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Indira Samarasekera

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Indira Vasanti Samarasekera, (née Arulpragasam; April 11, 1952), was the 12th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta. [1]

38 relations: Alberta, Cataloging in Publication, Chancellor (education), Colombo, David H. Turpin, Davos, Edmonton Journal, Fulbright Program, Honorary degree, Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, Inside Higher Ed, Magna International, Mechanical engineering, Metallurgy, National Academy of Engineering, National Institute for Nanotechnology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Order of Canada, Peter Lougheed, Public Policy Forum, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Queen's University Belfast, Roderick D. Fraser, Scotiabank, Senate of Canada, Sinhalese people, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Tamils, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of California, Davis, University of Sri Lanka, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, University of Western Ontario, World Economic Forum, Worldwide Universities Network.

Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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Cataloging in Publication

In publishing and library science, Cataloging in Publication (CIP, or Cataloguing in Publication) data are basic cataloging data for a work, prepared before publication by the national library of the country where the work is principally published or by the library of a publishing organisation, such as a government department.

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Chancellor (education)

A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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David H. Turpin

David Howard Turpin (born 14 July 1956) is a Canadian scholar and became the 13th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta in 2015.

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Davos

Davos (German pronunciation; Tavau, archaic Italian: Tavate) is an Alpine town, and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

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Edmonton Journal

The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs whose goal is to improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments

The Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments is an independent, non-partisan body established by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to provide merit-based recommendations on nominations to the Senate of Canada.

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Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed is a media company and online publication that provides news, opinion, resources, events and jobs focused on college and university topics.

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Magna International

Magna International Inc. is a Canadian global automotive supplier headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, Canada.

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Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering is the discipline that applies engineering, physics, engineering mathematics, and materials science principles to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems.

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Metallurgy

Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys.

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National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Institute for Nanotechnology

The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) is a research institution located on the University of Alberta main campus, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC; Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada) is an agency of the Government of Canada that provides grants for research in the natural sciences and in engineering.

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Order of Canada

The Order of Canada (Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order and the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.

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Peter Lougheed

Edgar Peter Lougheed,, (July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

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Public Policy Forum

The Public Policy Forum (PPF) is an independent, non-profit Canadian think tank for public-private dialogue.

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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms.

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Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Roderick D. Fraser

Roderick D. Fraser (born July 23, 1940) is a Canadian academic.

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Scotiabank

The Bank of Nova Scotia (La Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse), operating as Scotiabank (Banque Scotia), is a Canadian multinational bank.

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Senate of Canada

The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons and the Monarch (represented by the Governor General).

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Sinhalese people

The Sinhalese (Sinhala: සිංහල ජාතිය Sinhala Jathiya, also known as Hela) are an Indo-Aryan-speaking ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sri Lankan Tamils

Sri Lankan Tamils (also) or Ceylon Tamils, also known as Eelam Tamils in Tamil, are members of the Tamil ethnic group native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka.

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Université de Montréal

The Université de Montréal (UdeM) is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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University of Alberta

The University of Alberta (also known as U of A and UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia.

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University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis (also referred to as UCD, UC Davis, or Davis), is a public research university and land-grant university as well as one of the 10 campuses of the University of California (UC) system.

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University of Sri Lanka

The University of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, இலங்கைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) was a public university in Sri Lanka.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo (commonly referred to as Waterloo, UW, or UWaterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario.

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University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario (UWO), corporately branded as Western University as of 2012 and commonly shortened to Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada.

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World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss nonprofit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Worldwide Universities Network

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is an alliance of 23 research-intensive universities.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Samarasekera

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