Department of
MATHEMATICS

Dr. M. A. Upali Mampitiya

B.Sc. in Mathematics (1977 – 1981) University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, M.Sc. in Mathematics (1983 – 1985) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, o Ph.D. in Mathematics (1985 – 1988) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

Senior Lecturer G I

Dept. of Mathematics

I am a Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Mathematics. I graduated from the University of Kelaniya, specialising in the subject of Mathematics and completed postgraduate studies (MSc and PhD) in the area of Pure Mathematics at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

I am the editor of “Updated Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework” published in December 2015 by the Ministry of Higher Education. I have been a member of the UGC Standing Committee on Quality assurance since 2015.

Functional Analysis, Ordinary Differential Education, Mathematics Education

Mathematics Education, Quality Assurance of Education
  • Senior Lecturer (Grade I) in Mathematics at Open University of Sri Lanka (January 2019 – to date)
  • Senior Lecturer (Grade I) in Mathematics at University of Kelaniya (March 2014 – December 2018)
  • Chief Academic Officer, ANC Education (October 2008 – July 2013)
  • Senior Lecturer (Grade I) in Mathematics at University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka (1994 – 2007)

o PEU3301 – Foundations of Mathematics
o PEU5300 – Riemann Integration
o PEU5301 – Ring Theory

  • Served as the Chairman, Academic Affairs Board/National Institute of Education (July 2015- June 2018)
  • Delivered the Keynote Address at the International Conference in Mathematics and Mathematics Education (ICMME) – 2021 held at the University of Peradeniya’s Post Graduate Institute of Science (PGIS) on the topic “Developing 21st Century skills through Mathematics Education
  • Delivered the 30th Annual Dr. CWW Kannangara Memorial Lecture (organized by National Institute of Education) on 14 October 2019 on the topic “Redefining Senior Secondary and Collegiate Curricula for Tomorrow’s World
  • Delivered the keynote address at the joint convocation of two National Colleges of Education, Siyane and Sariputta in September 2018
  • Delivered the 24th Annual J E Jayasuriya Memorial Lecture (organized by the J E Jayasuriya Memorial Foundation) on 13 February 2014 on the topic “Mathematics Education – Past, Present and Future