The Department of Economics of the University of Kelaniya hosted the 54^th quarterly meeting of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE) on 13^th June 2025 at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Senior Professor Nilanthi Renuka De Silva, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, graced the occasion as the chief guest. Professor M. M. Gunatilake, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences; Professor W. M. Semasinghe, Head of the Department of Economics; Professor Lalithasiri Gunaruwan, Founder of the SLFUE; and university economists across the country gathered to the occasion.

The meeting was preceded by a technical workshop, a keynote speech and the pre-review of the Journal of Economic Research (SLJER) Vol.12, No.2. Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, the Professorial Fellow in Economics and Trade at Gateway House in Mumbai and a Visiting Senior Fellow at ODI Global in London, delivered the Keynote Speech on “Geopolitics, Global Trade Policy Uncertainty and South Asia’s Trade Architecture”. A comprehensive pre-review of the next volume of the SLJER by Professor M. M. Gunatilake. The workshop on the use of NVivo software, a powerful tool widely utilized in qualitative data analysis, was conducted by Dr. Nilantha Ramanayake, Head of the Department of Sport Science & Physical Education, at the IT Lab of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Additionally, the event witnessed the participation of the academic staff members of the University of Kelaniya.