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Department of Geography

Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

Ms. Isurika Sevwandi

  •    Department of Geography

Education

MSc in Sustainable Urban Environments (MUrCS)

Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom

November 2024

MEng in Urban Climate and Sustainability

LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland

October 2024

Master of Arts in Geography

Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya

August 2022

Bachelor of Arts (first class honours) in Geography

University of Peradeniya

July 2019

Current Positions

Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya

October 2024 - To Present

Positions Held

Temporary Lecturer - Coordination Unit for Internships, Volunteering, and Community Outreach (CIVCO), Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

September 2021 - September 2022

Temporary Lecturer - Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya

August 2019 - August 2021

Memberships

Life Member - Sri Lanka Association of Geographers (SLAG)

Awards

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) Scholarship to follow MSc Sustainable Urban Environments (MUrCS) - Erasmus Plus Programme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission

March 2022

Overseas Student Award - Issued by Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia

January 2021

University Prize for Academic Excellence - University of Peradeniya

July 2019

Senkadagala Lions Club Siri Pathirana Memorial Prize for Geography for Special Arts Degree Examination (2017/2018) - University of Peradeniya

January 2019

Enright Prize for Geography for 100 Level Examinations in Arts (Academic year 2014/2015) - University of Peradeniya

January 2016

Ginige Cooke Memorial Prize for Geography for 100 Level Examinations in Arts (Academic year 2014/2015) - University of Peradeniya

January 2016

Y.W. Gunawardena Memorial Scholarship for Best Performance in Geography at the 1st year examination - University of Peradeniya

January 2016

Peradeniya Art Fund Prize for Geography for 100 Level Examinations in Arts (Academic year 2014/2015) - University of Peradeniya

January 2015

Teaching

GIS 3003 - Advanced GIS

Department of Geography

May 2025 - To Present

GIS 2030 - Aerial Photo Interpretation

Department of Geography

February 2025 - To Present

GIS 3005 - Remote Sensing-I: Principles and Techniques

Department of Geography

February 2025 - To Present

GIS 3004 - Digital Photogrammetry

Department of Geography

August 2025 - To Present

GIS 4002 - Spatial Modelling

Department of Geography

August 2025 - To Present

Research Interests

Urban Climate Resilience

Sustainable Urbanism

Urban Socio-Environmental Interactions


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