Sri Lanka, Jan. 17 -- Professor Dayantha Wijeyesekera has been appointed the Chairman of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in addition to his post as the Chancellor of the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC).

The appointment has been made on the recommendation of Skills Development and Vocational Training Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

For 15 years, Prof. Wijeyesekera has been instrumental in the drafting of Parliamentary Bills for both these organisations while he was the Secretary to the Ministry, and also as the Vice-Chancellor of two state universities: the Open University of Sri Lanka and the University of Moratuwa.

He has also been the President/Chairman of four prof...