Our Brief History:
Since 2015, The Gate Institute has functioned as a research group based in the UK and Sri Lanka, comprised of a network of researchers, professionals, and practitioners from various disciplines and countries. In collaboration with think tanks, NGOs, charities, and universities, we have organised several conferences, seminars, research projects, capacity building programmes and workshops to advance the social and economic development of war-affected and underserved communities, primarily in Sri Lanka. Realising the need to scale up, formalise and institutionalise our activities, The Gate Institute was registered as a non-profit organisation (Limited by Guarantee) in 2022 in the UK. Since then, in collaboration with local partners, we have made significant progress in developing new pathways and delivering. The Gate Institute was also registered separately in Sri Lanka as a non-profit organisation (Limited by Guarantee) in 2024.
Dr. Senthan Selvarajah
CEO and Director
Senthan has been the CEO and Co-Director of The Gate Foundation. 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
Chandrakumar is a retired Chartered Management Accountant with nearly 40 years of experience. He has been involved with humanitarian relief efforts. He has been a charity trustee for more than 15 years, providing educational support to children in war-affected areas of Sri Lanka.
Our Advisory Committee (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.
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
Professor in Human Resource Management in the Department of HRM at the University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Mrs.
Mathivathany Sasitharan
Director at the Harmoney Centre and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business Studies at the University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Prof.
Niranjana Rodney
Fernando
Professor in Agricultural Entomology in the Department of Agricultural Biology of the Faculty of Agriculture at the Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
Prof.
Prof Rajendra Surenthirakumaran
Professor in Community Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
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.
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
Sylvia Prisca Delima
Researcher in the School of Global and Strategic Studies at the University of Indonesia. Her research focuses on social resiliency.
Dr.
Suvanthini Terensan
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Biology of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Mr.
Selvin Ireneuss Mariampillai
Retired SLAS (Sri Lanka Administrative Service) officer with over two decades of experience in provincial ministries, departments, and statutory boards.
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.