University of Ruhuna is the leading University of the BRITAE project. Snr. Prof. C.M. Navaratne is the Coordinator of the project and Snr. Prof. Sujeewa Amarasena, Vice Chancellor, is the legal representative of University of Ruhuna. The proposal for the BRITAE project was developed by five Sri Lankan universities and four European Union (EU) universities and the team was able to secure a highly competitive and prestigious international research grant (Ref. No. 610012-EPP-1-2019-1-LK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) under the grant scheme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (Erasmus+: Higher Education – International Capacity Building – Joint Projects) of the European Union.