARA), ensuring unprecedented national networking.
Project coordination
Mr. Jorge Santos – Coordinator, UiT
Ms. Hanne Risan Johnsen – Project secretary, UiT
Ms. Suneetha Gunawickrama – National focal point, Sri Lanka, Professor-UoR
Work package leaders, Sri Lanka
Ms. Sivashanthini Kuganathan – PI, UoJ – Dept Fisheries
Ms. Nilantha de Silva – PI, UoR – Dept Agriculture economics
Mr. Lalith Amaralal – PI, NARA – Dept Economics and marketing
Mr. Ashoka Deepananda – PI, UoR – Dept Fisheries
Educational and research staff
Ms. Margrethe Aanesen (PhD), environmental economics, UiT
Mr. Lalith Amaralal (MSc), NARA, fishery economics, NARA
Ms. Claire Armstrong (PhD), bio-economics, UiT
Mr. Maarten Bavinck (DHR.), University of Amsterdam and UiT
Mr. W.G. Dilan Chathuranga (PhD), Zoology, UoR
Mr. Ashoka Deepananda (PhD), fishery biology, UoR
Ms. Nilantha de Silva (PhD), environmental economics, UoR
Ms. Kumudu S.K. De Silva (PhD), Fishery Biology, Aquaculture nutrition, UoR
Mr. Arne Eide (Dr philos), fishery economics, UiT
Mr. Kularathne Mohottala Gedara (PhD), Economics, UoKelaniya
Mr. Johan Groeneveld (PhD), marine ecology, ORI, South Africa
Mr. S.H.N.P. Gunawickrama (Dr.Scient.), aquatic eco-toxicology, KDU
Ms. Suneetha Gunawickrama (Dr.Scient.), aquatic genetics, scientific writing, UoR
Ms. Hanne Risan Johnsen (PhD), biology, employability skills and gender, UiT
Mr. Prabhath Jayasinghe (PhD), Marine & Coastal Management, NARA
Mr. Jahn-Petter Johnsen (Dr scient), fishery management and organization, UiT
Mr. Ahilan Kadiragarmer (PhD), Sociology, UoJ
Mr. Rune Knudsen (Dr scient), freshwater ecology and parasitology, UiT
Ms. Sivashanthini Kuganathan (PhD), fishery science, UoJ
Mr. Terny Pradeep Kumara (PhD), Oceanography, UoR
Mr. Roger Larsen (Fiskerikandidat), fishery technology, UiT
Ms. Yajie Liu (PhD) Bio-economics, UiT
Mr. M.M.A.S. Maheepala (MA), Fisheries Economics, NARA
Mr. Terje Martinussen (Fiskerikandidat), Fish marketing
Ms. Lilli Mittner (PhD), Gender Studies, UiT
Ms. Jasmine Nahrgang (PhD), aquatic eco-toxicology, UiT
Mr. Ragnar Olsen (Dr. Philos), food science, UiT
Mr. Svein Ottar Olsen (Dr scient), marketing and consumer behavior, UiT
Mr. Kim Præbel (Dr scient), aquatic genetics, UiT
Mr. Presad Punyadewa, fisheries technology, NARA
Mr. Velmurugu Puvanendran (PhD), aquaculture and larval nursery, NOFIMA, Tromsø
Mr. Peter Stuart Robinson (PhD), Sociology, UiT
Mr. Jorge Santos (Dr scient), biology, research methods, UiT
Ms. Signe Søvinsen (PhD), aquaculture and fishery organization, UiT
Mr. Bjørn Steinar Sæther(Dr scient), aquaculture and nutrition, UiT
Ms. Klara Stensvåg (Dr. scient.), bio-technology and bio-prospecting, UiT
Mr. Jeewasuthan Subramanian (PhD), Sociology, UoJ
Mr. Naoki Tojo (PhD), Environmental Ecology, Hokkaido, Japan
Ms. Kathrine Tveiterås (Dr. scient.) career and organizations, UiT
Ms. Hege Widnes (Dr), international studies, employability skills and gender, UiT
Project Steering Committee
Mr. Jorge Santos – Project coordinator, BFE
Ms. Hanne Risan Johnsen – Project secretary, BFE
Ms. Suneetha Gunawickrama – National Focal Point, Sri Lanka, Professor- UoR
Mr. Terje Martinussen, Head of the Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Ms. Kanthi Yapa, Professor- UoR
Advisory Board
Ms. Ruchira Cumaranatunga (PhD), professor, UoR
Mr. Maarten Bavinck (DHR.), professor, University of Amsterdam
Ms. Hege Widnes (Dr), international dept, UiT
Administration University of Tromsø (IiN)
Ms. Kathrine Tveiterås (Dr. scient.), Dean BFE
Mr. Christian Hansen, Assistant Faculty Director/Financial manager, BFE
Mr. Rune Larsen, administrative manager, BFE
Ms. Ane-Marie Hektoen, Administration and welfare officer, incoming students, BFE
Ms. Kirsten Zachariassen, Administration officer, outgoing students, UiT
Ms. Hege Widnes, senior adviser, international dept, UiT
Administration University of Ruhuna (IoN)
Mr. Wasantha Kumara (Professor), Director/Centre of International Affairs (CINTA)
Mr. A.M.A. Siriwardhana, Bursar/ University of Ruhuna
Ms Imasha Dilhani, Assistant Registrar/ CINTA
Mr. Lasith De Soyza, Assistant Bursar
Administration University of Jaffna (IoN)
Mr.K.Sureshkumar, Bursar, UoJ
Mr.W.A.M.P. Senadheera, Senior Assistant Bursar, UoJ
Mr.S.Aynkaran, Assistant Registrar, Welfare Services, UoJ
Mr.S.Ganeshalingam, Assistant Registrar, Administration, UoJ
Administration National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency NARA (IoN)
Mr. E.A.S.K.Edirisinghe (Eng ) - Chairman
Mr. W.N.M Zoysa (Eng ) – Director General
Mr. N.S. Hewagama – Director Finance
Honorary members (IoN)
Mr. Sujeewa Amarasena (PhD), Vice Chancelor, UoR
Mr. R.Vgneswaran (PhD), Vice-Chancellor, UoJ
Mr. Gamini Senanayake (PhD) (Former Vice Chancellor), UoR
Mr. P.A. Jayantha (PhD), Dean/ Faculty of Science, UoR
Mr. Sudas Wanniarachchi (PhD), Dean/Faculty of Agriculture, UoR
Ms. S.B. Asanthi (PhD), Dean/ Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology, UoR
Mr. J.P.Jeyadevan (PhD), Dean, Faculty of Science, UoJ
Sponsor
Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU)
Ms. Hilde Granås Kjøstvedt, senior adviser, project contact
Mr. Jorge Santos – Coordinator, UiT
Ms. Hanne Risan Johnsen – Project secretary, UiT
Ms. Suneetha Gunawickrama – National focal point, Sri Lanka, Professor-UoR
Work package leaders, Sri Lanka
Ms. Sivashanthini Kuganathan – PI, UoJ – Dept Fisheries
Ms. Nilantha de Silva – PI, UoR – Dept Agriculture economics
Mr. Lalith Amaralal – PI, NARA – Dept Economics and marketing
Mr. Ashoka Deepananda – PI, UoR – Dept Fisheries
Educational and research staff
Ms. Margrethe Aanesen (PhD), environmental economics, UiT
Mr. Lalith Amaralal (MSc), NARA, fishery economics, NARA
Ms. Claire Armstrong (PhD), bio-economics, UiT
Mr. Maarten Bavinck (DHR.), University of Amsterdam and UiT
Mr. W.G. Dilan Chathuranga (PhD), Zoology, UoR
Mr. Ashoka Deepananda (PhD), fishery biology, UoR
Ms. Nilantha de Silva (PhD), environmental economics, UoR
Ms. Kumudu S.K. De Silva (PhD), Fishery Biology, Aquaculture nutrition, UoR
Mr. Arne Eide (Dr philos), fishery economics, UiT
Mr. Kularathne Mohottala Gedara (PhD), Economics, UoKelaniya
Mr. Johan Groeneveld (PhD), marine ecology, ORI, South Africa
Mr. S.H.N.P. Gunawickrama (Dr.Scient.), aquatic eco-toxicology, KDU
Ms. Suneetha Gunawickrama (Dr.Scient.), aquatic genetics, scientific writing, UoR
Ms. Hanne Risan Johnsen (PhD), biology, employability skills and gender, UiT
Mr. Prabhath Jayasinghe (PhD), Marine & Coastal Management, NARA
Mr. Jahn-Petter Johnsen (Dr scient), fishery management and organization, UiT
Mr. Ahilan Kadiragarmer (PhD), Sociology, UoJ
Mr. Rune Knudsen (Dr scient), freshwater ecology and parasitology, UiT
Ms. Sivashanthini Kuganathan (PhD), fishery science, UoJ
Mr. Terny Pradeep Kumara (PhD), Oceanography, UoR
Mr. Roger Larsen (Fiskerikandidat), fishery technology, UiT
Ms. Yajie Liu (PhD) Bio-economics, UiT
Mr. M.M.A.S. Maheepala (MA), Fisheries Economics, NARA
Mr. Terje Martinussen (Fiskerikandidat), Fish marketing
Ms. Lilli Mittner (PhD), Gender Studies, UiT
Ms. Jasmine Nahrgang (PhD), aquatic eco-toxicology, UiT
Mr. Ragnar Olsen (Dr. Philos), food science, UiT
Mr. Svein Ottar Olsen (Dr scient), marketing and consumer behavior, UiT
Mr. Kim Præbel (Dr scient), aquatic genetics, UiT
Mr. Presad Punyadewa, fisheries technology, NARA
Mr. Velmurugu Puvanendran (PhD), aquaculture and larval nursery, NOFIMA, Tromsø
Mr. Peter Stuart Robinson (PhD), Sociology, UiT
Mr. Jorge Santos (Dr scient), biology, research methods, UiT
Ms. Signe Søvinsen (PhD), aquaculture and fishery organization, UiT
Mr. Bjørn Steinar Sæther(Dr scient), aquaculture and nutrition, UiT
Ms. Klara Stensvåg (Dr. scient.), bio-technology and bio-prospecting, UiT
Mr. Jeewasuthan Subramanian (PhD), Sociology, UoJ
Mr. Naoki Tojo (PhD), Environmental Ecology, Hokkaido, Japan
Ms. Kathrine Tveiterås (Dr. scient.) career and organizations, UiT
Ms. Hege Widnes (Dr), international studies, employability skills and gender, UiT
Project Steering Committee
Mr. Jorge Santos – Project coordinator, BFE
Ms. Hanne Risan Johnsen – Project secretary, BFE
Ms. Suneetha Gunawickrama – National Focal Point, Sri Lanka, Professor- UoR
Mr. Terje Martinussen, Head of the Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Ms. Kanthi Yapa, Professor- UoR
Advisory Board
Ms. Ruchira Cumaranatunga (PhD), professor, UoR
Mr. Maarten Bavinck (DHR.), professor, University of Amsterdam
Ms. Hege Widnes (Dr), international dept, UiT
Administration University of Tromsø (IiN)
Ms. Kathrine Tveiterås (Dr. scient.), Dean BFE
Mr. Christian Hansen, Assistant Faculty Director/Financial manager, BFE
Mr. Rune Larsen, administrative manager, BFE
Ms. Ane-Marie Hektoen, Administration and welfare officer, incoming students, BFE
Ms. Kirsten Zachariassen, Administration officer, outgoing students, UiT
Ms. Hege Widnes, senior adviser, international dept, UiT
Administration University of Ruhuna (IoN)
Mr. Wasantha Kumara (Professor), Director/Centre of International Affairs (CINTA)
Mr. A.M.A. Siriwardhana, Bursar/ University of Ruhuna
Ms Imasha Dilhani, Assistant Registrar/ CINTA
Mr. Lasith De Soyza, Assistant Bursar
Administration University of Jaffna (IoN)
Mr.K.Sureshkumar, Bursar, UoJ
Mr.W.A.M.P. Senadheera, Senior Assistant Bursar, UoJ
Mr.S.Aynkaran, Assistant Registrar, Welfare Services, UoJ
Mr.S.Ganeshalingam, Assistant Registrar, Administration, UoJ
Administration National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency NARA (IoN)
Mr. E.A.S.K.Edirisinghe (Eng ) - Chairman
Mr. W.N.M Zoysa (Eng ) – Director General
Mr. N.S. Hewagama – Director Finance
Honorary members (IoN)
Mr. Sujeewa Amarasena (PhD), Vice Chancelor, UoR
Mr. R.Vgneswaran (PhD), Vice-Chancellor, UoJ
Mr. Gamini Senanayake (PhD) (Former Vice Chancellor), UoR
Mr. P.A. Jayantha (PhD), Dean/ Faculty of Science, UoR
Mr. Sudas Wanniarachchi (PhD), Dean/Faculty of Agriculture, UoR
Ms. S.B. Asanthi (PhD), Dean/ Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology, UoR
Mr. J.P.Jeyadevan (PhD), Dean, Faculty of Science, UoJ
Sponsor
Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU)
Ms. Hilde Granås Kjøstvedt, senior adviser, project contact
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