The Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Chennai, Dr. Ganesanathan Geathiswaran, attended the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) on 29 May 2026 at IIT Madras. The delegation from the University of Vavuniya was led by Prof. A. Atputharajah, Vice-Chancellor, and included Mr. R. Jeyakumar, Acting Registrar; Mr. L. Ram Ramanan, Bursar; Mrs. Janaki Thevaruban, Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies; Mr. V. Senthooran, Dean of the Faculty of Technological Studies; Mr. N. Edwin Linosh, Representative of the Faculty of Applied Science; and Dr. Koperunthevy Kalainathan, Director of the Centre for International Affairs. The MoU marks a significant step towards strengthening academic cooperation, research collaboration, student and faculty exchanges, and institutional partnerships between the two higher education institutions. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Geathiswaran congratulated both institutions on this important milestone and highlighted the growing educational and people-to-people ties between Sri Lanka and India. He expressed confidence that the partnership would create valuable opportunities for innovation, knowledge sharing, and academic excellence, further enhancing bilateral cooperation in higher education.
