Past Events

Invited presentation (online)

Date: 2nd January, 2025
Name of conference: International Symposium on Educational Experiences of Persons with Disabilities at Global Perspectives
Place: (at Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India)
Presenter 1) S. Sivakanthan "Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities in Northern Sri Lanka: Policy and Praxis"
Presenter 2) Hiroko Furuta "Wellbeing and Education of Sri Lankan Women with Disabilities" (online)

Symposium: Development, present situation and future prospects of early intervention in Sri Lanka: With a reference to Japan’s assistance

Date: 7th September, 2024
Name of academic conference: 62th Annual Convention of the Japan Association of Special Education (Fukuoka, Japan)
Facilitator: H. Furuta, Presenter: S. Dawson, N. Matsumoto and S. Numano

International Symposium: Educational inclusion of children with disabilities in Sri Lanka: Developing a model that responds to the country’s Social Context

Date: 4th January, 2024
Time: 10:00-12:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka (Hybrid)
Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJeZTIbRZLU

International Symposium: The reality of educational inclusion of children with disabilities in Tamil community Northern Province and Upcountry Tamils in Sri Lanka

Date: 28th November, 2023
Time: 17:00-19:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: Webinar (Zoom meeting)
Youtube：https://youtu.be/q9lZ4COaxS4

Concurrent session ‘Disability-inclusive practice and studies’
in the Joint Conference ‘Uncovering the Perspectives and Skills of Social Work Practices in the Sri Lankan Context’

Date: 2nd November, 2023
Time: 10:00-14:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: National Institute of Social Development (NISD), Seeduwa, Sri Lanka

International Symposium: Development of Early Intervention in Sri Lanka Looking back the 30 year service provision by the governmental social service sector

Date: 20th October, 2023
Time: 14:00-16:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: Webinar (Zoom meeting)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/Q41pMO3x9tE

International Seminar on ‘Exploring the role of special schools in providing inclusive education in Bhutan and Sri Lanka’

Date:

7th March, 2022

Time:

16:30-19:30 JST (Japan)
13:30-16:30 BTT (Bhutan)
13:00-16:00 IST (Sri Lanka)

Venue:

Webinar (Zoom meeting)