Santhiramohanathas Satheesmohan earned his MA in Conflict Resolution with Merit at University of Bradford in England. Also, MA in International Peace Studies with merit from the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica and B.A (Hons) in Philosophy with First Class at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He has received various prestigious fellowships such Commonwealth Scholarship in the United Kingdom, International Visitors Leadership Fellowship (IVLP) in the United States, Emerging International Leaders Fellowship in the United Kingdom and Asia Leaders Fellowship in Japan.
Educational Qualifications and Experiences
• BA (Hons) Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka – First Class
• MA in Conflict Resolution, Department of Peace and International Development, University of Bradford, England – Merit
• MA in International Peace Studies, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, United Nations University for Peace, Costa Rica – Merit
• Towards a more safe and secure world: International peace and security, International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP), The United States.
• Emerging International Leaders Programme: Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Cumberland Lodge, The United Kingdom.
• Counter Violent Extremism (CVE), United States Pacific Command, Guam, The United States.
• Teaching in High Education, Staff Development Centre, KDU, Sri Lanka.
• Human Resource Development in Peace-building in Asia, Hiroshima Peace-builders Centre (HPC), Japan.
• Peace Research, International Summer School, University of Oslo, Norway.
• Peace & Conflict Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan.
• Human Rights, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
• Intern, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNRCPD), Nepal.
• Research Associate, United Nations, Sri Lanka.
• Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- International Politics & Security Studies
- United Nations and Peace Operations
- Human Security in South Asia
- Gender in Post-conflict Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S (2021) Sole representatives in Tamil Politics: The case study of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka, International Research Conference, General Sir Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S & Mirahawatta MMC (2020) Food Security and its impact on National Security of Sri Lanka, International Research Conference, General Sir Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S (2018) China’s influence in South Asia; dynamics and patterns of South Asian regional security complex: A study focused on small states in South Asia, Second International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, International Centre for Research and Development (ICRD), Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S (2016) Building Effective States through Peacebuilding Initiative: Empowering Peace in Sri Lanka, International Research Conference, General Sir Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S & Ihjas MM (2016) A Revisit of the Effects of Multiple External Interventions into Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict During the 1980s, Annual Research Conference, The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S & Silva GTF (2015) A world government: Will it ever happen? International Research Conference, General Sir Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S (2014) Promoting National Reconciliation: A way forward to Inclusive National Security, International Research Conference, General Sir Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S (2013) Post War Civil-Military Relations in the North of Sri Lanka: A Way Forward for Peace, International Symposium, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Santhiramohanathas S (2009) Issues of Peace and Human Security in relation with the people caught up in the conflict in the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka, International Peace Conference, PCS, Global Campus Program, and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Indonesia
- Certificate in Comprehensive Security Cooperation (CSC 22-3), Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), Hawaii, The USA in 2022.
- Professional Certificate in International Training on Dialogue and Mediation, Uppsala University, Sweden in 2022
- Certificate in Economic Security, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), Hawaii, The USA 2021
- Certificate in Gender and Conflict Resolution, Regional Centre for Expertise (RCE) Salisbury University, Maryland, The USA 2021