{"id":1279,"date":"2025-11-26T14:27:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:32:48","slug":"congratulations-to-prof-prasad-m-jayaweera-gold-medalist-at-the-national-educator-awards-nea-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/congratulations-to-prof-prasad-m-jayaweera-gold-medalist-at-the-national-educator-awards-nea-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Prof. Prasad M. Jayaweera \u2013 Gold Medalist at the National Educator Awards (NEA) 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Faculty of Computing, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, is proud to announce that our Dean, <strong>Prof. Prasad M. Jayaweera<\/strong>, has been awarded the <strong>Gold Award for Computing<\/strong> at the <strong>National Educator Awards (NEA) 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This national-level recognition highlights Prof. Jayaweera\u2019s visionary leadership, significant contributions to computing education, and his continued commitment to advancing academic excellence within the university and the broader ICT community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Jayaweera on this exceptional achievement and express our deep appreciation for bringing honour and recognition to the Faculty of Computing and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_award-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_award-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_award-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_award-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_award.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_award-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_award-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_award-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_award-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_award-1536x866.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_award.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_award-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_award-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_award-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_award-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_award.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty of Computing, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, is proud to announce that our Dean, Prof. Prasad M. 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