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He is a Chartered Engineer, an International Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, a Fellow of the Institute of Project Managers, Sri Lanka, a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka, a Life Member of Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, a Graduate Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Directors and a Member of the Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka. He is also the past NDB Bank Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship at the University of Moratuwa and a Past President of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka

Career

Recognizing his leadership and administrative potential, he was invited to be the first Head of the Department of Management of Technology, University of Moratuwa and left this Department in May 2002 to take up the Headship of the Department of Civil Engineering. His continuing research, publications, contributions to university and national development activities helped him to become one of the youngest Professors in Civil Engineering on merit in December 2002.Prof.Jayawardane was elected as the Dean, Faculty of Engineering in 2004 and remained in this prestigious position until 2010.This great leader was the first NDB Bank Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship from Nov 2010 to Nov. 2011. And he carried out many programs to introduce and promote entrepreneurship among undergraduates

Awards

He is a recipient of several awards including


 * The IESL President’s Award – 2012
 * The National Achiever’s Award  - 2013 under the category of Engineering by Lions Clubs International – District 306A1
 * The Asia’s Education Excellence Award – 2016 for outstanding contribution to education
 * Sri Lanka Education Leadership Award – 2017 for education leadership
 * Sri Lanka Education Leadership Award – 2018 for outstanding contribution to education presented by World Education Congress
 * CMO Asia and “Eminence in Engineering” award – the highest, most prestigious life time award given by the IESL for eminence in practice of engineering – 2018.

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