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Inauguration Ceremony and Keynote Speech
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IRCHSS 2023


The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka proudly invites you to the 8th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS 2023), an event that has attracted both local and international scholars over the last few years.

IRCHSS 2023 will be held on 16th (Thursday) and 17th (Friday) March 2023 as a HYBRID Conference under the theme “Seeing through Testing Times and the Future.”  The inauguration ceremony will take place at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura while the speeches and presentations will take place on a virtual platform.

IRCHSS 2023, as it has been in the past, aims at providing a platform for renowned intellectuals and emerging scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research on all aspects of Humanities and Social Sciences. However, this year, guided by the theme, we encourage research that investigates both the challenges and opportunities posed by the current socio-economic situations and analyses their implications to propose strategic plans.

Conference Tracks


  • Buddhist Studies, Religion and Philosophy
  • Communication, Media and Society
  • Economics, Governance and Development
  • Geography and Environment
  • History, Culture and Heritage
  • Language and Literature
  • Technology, Innovation and Education
  • Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
  • English Language Teaching*

*IRCHSS 2023 also hosts a special symposium on English Language Teaching and Learning and welcomes abstracts pertaining to all aspects of English Language Teaching and Learning. Refer to the page “Symposium on ELT” for more information: http://irchss.sjp.ac.lk/symposium/


Invited Speakers


Keynote Speaker

Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha
Emeritus Professor
Sabaragamuwa University
Sri Lanka

Plenary Speaker

Prof. Charmalie Nahallage
Department of Anthropology
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Sri Lanka

Plenary Speaker

Prof. Rajesh Bhatt
Department of Linguistics
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA

Plenary Speaker

Prof. Dr. Andrew Lian

Emeritus Professor
University of Canberra
Australia
Professor of Foreign Language Studies
Suranaree University of Technology
Thailand

Conference Poster