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Welcome to the Student Research Symposium (SRS) 2025 of the Faculty of Music, organized by the C.de S Kulathilake Archival and Research Unit will be held on 14th December 2025 will provide an opportunity for students in the University of the Visual and Performing Arts and other Universities in Sri Lanka to present their work in a scholarly setting to the faculty and other representatives of the University.
SRS 2025 aims to motivate and create a platform for students to conduct research and present their findings with expecting to uplift the research culture within the Faculty of Music and the University.
Snr. Lec.Sarath Fernando Dean, Faculty of Music BFA (Hons), MPhil
Senior Lecturer A.M C Amarakoon BFA (Hons), Mmus Director C.de S. Kulathilake Arcchival & Research Unit
Mrs.Niluka D Thilakarathne (BA (Hons),MA, MSc) Scientific Assistant (Gr. I) C.De S. Kulathilake Archival and Research Unit Faculty of Music University of the Visual and Performing Arts
Prof. Rohan Nethsinghe
Vice Chancellor - University of the Visual and Performing Arts
PhD (Monash University), MFA/BFA (Donetsk Conservatory, USSR), GradDipEd (Sec),
BEd (H1) (Monash University), Dip in TAE, Dip in VET Prac, Dip VET (Chisholm TAFE, Australia).
Laureate of international Jazz music festivals and competitions, Dr Rohan Nethsinghe
is a Professor in Creative Arts Education, currently the Vice Chancellor of the University
of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. Rohan has more than twenty five years
of performing, teaching and researching experience in international contexts and has worked
as a teacher in Australian schools (p-12) and in the higher education sector. As a phenomenologist
Rohan publishes in scholarly journals and presents his research nationally and internationally
in Creative Arts Education, STEAM/Arts Integration, Music Education, Community Music, and Higher Education.
His research in Multicultural Music Education has contributed to the enhancement of the scholarship
in teaching and learning and he has won prestigious awards for his work in teacher education.
Rohan is interested in understanding how Arts Education contributes to human development and
the effects of applied/authentic learning (WIL).
