Eng. Ruwan Edirisinghe elected President of Mora Pera Engineers’ Reunion

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Eng. Ruwan Edirisighe, Chairman of RN Group of Companies was elected as the second President of Moratuwa Peradeniya Engineers Reunion at the AGM held recently. Eng. Ruwan Edirisinghe is the first University of Peradeniya alumni to be elected as the President of Moratuwa and Peradeniya Engineers Reunion which was founded in 2013.

Engineers passed out from the country’s two prestigious engineering faculties have joined hands to synergise the collective strength of Moratuwa and Peradeniya engineering graduates spread across the globe to collaborate and support engineering innovations and research in Sri Lanka. The inaugural Mora Pera Engineers Reunion was held in 2013 at the University of Peradeniya on 30 March 2013 and the 5th edition of the Mora Pera Engineers Reunion is scheduled to be held on Saturday 18 November 2017 at University of Moratuwa.

Eng. Deepal Pitigala, Captain of University of Peradeniya University’s Cricket team in 1981-82 season and an eminent Civil Engineer employed at Balfa Beaty Plc Whitehall London UK will grace the occasion as Guest of Honour.

The 5th Mora Pera Inter Engineering Faculty T20 Cricket Encounter for Sir Arthur C Clerk Memorial Trophy is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at University of Moratuwa Grounds on Saturday 21 October at University of Moratuwa. Annual Mora Pera Cricket encounter is organised by Mora Pera Reunion to create a platform for engineers passed out from two pioneering engineering faculties and spread across the globe to reunite and raise funds for the Mora Pera Engineering research fund. This years’ event is expected to be attended by a large number of engineers from Sri Lanka and abroad and will be a meeting place for them to get together and go down the memory lane of their campus days nostalgia.

“At a time all Sri Lankans are looking forward to a prosperous future for the country, every professional has a role to play in our economic development. The reunion of Moratuwa and Peradeniya engineers is a fine opportunity for engineers from various generations to re-establish contacts and network. The outcome of such collaborations should no doubt enhance their collective contribution to the Sri Lankan society at large. I decided to accept the invitation by its founders to play an active role in Mora Pera Reunion having realised its potential to contribute to the society and country’s development,” said Eng Ruwan Edirisinghe newly elected President of Mora Pera Engineers Reunon.

Eng. Damith Hettihewa, founder President who initiated the Mora Pera Engineers Reunion along with enthusiastic and group of Moratuwa and Peradeniya Engineers commented: “A larger percentage of Sri Lankan engineers work and live aboard. Building a global engineers network was a key objective of the Mora Pera Engineers Reunion initiative. Engineers from Moratuwa and Peradeniya universities are beneficiaries of the free education system and hence have a greater responsibility to contribute to the country’s betterment. I sincerely hope that Mora and Pera engineers will come forward to strengthen the research fund that was launched at the second Mora Pera Reunion Oration held in 2014 at University of Peradeniya,” concluded Eng. Hettihewa.