The Dr. Arunasalam Somasundarampillai Memorial Lecture 2026 was held on 4 November 2026 at the Kailasapathy Auditorium, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
The lecture was delivered by Professor Shivany Shanmugathas, Department of Marketing, on the theme Repositioning Management and Commerce Higher Education at the University of Jaffna: Developing Innovative Learning Approaches for Social Impact Beyond Traditional Learning Spaces in an Era of Changing Market Realities.
The lecture highlighted the importance of innovative, practice-oriented and socially responsive approaches to management and commerce education in addressing evolving industry demands and societal needs.
