Professor

Professor

A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...

 Mahinda Wijeratne is a Senior Professor of Agriculture at the University of Ruhuna

University of Ruhuna

The University of Ruhuna is a university in Matara, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1978 and is organized in seven faculties. The faculties of Engineering and Medicine are in Galle.-History:...

 Sri Lanka.

He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and was graduated from the University of Peradeniya

University of Peradeniya

The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...

 in agriculture. Later he obtained masters and doctorate degrees from the Ghent University

Ghent University

Ghent University is a Dutch-speaking public university located in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of the larger Flemish universities, consisting of 32,000 students and 7,100 staff members. The current rector is Paul Van Cauwenberge.It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands...

 in Belgium

Belgium

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 and Wageningen University in Netherlands

Netherlands

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. He is also a graduate of Open University of Sri Lanka

Open University of Sri Lanka

The Open University of Sri Lanka is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programmes of study leading to certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate diploma and postgraduate degree through the...

in Law.

In 2006 Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science (SLAAS) conferred a research award to Prof. Wijeratne in recognition of excellent contribution rendered to agricultural research in Sri Lanka.

He is also one of the six outstanding academic staffers to receive Vice Chancellors and Director of Sri Lanka (CVCD) awards in 2010.