Emeritus Prof. Siri Hettige
Chairperson
Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Colombo and an adjunct Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, Siri Hettige has specialized in Sociology since he began his academic career. Completing his BA (Hons) and BPhil in Sociology at the University of Colombo, he obtained his PhD in Sociology at Monash University, Australia. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He is Chairman of the Steering Committee on Social Innovations at the National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka. Professor Hettige held the positions of Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Senior Student Counselor, University of Colombo. He has also held visiting academic appointment at a number of overseas universities in such countries as the USA, Australia, Germany, UK, Finland and Switzerland. He held the founding Chair of Sri Lanka Studies at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany 2016-17. He has also been active in many professional and academic associations, both nationally and internationally, regularly participating in their activities.
