Mrs. Nishika Samarasinghe

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Modeling

Experiences

Qualifications

Honours & Awards

Contact

Email :

lectures@ipam.lk

Phone :

+94 77 242 0801

Mrs. Nishika Samarasinghe

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Modeling

Experiences

Teaching Experiences

    • Visiting Lecturer at Brandix Corporate Campus (June 2024 to present)
    • Visiting Lecturer at GIMI (June 2024 to present)
    • International Academy of Fashion formerly named as Lanka Institute of Fashion
      Technology and Mod Art International Paris -Sri Lanka branch – Senior lecturer
      (January 2019 to August 2024) – Part time
    • International Academy of Fashion (2010 to 2018)- (Affiliated to Northampton
      University UK)- Head of Fashion design.
    • Senior teacher/lecturer at MODÁRT International Sri-Lanka (2014 to 2018)
    • Training received from MODÁRT University Paris. (2014)

Industry Experiences

    • Freelance designer at NILS STORE (Pvt) Ltd. From 2019 – 2023
    • Senior designer at V3 Global solutions. (November 2023- June 2025)- part time

Qualifications

    • Master in Technology, Apparel Production and Management
      Open University Sri Lanka – (2011 May – 2014 November)
    • Post Graduate Diploma in Textile and Apparel Technology
      Open University Sri Lanka – (2011 May – 2013 December)
    • Bachelors Degree In Fashion Designing
      Raffles Singapore awarded by Raffles Institute Sydney, Australia (2008 October – 2009 December)
    • Diploma In Fashion Designing (1st Class) – Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology (2006
      September – 2007 August )
    • Computer Aided Design (CAD)- Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology (2007 February – 2007
      May)
    • French language A1 certification – Alliance Francais de kotte – (2014 September – 2015 March)
    • Principles of Animation – Short Course- Egg Story Digital Art School – Singapore ( 2008 Oct – 2008
      November)

Honours & Awards

Special Achievement

    • Certificates Awarded at the School Annual Prize Giving
    • 2002 – Art – 1st place
      Home Economics – 1st place
    • 2003 – Art -1st Place
      Home Economics -1st Place
    • 2004 –Art -1st Place
    • 2005 – Home Economics – 1st Place
      Wijewardana Memorial Prize for Home Economics
      Merit for Class
      Maya Wijesinghe Memorial Prize – Art Senior
    • Poster competition on the theme alternatives for river sand for construction work conducted by
      Institute of Incorporated Engineers Sri Lanka 2003-Merit
    • Theli thudin ru rata- conducted by Vishaka Vidyalaya Colombo 1997 -3rd prize
    • The young upcoming fashion designer 2008 grand finale were chosen as the ten finalists out of
      eighty participants.
    • President of the Art Society – Bishiop’s College 2005
    • President of the Home Economics Society- Bishiop’s College 2005

International Achievement

    • 1st Place – For Art and Painting at Celesta 2005; 5th International Cultural Olympiad for World
      Peace – Held in Lucknow, India.
    • Finalist at Swarovski Design Competition – 2010