The Department of Information Studies at East West University has welcomed two distinguished international academics for the Summer 2026 semester. Dr. Susmita Chakraborty, Professor at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, India, has joined as Adjunct Faculty and will be involved in teaching, research, and conducting seminars and workshops throughout the semester.
Additionally, Dr. Prasanna Ranaweera, Senior Lecturer at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is visiting as Guest Lecturer this week. His engagements include lectures on Information Literacy and Higher Education, a workshop on Smart Information Users: Literacy for the Digital Age, and collaborative research on Media and Information Literacy with departmental faculty.
The presence of both international academics is expected to bring fresh global perspectives and enrich the overall learning environment at EWU's Department of Information Studies.
