Degrees

• B. Com- Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours), with Specialization in Accountancy, October 2001, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• MA –Master of Arts (Economics), March 2015, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
• PhD in Accounting and Finance, January 2017, Durham University Business School,
  Durham University, Durham, UK.

Professional Qualifications

• CTHE Programme ( induction Programme)conducted by Staff Development Centre, The
  Open University of Sri Lanka, (2016)
• MAAT-Member of Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (2015)
• DULTA – Durham University Learning and Teaching Award, (2014)
• Programme for the induction of postgraduates engaged in teaching and supporting
  learning- 2011-12, Durham University, UK.
• AAT- Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (2006)
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK

Undergraduate Teaching

• Business Research Methodology
• Business Taxation
• Business Mathematics and Statistics
• Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
• Investment and Portfolio Management
• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Management Accounting

Post graduate supervision

• Supervised MBA students of OUSL

Visiting Lecturer

• Served as a visiting lecturer for the ESBM Certificate course conducted by the Dept. of
  Management Studies of the Open University of Sri Lanka at Jaffna Regional Study Centre
  -2009 – 2019.

• Member of Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, the
  University of Jaffna from 13.12.2017-13.12.2020
• External Examiner for Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India for the evaluation of
  the PhD thesis.
• Member of the Faculty research committee, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies,
  University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2018-2020).
• Member of the IQAC of Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri
  Lanka (2018-2020).
• Member of the Curriculum Review Committee, Department of Commerce, University of Jaffna.
• Student Counselor, University of Jaffna – 2018
• Member of Research Committee of Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce- 2018
• Member of Editorial Committee International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance,
  University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• Academic Coordinator, The Open University of Sri Lanka. Nawala, Nugegoda 19.10.2009- 21.12.2017

• Vijayakumaran, S., & Vijayakumaran, R. (2019). Leverage, debt maturity, corporate performance:
  Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 9(4), 491-506.
  https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.aefr.2019.94.491.506.
• Vijayakumaran, R., & Vijayakumaran, S. (2019). Corporate Governance and Capital Structure
  Decisions: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and
  Business 6(3), 67-79. https://doi:10.13106/jafeb.2019.vol6.no3.67
• Vijayakumaran, R., & Vijayakumaran, S. (2019). Debt Maturity and the Effects of Growth
  Opportunities and Liquidity Risk on Leverage: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Journal
  of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 6(3), 27-40.
  https://doi:10.13106/jafeb.2019.vol6.no3.27
• Vijayakumaran, S., & Vijayakumaran, R. (2018). The determinants of capital structure decisions:
  Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, 10(2), 63-81.
  https://doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v10i2.13065
• Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). Capital structure decisions and corporate performance: Evidence from
  Chinese listed industrial firms. International Journal of Accounting & Financial Reporting, 7(2),
  562-576. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.12455
• Vijayakumaran. R. & Vijayakumaran. S. (2017). Institutional Reforms and Development of
  Corporate Governance and Banking System in China. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting,
  9(2)
• Vijayakumaran. R. and Vijayakumaran. S. (2017). Working capital management and corporate
  performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan listed manufacturing firms. International Journal of
  Accounting and Financial Reporting,7(2),577-591. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.12453
• Vijayakumaran. S. (2014). Capital Structure and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Chinese
  Listed Companies: Presented a paper at the 5th International Conference on Business and
  Information held on 22 November 2014 at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
• Vijayakumaran. R. and Vijayakumaran. S. (2014). Incidence of income taxation in Sri Lanka.
  Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014, 5(21), pp.185-191.
• Guariglia, A., & Vijayakumaran. S. (2013). Corporate governance and capital structure decisions:
  Evidence from Chinese listed companies. A paper was presented at the Asia-Pacific Business
  Research Conference held on 30 Sept -1 Oct 2013 in Singapore. Abstracts published in the
  Proceedings of Conference.
• Vijayakumaran. R. & Vijayakumaran. S. (2011). Determinants of capital structure in Sri Lanka: A
  Research Paper published in the proceeding of the international conference of Sri Ram Institute
  of Management Studies, India. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2666610

Awards/Prizes

• Funds for Women Graduates, UK (2014)
• NCAS Grant for doctoral studies at Durham University Business School
• University Prize for the Best Performance in the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce Part-II Examination 1998/1999
• National Level: Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship 1996/97 Awarded by Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund.

Research Grants

• University research grant (2018)

Memberships

• Associate Fellow of the Higher Educational Academy, UK (Ref. no. PRO72695) (26 August2014).
• MAAT-Member of Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (M-4826) ( 07 July 2008)
• Member, Durham University Business School Alumni, UK.

Presentations

• Vijayakumaran, S., Mithushana, R., & Vijayakumaran. R. (2020). Impact of working capital
  management on financial performance: evidence from listed companies in Hotel and Travels
  industries. The proceeding of the 11th International Conference on Business Management and
  Economics, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Reviewer/Evaluator/Examiner

• Served as a reviewer for JUICE 2018, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• Served as a reviewer for ICCM-2017, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce,
  University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• Served as a reviewer for Research Conference on Business Studies-2017 organized
  by Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna.
• Served as a reviewer for Served as a reviewer for Journal of Business Studies-JBS, Faculty of
  Commerce and Management, Eastern University of Sri Lanka–-2021
• Served as a reviewer for International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance,
  University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka -2018- to date.

External Examiner/Evaluator

• External Examiner for Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India for the evaluation of
  Ph.D thesis.