Background
Velauthapillai, Dhayalan was born on May 9, 1963 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Velauthapillai Ramalingam and Rajeswary Velauthapillai.
Velauthapillai, Dhayalan was born on May 9, 1963 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Velauthapillai Ramalingam and Rajeswary Velauthapillai.
Degree in Pedagogy, University Bergen, Norway, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bergen, Norway, 1996. Postdoctoral, University Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2000.
Senior lecturer Bergen Kommune, 1989—2005. Researcher University Bergen, 1992—1996, senior consultant, 2001, associate professor, 1996—1997, University College Bergen, 1997—1999, since 2001. Postdoctoral fellow University Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1999—2001.
Principal Tamil Cultutal Institute, Bergen, since 2002. Web director Educational Department, Tema Morsmal, Oslo, since 2009. Director Syvfjell Invest As, Nesttun, Norway, since 2008, Kompetanseutvikling og Formidling, Tertnes, Norway, since 2010.
Consultant KIM, Norway’s Contact Committee Immigrants and Authorities, Oslo, 2006—2009. Advisory committee IMER research, Research Council Norway, Oslo, since 2008, Bilingual Education, Bergen Kommune, since 2008, Ministry Administration and Integration, Oslo, since 2009. Board member Consumer Council Norway, Oslo, since 2009.
Member advisory committee Integration Ministry Norway.
Advisor Department Education, Oslo, since 2008. Member of Optical Society America.
Married Sivananthy Dhayalan, October 21, 1988. Children: Dhanushan Dhayalan, Sierohn Dhayalan, Mauran Dhayalan, Senthan Dhayalan.