We proudly congratulate Mr. Jayath Perera; a student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DoME), representing the University of Moratuwa (UoM) for becoming Sri Lanka Champion and Southern Asia Region Runner Up of Speak Out for Engineering (SOfE) competition 2022 organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
Preliminary rounds were held in November 2022 with more than 20 contestants from 5 different universities in Sri Lanka. Three students from DoME UoM (Mr. Jayath Perera, Mr. Shayan Gopikrishnan, and Ms. Himasha Ekanayake) become winners and through to the finals along with 3 other contestants. In the Sri Lanka Finals, Mr. Jayath Perera became the champion and this was the 5th consecutive time that a student from DoME UoM has become Sri Lanka Champion in this competition. With this win, Mr. Jayath was qualified for the Southern Asia Region Finals.
During Southern Asia Region Finals which was held on 17th December 2022 at the Hotel Resorte' Marinha Dourada, Bardez, Goa, INDIA, Mr. Jayath did an astounding speech on the topic of "Improving world through solar power" and become runner up. Congratulations Mr. Jayath Perera and we wish you all the very best for a great future ahead.
