Prof. P.G. Rathnasiri has been appointed as a Visiting professor at the University of Brescia, Italy. He will be conducting seminar cycles for students of the degree/master's degree courses and PhD on "Biological processes for the treatment of wastewater and organic wastes: development, evolution and trends". In addition, he will be tutoring doctoral students on the issue of water and sanitation in international cooperation projects and support for the drafting of international journal papers