Our Brief History:
Founded in 2015 as a research group based in the UK and Sri Lanka, The Gate Institute has a diverse network of researchers, professionals, and practitioners from various disciplines and countries. Through collaborations with think tanks, NGOs, charities, and universities, The Gate organised conferences, seminars, research projects, capacity-building programmes, and workshops to foster social and economic development in war-affected and underserved communities in Sri Lanka. Recognising the need to expand, formalise, and institutionalise our efforts, The Gate Institute was officially registered as a non-profit organisation in the UK in 2022 and Sri Lanka in 2024.
Dr. Senthan Selvarajah
CEO and Director
CEO, a Co-Director and a Board Member of The Gate Institute. He is also a Co-Director at the Centre for Media, Human Rights and Peacebuilding, UK, and an academic tutor and a PhD supervisor in the UK. Senthan’s experience spans over 20 years as a journalist, researcher, consultant, and academic. He has published several books, numerous book chapters, and journal articles.
Mr. Ramalingam Chandrakumar
Director
A Co-Director and a Board Member of The Gate Institute. He is a retired chartered management accountant with nearly 40 years of experience and has been involved in humanitarian relief efforts. He has been a charity trustee for more than 15 years, providing educational support to children in the underserved communities of Sri Lanka.
Our People (A - Z)
Dr
M. Arumugam
Dr M Arumugam is the Chairman of the Startup Committee at Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation and the founder of the Broadline Group of Companies and TANSAM, Chennai, India. .
Prof
F. Chalmus Ragel
Former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka (EUSL) and Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science at the EUSL. .
Dr.
Jeyasankar Sivagnanam
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
Mr.
Jeyaraj Kulasekaram
A Founder Member and a Board Member of the Gate Institute. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of the IYKONS Group of Companies.
Prof.
Kandasamy Arulanandem
Professor in Family Medicine in the Department of Primary Health Care of the Faculty of Health-Care Sciences at the Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
Prof.
Mangaleswaran Thampoe
Mrs.
Mathivathany Sasitharan
A Board Member of The Gate Institute, Director of University Business Linkage (UBL), and the Head of the Department of Project Management, Faculty of Business Studies at the University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Ms.
Mathangie Selvarajah
A Board Member and a Co-Director of The Gate Institute in Sri Lanka and the Founder and Director of The Researchpreneur in Sri Lanka. She is also an IVLP Alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Programs, U.S. Department of State.
Prof.
Niranjana Rodney
Fernando
A Board Member of The Gate Institute and Professor in Agricultural Entomology in the Department of Agricultural Biology of the Faculty of Agriculture at the Eastern University, Sri Lanka..
Prof.
Nesrin Kenar
Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Sakarya University, Turkey, and former Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association.
Prof.
Rajendra Surenthirakumaran
Professor in Community Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Ms.
R.J.P.Joseph
Asst Prof.
Rajib Timalsina
Co-Secretary General of Asia Pacific Peace Research Association and Department of Conflict and Professor in Peace and Development Studies at the Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Dr.
Rahime Özgün Kehya
Film and media scholar at Kafkas University, Turkey. Her research focuses on migration, gender, integration, and otherness.
Mr.
Sathasivam Mangaleswaran
A Founder Member and a Board Member of The Gate Institute. He is also a successful entrepreneur and a mentor to many aspiring businesspeople.
Prof.
Sivasubramaniam Pathmanathan
Sri Lankan Tamil historian, academic, author, and current chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Dr.
Sri Nuryani
Acting Director of the Centre for Political Studies at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and former Election Commissioner of Indonesia (2007-2012).
Dr.
Suvanthini Terensan
A Board Member of The Gate Institute and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Biology of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Dr
Sylvia Prisca Delima
Researcher in the School of Global and Strategic Studies at the University of Indonesia. Her research focuses on social resiliency.
Prof.
Thambirajah Prabaharan
Professor in the Department of Management and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Commerce and Management at the Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
Our Vision
Become a prominent research and innovation gateway for sustainable development and governance, primarily in war-affected communities in Sri Lanka.
Our Mission
Provide research and scientific-based innovative solutions to address socio-cultural,
economic and human security issues and challenges in war-affected communities.