The new Executive Director of the UNESCO Category 2 South Asian Centre for Teacher Development (SACTD), Dr. Ranjith Kumarasiri, assumed duties on 16th July 2020. Dr. Kumarasiri holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education and has over 25 years of experience in this field. Among others, his recent assignments include working as a National Consultant, Asian Development Bank; Education Specialist, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka; and Business and Curriculum Development Manager, Development Learning Network of the World Bank.
The preliminary discussions on SACTD were also held the same day with the Secretary of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Mr. N. H. M. Chitrananda, State Secretary of Education, Mr. Ranjith Chandrasekara, Secretary-General of Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO (SLNCU), Dr. P. N. Meegaswatte, Deputy Secretary-General of SLNCU, Ms. Ashwini Madanayake, Chief Financial Officer of MoE, Mr. Y. M. Gunasekara, Chief Accountant of MoE, Mr. Thissa Kumara, UNESCO Country Focal Point, Ms. Himali Jinadasa, and the former Secretary-General of SLNCU, Mr. Prithi Viraj Perera.
