{"id":3710,"date":"2025-09-17T21:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/?page_id=3710"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:39:54","slug":"phd-colloquium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/?page_id=3710","title":{"rendered":"PhD Colloquium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the main events for PhD candidates from around the world who are just commencing their dissertation work is the PhD Colloquium, which is organized in conjunction with the 23rd International Conference on Business Management by the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The PhD Colloquium will take place at the University\u2019s premises as a physical event on 3rd March 2027.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PhD Colloquium\u2019s objective is to offer a scholarly forum where PhD candidates could get constructive comments and general guidance on their full papers\/ working papers\/ concept papers. The candidates could present and discuss their research and research plans in the context of a well-known and established international conference, in a supportive atmosphere with other doctoral candidates and an international panel of established researchers. As a result, the PhD Colloquium will offer the opportunity to interact with experts in many business management research fields and encourage young academics to pursue their doctoral degrees.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PhD candidates from both Sri Lankan and foreign universities are invited to submit research papers for the PhD Colloquium. All papers will undergo a thorough evaluation by a panel of reviewers made up of experts in each academic discipline. A discussant will lead an in-depth discussion during the presenting sessions of the accepted papers, and the paper presentations will also be available for comments and recommendations from the colloquium attendees.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" style=\"border: 4px solid #000; border-radius: 10px; padding: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/abcd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/abcd.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/abcd-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">Professor Sankarshan Basu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Professor of Finance and Control <br>Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), <br>India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-bottom: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/prof-sankarshan-basu\/\" rel=\"noopener noexternal\" ><input type=\"button\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" value=\"About the Keynote Speaker\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Submission Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\" data-wow-delay=\"1.4s\"><a download class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ICBM-2027-PhD-Colloquium-Submission-Guidelines.pdf\">Download Submission Guidelines<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Supervisor Consent Form<\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\" data-wow-delay=\"1.4s\"><a download class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ICBM-2027-PhD-Colloquium-Supervisor-Consent-Form.pdf\">Download Consent Form<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Paper Review Process and Publication Ethics Policy<\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\" data-wow-delay=\"1.4s\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ICBM-2027-Paper-Review-and-Publication-Ethics-Policy.pdf\" download=\"\">Download Policy Document<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Paper Submissions<\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Visit the Microsoft CMT Portal for ICBM 2027 to submit your papers.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\" data-wow-delay=\"1.4s\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/cmt3.research.microsoft.com\/PhDColloquiumICBM2027\/Submission\/Index\">Visit CMT Portal for Paper Submission<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 56px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/cmt3.research.microsoft.com\/docs\/help\/general\/account-creation.html\">Guidelines to create CMT account<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Payment Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that the following information applies <strong style=\"color: red;\">exclusively to authors whose papers have been accepted<\/strong> for presentation at the International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2027, organized by the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce (FMSC) in collaboration with the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ).<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure your paper is included in the Abstract Book, at least one author must register and present the paper in person. Certificates will be issued only to authors who are registered and attend the conference in person.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please refer to the updated registration payment guidelines below:<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<\/p>\n<li><strong>Authors from USJ<\/strong> (staff, undergraduate students, or postgraduate students): The registration fee is waived. Undergraduates and postgraduates must submit a copy of their student ID for verification.<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li><strong>All other authors: <\/strong>A registration fee must be paid for each author listed on the paper if they wish to receive individual certificates, regardless of the total number of authors.<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Fees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Fee (Local Participants)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Fee (International Participants)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Registration Fee<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">LKR 3,000<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">USD 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Payment Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration payment can only be made through a bank transfer. Bank details are given below;<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Account Number: 097100140002229<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Account Name: Development Fund, Faculty of Management Studies &amp; Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Bank Name: People\u2019s Bank<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Bank Branch: Gangodawila<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Bank Code: 097<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Swift Code: PSBKLKLX<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Payment description should be as follows;<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paper ID \u2013 Name of the participant<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Conference Registration Fee Includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Admission to research sessions<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>All conference materials<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Refreshments (including lunch)<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<li>Certificates<\/li>\n<p>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Cancellation Policy<\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The registration fees shall not be refunded in case of any cancellation or non-attendance due to any form of personal faults.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; One of the main events for PhD candidates from around the world who are just commencing their dissertation work is the PhD Colloquium, which is organized in conjunction with the 23rd International Conference on Business Management by the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The PhD Colloquium will take place &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3710"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3955,"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3710\/revisions\/3955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icbm.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}