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Dr Hirantha Seekkuwa Wasam

  • Module Convenor of IF0IBJ (January) & IFOIBM Malaysia
  • Co Module Convenor of IF0IBM (September)
  • Home Foundation Year (HFY) Senior Academic Tutor - HBS Engagement Monitoring
  • Teaching Core Mathematics, Quantitative Methods and Introduction to Business and Management
  • Moderator and assessor for Economics module

Areas of interest

My primary research interests include international trade theory and policy, globalisation and sustainable development, as well as inclusive teaching, learning, and student engagement in higher education

Background

I am an experienced educator with over 38 years of teaching experience across several countries, including the UK, Sri Lanka, Dubai, and Japan. In addition to my teaching portfolio, I have held numerous senior academic and administrative roles in higher education. These include Curriculum Leader in Business and Economics, Module Coordinator, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Commerce (Business School), Head of the Department of Commerce, and Course Coordinator for various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including MSc degree programmes.

I have been an Assessment Associate in Economics for the International Advanced Level (IAL) and GCE A Level qualifications with Edexcel Pearson for over 15 years.

My post-doctoral research focussed on regional integration, particularly in South Asia. My work on trade policy and South Asian regional integration has been widely cited, with over 33 citations, and recognised at various international forums and conferences, including MIT International Review, CPD Occasional Paper Series No. 61, CSGR Working Paper No. 218/07, German Development Institute’s Discussion Paper 11/2009, Commonwealth Secretariat reports, ESCAP, State Bank of Pakistan Annual Report (2005), and SBP Working Paper Series No. 23/2008.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in Economics (Nagoya, Japan)
  • MA in International Economics (Essex, UK)
  • PGD in Economics (Essex, UK)
  • B.Com (Special) – (USJP, Sri Lanka)

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • Life membership - Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA)
  • External examiner for Business, Management and Economics at NQF level 3 and FHEQ level 5 & 6, Bangor University, UK for the period 2016 -2021
  • Reviewer, The World Economy, since October 2011 - January 2013
  • Co-controlling and Chief examiner, Economics, GCE A Level, Sri Lanka, 1997 - 2010
  • Assessment Associate, GCE A-Level and IAL, Edexcel, Pearson Education Services, London, UK, since summer 2010

Selected publications

  • South Asian Preferential Trade: A boost or blow? Third International Conference on Business Management 2006, 259 - 264
  • Conjectural variations model of duopoly: The case of imports tariffs, The Economic Science, Vol. 45-1, 19 - 28, 1997
  • Strategic trade policy under oligopoly: Retaliation with export subsidy, The Economic Science, Vol. 44 - 2, 79 - 92, 1996

Selected Conference Papers and Presentations

  • InForm Conference on Enhancing Quality and Equity, 2025 (London)
  • International Conference on Business Management: 2003, 2006 (Sri Lanka)
  • Midwest Economic Theory and Trade Conference: Fall 2004 (USA)
  • European Trade Study Group (ESTG): 2004 (Nottingham)
  • UNU-WIDER conference: 2004 (Helsinki)
  • GEP Seminar: 2004 (Nottingham)

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