Round Table Discussion
Ethical Practices & Teachings followed by the Local Institutions in Sri Lanka
Following the inauguration ceremony of the ‘International Ethics Teachers’ Training Course‘ a round table discussion, led by Institute for Research and Development was held to discuss existing ethical practices, opportunities for teaching ethics, teaching methods followed in Sri Lanka and the way forward.
This meeting was a precursor for an initiative to popularize ethics as a broader subject among students and enhance capacity for teaching the subject.
Experts in the field of bioethics, and ethics committee members in Sri Lanka, were the resource persons of this discussion;
Prof. Athula Sumathipala,
Prof. Narada Warnasuriya,
Prof. Susirith Mendis,
Prof. Rohini Fernandupulle,
Prof. Chandani Wanigathunga,
Prof. Saroj Jayasinghe,
Dr. Hemal Jayawardane,
Dr. Eugene Corea,
Dr. Sriya Kanthi Benargama.