{"id":70198,"date":"2021-07-31T03:48:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T03:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=70198"},"modified":"2021-07-31T05:33:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T05:33:00","slug":"whats-in-a-professorial-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"What\u2019s<\/p>\n

The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. <\/span>Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, <\/span>especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and simple, <\/span>is, \u201cthey, who are Professors, should know the stuff\u201d!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is conjecture and often completely wrong. Most \u2018professors\u2019 may know their chosen fields of study quite <\/span>well, but they may lack expertise in other areas and the common sense to admit that.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Sri Lanka media appears to keep referring to a few political \u2018professorial\u2019 people with another adjective <\/span>added \u2013 calling them \u2018senior professor\u2019. The references galore, these days, given the debates on fertiliser and <\/span>pesticide bans, organic agriculture and other topics that fall within the scientific realms. The references may <\/span>also fall in different spheres of endeavour (humanities, arts, culture and finance). The Governor of the Central <\/span>Bank is continually referred to and projected using his previous title \u2018professor\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The indifferent way the title is used seems to perpetuate the myth that the person referred to as \u2018professor\u2019 <\/span>knows everything and will guide the nation\u2019s future correctly. Hardly the truth, needless to say. Dubiously <\/span>using this time-honoured title also produces a rather negative worldview. Although many people do not realise <\/span>it, the world is watching as Sri Lanka goes through probably one of the most traumatic periods in its history. <\/span>Make no mistake – The quality of Sri Lanka\u2019s administrative and educational systems, as well as socio-economic<\/span><\/span>
\nand civil society functioning, are presently under severe scrutiny.<\/span><\/p>\n

A somewhat confusing title called \u201cSenior Professor\u201d also evolved within the University administration in Sri <\/span>Lanka in the new millennium. Some Australian academics have asked me who these people are. Correct me if I <\/span>am wrong \u2013 but my answer has been that they are recognised by Sri Lanka\u2019s Educational authorities (The <\/span>University Grants Commission) as \u2018seniors\u2019 service-wise, rather than academic brilliance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The UGC Circular No. 05\/2015 issued on 28 May 2015 appears to be the latest in this regard, and, again, that\u2019s <\/span>the best information I have. One who has reached the status of a \u201cprofessor\u201d by merit or by filling a cadre <\/span>position needs to serve a minimum of 8 years in that position. There is a second requirement – 20 publications <\/span>in \u2018indexed journals. This is really baffling. One has to assume that the \u2018professor\u2019 already has those and plenty <\/span>more! The circular does not stipulate the said 20 publications should be \u2018post-professor\u2019. See the confusion? It <\/span>beggars belief that such anomalies continue to date unchallenged.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A comparable situation is hard to find. The Australian framework for attaining an \u2018Associate Professor\u2019 or <\/span>\u2018Professor\u2019 status simply cannot be compared. The Australians, as in other developed countries, ask for <\/span>evidence of outstanding and unquestionable academic contributions and peers\u2019 recognition. In other words, <\/span>brilliant scholarly contributions via book chapters, keynote addresses, participation in expert panels, and the <\/span>like, coupled with students\u2019 recognition for teaching and guidance. The elevation to a position of \u2018professor\u2019 is <\/span>also anchored by the proof of a significant number of papers published in \u201cpeer-reviewed\u201d global journals, not <\/span>just \u201cindexed journals\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Those of us who are Journal editors know that any \u201cpredatory journal\u201d can get indexation by paying money. <\/span>That\u2019s a topic for another day and time, but the Sri Lankan UGC should be aware of this. They should also study <\/span>the extraordinary improvements that have been made by our neighbour \u2013 India and its UGC. In this regard, we <\/span>should get some help from \u2018big brother\u2019 India. Publishing in dubious \u201cindexed\u201d journals is not enough to <\/span>recognise merit, peer acknowledgement and global standing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My point is a weighty category like \u2018senior professor\u2019 is not common in the systems we generally follow in <\/span>other educational matters, i.e. the American, British Commonwealth countries, European or Australia-New <\/span>Zealand systems. I don\u2019t think our Sri Lankan UGC will change this terminology. It\u2019s simply not the way the <\/span>government operates. Still, it does not stop me from wondering why those diligent academics on the island, <\/span>including previous vice-chancellors and the like, have not brought this matter up for UGC to consider.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More importantly, media and other commentators and the public need to be aware that the title \u201csenior <\/span>professor\u201d reflects the length of service than academic achievements. In some countries, seniority in service is <\/span>simply recognised by administrative classes \u2013 Grade I, Grade II or, in Australia – Level D (Associate Professor), <\/span>Level E (Professor) and the like. If Sri Lanka\u2019s education system, once the envy of the developing world, expects <\/span>recognition globally, it needs to revamp these dubious terms and make them more meaningful. Needless to <\/span>say, the criteria for recognising academic achievements should be much higher and on par with at least India.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Some people have asked me, after I left academia in 1993, whether I retain my title \u201cAssociate Professor\u201d, <\/span>which I earned by merit through the then UGC\u2019s system in 1990. My answer has been and always will be – a <\/span>resounding \u201cno\u201d. I prefer to be referred to as a \u201cDr.\u201d reflecting a real academic qualification. As I moved out of <\/span>academia into other positions, it would have been silly to be continually called a \u201cprofessor. However, that <\/span>didn\u2019t stop some of my closest friends from calling me \u2018professor\u2019 more as an endearing term.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the USA, the title \u201cprofessor\u201d is used only in academia, generally in oral address \u2013 as a courtesy given by <\/span>others\u2013 rather than used by you in writing or when presenting one\u2019s own name. Those in Sri Lanka who use <\/span>the title \u201cprofessor\u201d as authors of books and reports to entice readers should ponder this unsavoury habit. <\/span>There are many books where authors, perhaps, are encouraged by publishers to use the title. It is unnecessary <\/span>to sell books and places Sri Lanka in a poor light among global readers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A \u2018retired professor\u2019 or someone who vacated a post as a \u2018professor\u2019 like me should not use the title. The <\/span>world\u2019s best practice is to fall back to one\u2019s highest tertiary degree qualification – either a Doctorate or a <\/span>Masters degree. A student or others may still refer to or greet you as a \u201cprofessor\u201d. There is no harm in it. <\/span>Within our culture, it shows respect, courtesy, and perhaps even deference to someone who might have <\/span>taught you something at a particular moment. Our value system, within all beliefs and faiths, places parents, <\/span>elders and teachers at the top of any scale of reverence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Sri Lanka is gripped with Covid and a financial crisis, some may argue it is anachronistic to discuss these <\/span>titles. But I beg to differ. The constant reference by concerned people and media commentators to various <\/span>\u2018pseudo experts\u2019 as \u2018professors\u2019 is the crucial issue here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It shows that as a country, we are far backward in every way than the public realises. Unless corrected in some <\/span>way, advice received from questioningly qualified people could also mislead the country\u2019s future trajectories <\/span>not just in organic farming, fertiliser bans and finance but in all fields.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nimal Chandrasena, Ph.D.<\/span>
\n(former associate Professor of Botany, University of Colombo)<\/span>
\nNimal.chandrasena@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n17 July 2021<\/span>
\nYou might be interested to read the article”<\/span>
\nIt is on Page 17.<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/epaper.island.lk\/paper\/2021\/07\/25<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"What\u2019sDr. Nimal Chandrasena – The author was a former Associate <\/span>Professor of Botany by Merit (Weed Science), University of Colombo,<\/span>Sri Lanka. He obtained his Ph.D. in Weed Science (1983) from the<\/span>School of Plant Biology, University of North Wales, Bangor, U.K. He<\/span>is domiciled in Australia and has served in various governmental<\/span>positions and functioned as a Principal Scientist in several global<\/span>Consulting firms. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the <\/span>international Journal \u2013 Weeds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":70200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[8895,36214],"class_list":{"0":"post-70198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"tag-nimal-chandrasena","9":"tag-professorial-title","10":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"\nWhat\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena - eLanka<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and simple, is, \u201cthey, who are Professors, should know the stuff\u201d!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and simple, is, \u201cthey, who are Professors, should know the stuff\u201d!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"eLanka\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-31T03:48:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-31T05:33:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"425\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"eLanka admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd\"},\"headline\":\"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-31T03:48:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-31T05:33:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/\"},\"wordCount\":1313,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nimal Chandrasena\",\"Professorial Title\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Articles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/\",\"name\":\"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena - eLanka\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-31T03:48:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-31T05:33:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and simple, is, \u201cthey, who are Professors, should know the stuff\u201d!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":425},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Articles\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/category\/articles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/\",\"name\":\"eLanka\",\"description\":\"eLanka - Sri lanka events in Australia\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\",\"name\":\"eLanka\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg\",\"width\":192,\"height\":82,\"caption\":\"eLanka\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elanka\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SriLankanDownUnder\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd\",\"name\":\"eLanka admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"eLanka admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/author\/elanka\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena - eLanka","description":"The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and simple, is, \u201cthey, who are Professors, should know the stuff\u201d!","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena","og_description":"The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and simple, is, \u201cthey, who are Professors, should know the stuff\u201d!","og_url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/","og_site_name":"eLanka","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/","article_published_time":"2021-07-31T03:48:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-07-31T05:33:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":425,"url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"eLanka admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"eLanka admin","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/"},"author":{"name":"eLanka admin","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd"},"headline":"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena","datePublished":"2021-07-31T03:48:56+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-31T05:33:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/"},"wordCount":1313,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg","keywords":["Nimal Chandrasena","Professorial Title"],"articleSection":["Articles"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/","name":"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena - eLanka","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg","datePublished":"2021-07-31T03:48:56+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-31T05:33:00+00:00","description":"The honorific academic title \u201cProfessor\u201d in Sri Lanka is confusing and mislead even educated professionals. Many of my friends, well-educated professionals in varied fields, refer to some individuals in Sri Lanka, especially those in the parliament and other endeavours, \u201cHe is a Professor\u201d. The implication, pure and simple, is, \u201cthey, who are Professors, should know the stuff\u201d!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/professor-birger-kollmeier.jpg","width":640,"height":425},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/whats-in-a-professorial-title\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Articles","item":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/category\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What\u2019s in a Professorial Title? Dr. Nimal Chandrasena"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/","name":"eLanka","description":"eLanka - Sri lanka events in Australia","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization","name":"eLanka","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg","width":192,"height":82,"caption":"eLanka"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elanka\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SriLankanDownUnder"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd","name":"eLanka admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"eLanka admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew"],"url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/author\/elanka\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70198"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70223,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70198\/revisions\/70223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}