The Dean of the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences of CINEC Campus, Prof. Lalith Edirisinghe has been conferred upon with a Chair Professorship by the Dalian Maritime University (DMU), the largest maritime university in the world. DMU has awarded the Chair Professorship to Prof. Edirisinghe following a comprehensive evaluation across various domains, including teaching, academic administration, scientific research and publications, leadership of major conferences and corporate events, corporate-level contributions, social services, and academic and industry achievements. He was awarded it by DMU President, Prof. Shan Hongjun at a formal ceremony held at CINEC Campus in Malabe.
He currently holds the position of Dean of the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences at CINEC Campus, the largest and only maritime education and training institute in Sri Lanka to graduate ship captains and marine chief engineers, as well as Head of the Technology Transfer Office at the World Bank. With dual qualifications as a Chartered Logistician and Chartered Marketer, he is also notable for being the first Sri Lankan student to earn a PhD from DMU in collaboration with CINEC Campus. He has authored over 100 articles in a range of journals and conferences, presenting numerous theoretical models in shipping and developing innovative transportation theories and concepts.
Chair Prof. Edirisinghe began his career in 1981 as a Cadet Officer in the Merchant Navy, Ceylon Shipping Corporation. Since then, he has worked in various roles within the shipping, logistics, and education sectors across both Government and private sector organisations. Throughout his career, he has made significant contributions to the industry and to society at large, serving as an Expert Consultant to several local and international organisations, including the United Nations. He holds a patent for his innovation, CONET, a method and system for container inventory management, and has another patent application pending for INTELO, an automated system designed with the CINEC research team to determine the optimal educational field for a user.
