PSBU Learning Development Center
PSBU Learning Development Center
Academic assistance for confident, independent, skilled, and active learners across the university.
About the Center
The PSBU Learning Development Center provides institution-wide academic assistance for students who want to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and learning strategies needed for university success. Support includes academic advising, academic-writing assistance, tutoring and mentoring, study and professional skills resources, webinars, tutorials, and workshops.
Objectives and Aims
– Provide equitable learning-development support to students across programmes and levels of study.
– Strengthen academic writing, research communication, study strategies, digital learning, and independent-learning skills.
– Provide structured advising, tutoring, mentoring, webinars, tutorials, and practical workshops.
– Use participation records, student feedback, learning needs, and annual review to improve services.
Services and Programmes
Academic Advising
Individual or small-group guidance on learning goals, study planning, academic expectations, progress, and referral to relevant support.
Academic Writing Support
Assistance with academic structure, argument development, source use, citation practice, clarity, and publication preparation.
Tutoring and Mentoring
Structured academic or professional mentoring that helps students build confidence, address learning needs, and sustain progress.
Study and Soft-Skills Resources
Practical resources on study strategies, time management, communication, teamwork, leadership, CV writing, and workplace readiness.
Webinars, Tutorials and Workshops
Short learning activities on research, academic publishing, communication strategy, IELTS guidance, stakeholder management, and professional development.
Referral and Follow-Up
Referral to academic departments, supervisors, the Career Center, the International Support Center, or other authorized PSBU services.
Learning Development Services and Evidence
The evidence register below distinguishes publicly verifiable examples from internal activity records. Public links demonstrate representative learning-development activities; numerical totals for 2025–2026 should be supported by the Center’s own agendas, attendance sheets, photographs, reports, and activity register.
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Institution-wide Learning Development Support |
Representative public evidence supports active academic-development provision. The supplied internal summary records 17 academic advisors and multiple 2025–2026 activities; those totals should be backed by the Center activity register and attendance documentation. |
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Academic Writing Support and Assistance |
Verified institutional LinkedIn evidence confirms a research-publication seminar covering manuscript preparation, journal selection, ethics, referencing, submission, peer review and revision. The exact count of two 2025 academic-writing sessions still requires internal agendas, attendance records and photographs. |
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Tutoring or Mentoring Programmes |
The Communication Strategy event is directly verifiable on PSBU’s institutional LinkedIn account, and the PSBU company feed also confirms IELTS learning sessions. The supplied Facebook capacity-development link is an institutional social-media source, although direct indexing is inconsistent. Internal records should substantiate the stated number of programmes and participants. |
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Skills Development Resources (Study / Soft / Career Skills) |
The CV-writing and stakeholder-management activities are corroborated by publicly indexed PSBU-related listings, while the supplied URLs point to institutional Facebook posts. For audit-grade evidence, retain screenshots/PDF exports of the original PSBU posts together with attendance and event records. |
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Webinars, Tutorials and Workshops |
The EBU partner-university webpage is strong institutional evidence for the 7 July 2026 joint webinar, and PSBU LinkedIn independently supports the Communication Strategy learning session. The stated total of eight webinars/tutorials/workshops should be reconciled to the Center’s internal event register. |
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How to Access Support
- Students select the required service: advising, writing support, tutoring or mentoring, workshop, or resource request.
- Students submit a brief request and, where relevant, attach or bring the work they want to discuss.
- The Center assigns an appropriate adviser or directs the student to the next available session.
- The adviser records the support category, agreed actions, and any referral while protecting student confidentiality.
- Students are invited to provide feedback so the Center can improve future services and resources.
Advisor Staffing Profile
The Learning Development Center records 17 academic advisors: 10 full-time and 7 part-time. The staffing status below follows the Center information supplied for institutional reporting.
| No. | Academic Advisor | Status | Center Role |
| 1 | Dr. Mok Sarom | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 2 | Dr. Karl Stefan Meneghella | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 3 | Prof. Dr. Steve McKee | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 4 | Prof. Dr. John Walsh | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 5 | Prof. K.A.S. Dhammika | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 6 | Prof. Annusorn Kunanusorn | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 7 | Dr. Amirhossein Taghipour | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 8 | Dr. Arthur McNeill | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 9 | Mr. Seri Kantajai | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 10 | Ms. Chuntanee Tienvichit | Full time | Academic Advisor |
| 11 | Mr. Kraisar Gilitwala | Part time | Academic Advisor |
| 12 | Dr. Hoda Khalesi | Part time | Academic Advisor |
| 13 | Mr. Steven Cochrane | Part time | Academic Advisor |
| 14 | Mr. Madusanka Senevirathne | Part time | Academic Advisor |
| 15 | Prof. Nadeera Janadari | Part time | Academic Advisor |
| 16 | Amila Ilangakoon | Part time | Academic Advisor |
| 17 | Dinesh Kulathunga | Part time | Academic Advisor |
Meet the Team
Dr. Mok Sarom
Academic Advisor
Dr. Karl Stefan Meneghella
Academic Advisor
Prof. Dr. Steve McKee
Academic Advisor
Prof. Dr. John Walsh
Academic Advisor
Prof. K.A.S. Dhammika
Academic Advisor
Prof. Annusorn Kunanusorn
Academic Advisor
Dr. Amirhossein Taghipour
Academic Advisor
Dr. Arthur McNeill
Academic Advisor
Mr. Seri Kantajai
Academic Advisor
Ms. Chuntanee Tienvichit
Academic Advisor
Mr. Kraisar Gilitwala
Academic Advisor
Dr. Hoda Khalesi
Academic Advisor
Mr. Steven Cochrane
Academic Advisor
Mr. Madusanka Senevirathne
Academic Advisor
Prof. Nadeera Janadari
Academic Advisor
Mr. Amila Ilangakoon
Academic Advisor
Mr. Dinesh Kulathunga
Academic Advisor
Illustrative 12-Month Operating Calendar
The following calendar is a publication-ready operating plan. Activities should be marked as completed only after attendance, evidence, feedback, and outcomes are documented.
| Month | Main Activity | Expected Output |
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January |
Learning needs assessment and orientation |
Introduce Center services and identify priority student needs. |
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February |
Study strategies and time management |
Support effective planning, reading, note-taking, and independent study. |
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March |
Academic writing clinic |
Strengthen structure, argument, clarity, citation, and academic integrity. |
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April |
Tutoring and mentoring cycle |
Match students with appropriate academic or professional guidance. |
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May |
Digital learning and information literacy |
Develop confident use of digital resources and source evaluation. |
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June |
Professional CV writing and communication |
Connect academic development with career readiness. |
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July |
Academic webinar and professional-growth workshops |
Provide expert-led learning and international academic engagement. |
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August |
Research and publication skills |
Support research design, academic communication, and journal submission preparation. |
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September |
Learning progress and advising review |
Check progress, address barriers, and agree next steps. |
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October |
Assessment and examination preparation |
Support revision planning, academic confidence, and responsible study practice. |
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November |
Reflection, feedback, and advanced skills |
Evaluate learning gains and offer targeted follow-up sessions. |
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December |
Annual outcomes and improvement report |
Summarize participation, feedback, evidence, and the next annual plan. |