Janitha Amarasena

I am a development and higher-education strategist with over a decade of experience spanning public sector policy implementation, academic leadership, and international partnership building. He currently serves as Head of International Projects, Grants, and Innovation at Cyber University, Uzbekistan, where he leads global partnerships to secure grants for cybersecurity and digital education initiatives, drives curriculum reform, and directs institutional alignment with Uzbekistan's Concept 2030 vision.

Prior to this, he served as Lecturer and Vice-Rector for International Cooperation at Bukhara University of Innovation, where he built the university's international relations function from the ground up — forging partnerships with foreign institutions and overseeing academic and administrative reporting systems. His foundation in public administration was built in Sri Lanka, where he spent nearly a decade coordinating national SME development policy and district-level agricultural and industrial development projects for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Academically, Janitha holds a Master of Public Administration in Community Development from Yonsei University (South Korea), completed with distinction (GPA 4.23/4.30) and recognized with the university's Academic Accomplishment Award. He holds a Business Commerce (Special) Degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and is currently completing a Doctor of Business Administration at INTI International University, expected in 2027. He also holds foundation-level accounting credentials from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL).

Combining grounding in grassroots development work with strategic experience in international academic diplomacy, Janitha brings a rare blend of policy fluency, cross-cultural partnership-building, and institutional innovation — with a particular strength in translating national development frameworks into actionable, fundable university-level programs.