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A Sri Lankan has been awarded one of the most prestigious international scholarships to network with the next generation of Asian leaders by the Government of Singapore.
Duminda Ariyasinghe, Executive Director (Investment Promotion and Media) at the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI), has been awarded a Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) Fellowship by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. The objective of the scholarship is to develop the next generation of Asian leadership drawn from government, civil society, business, academia and media.
Recipients of the scholarship will study for a Master in Public Management (MPM) with semesters at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Boston, USA. LKY Fellows who are senior professionals with a proven trajectory of leadership and a strong commitment to public service in their respective countries also benefit from an attachment to a Singapore Government Ministry or Statutory Board, connected to their field of employment.
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established in 2004 with the mission of educating and training the next generation of Asian policymakers and leaders. Its objectives are to raise the standards of governance throughout the region, improve the lives of the region’s people and, in so doing, contribute to the transformation of Asia. As a Senior Executive of BOI, Ariyasinghe was responsible for leading the development of critical sectors such as tourism, IT and knowledge services and agriculture, including strategic development projects.
Prior to joining the BOI, Ariyasinghe worked as a senior executive in Marketing and Strategy with Procter and Gamble, Kraft Foods and H.J Heinz Company in USA and Canada. He holds a BA Honours Degree in Economics (First Class) from McMaster University, Canada and an MBA from the University of Toronto.
