Dr. Kapila Devapriya

• Construction Economics 
• Economics 
• Fundamentals of Management  
• Construction Management  

• Marketing Coordinator for the Department from 2008 to date 
• Chief Co-ordinator of the function, “Financial Adviser for Housing Construction" organised by the Department of Building Economics on Silver Jubilee Ceremony of University of Moratuwa in 1997. 
• Junior-Treasurer of Quantity Surveying Society of the Department of Building Economics for the tenure of 1996. 

• Construction Procurement 
• Project Financing 
• Construction Economics 
• Construction Management  
• Economic Principles  

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship by German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) (Administered by Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar under the International Quality Network Programme in Germany) , 2003 
• Graduate Study Studentship by the University of Hong Kong to pursue a Ph.D. in the field of real estate economics at the Dept. of Real Estate and Construction in the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR of China, 2000 
• Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student Award nomination (September 2002 to August 2003) by the University of Hong Kong in April, 2004. 
• Wang Gungwu Scholarship Holder at May-Wing of Robert Black College Residence (Visiting Scholars' residence) in the University of Hong Kong in 2001-2002. 
• Dr. Lo Kwee Seong Educational Foundation Travel Grant (administered by the University of Hong Kong) to conduct field studies at Asian Development Bank and the Philippines BOT centre in 2001 
• Grant of GIF (German Real Estate Society within European Real Estate Society) to present a research paper at 13th AREUEA (American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association) International Conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada in 2004  
• Workgroup for Infrastructure Policy (WIP) travel grants to attend “2nd Workshop on Applied Infrastructure Research at Berlin University of Technology in Berlin on 11th of October, 2003.   
• The Hong Kong University Conference Grant to attend 2002 Midwest Finance Association (MFA) Conference, in Chicago, IL, USA, March 14-16, 2002. 
• Distinction of obtaining the highest overall Degree average (Overall top of the group) in B.Sc. (Quantity Surveying) programme at University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka in 1997. 

International Conference Publications (Refereed) 

• Salgadu M.D.R.S., Devapriya K.A.K., & Gowsiga M. (2020). Applicability of Innovative Building Materials for Wall Structures to Maximise the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of 13th FARU International Research Conference. Colombo: Faculty of Architecture Research Unit. 
• Tharsan, P., Devapriya, K.A.K. & Gowsiga, M. (2020). Mitigation Approach for Significant Causes of Contractors Delays in Sri Lankan Construction Industry. In proceedings of 17th International Conference on Business Management. Sri Jayewardenepura. 

Other Publications 

• S.D. Gallage, K.A.K. Devapriya and B.A.K.S.Perera (2020), Economic Strengths qnd Weaknesses of Urban Renewal Projects in Sri Lanka, published in proceedings of Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka annual technical sessions 2020, pp. 10-14, Colombo.