Raffles launches its first classes in Sri Lanka
The first batch of selected students has started their educational endeavour with Raffles on November 1. Students in Sri Lanka can now experience the Raffles education without leaving the country. Experienced international lecturers, state-of-the-art facilities, latest industry software and equipment, security access control are among the unique features Raffles has brought to Sri Lanka together with 20 years of experience of nurturing top notch creative professionals throughout Asia Pacific.

In Colombo, Raffles Institute of Higher Education is offering six distinctive 2 year Advanced Diploma programmes in Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing & Management, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design and Jewellery Design. "Within the first weeks, I feel that Raffles is preparing us to become professionals, teaching us to manage our time properly, understand that quality surpasses quantity, making us think outside the box, putting us in tight schedules just as the real world would and nurturing us with all the right materials", says Aleesha Thavarajah, Interior Design student.

The biggest design school in Asia Pacific
Raffles Education Corporation Limited ("RafflesEducationCorp") is the largest private education group in Asia-Pacific. Since establishing its first design college in Singapore in 1990, the Group has grown to operate 38 colleges of higher education in 35 cities across 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region: Singapore, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.

Raffles is accredited to award its own degree and is approved by the Commonwealth Government of Australia (cricos-02761J) allowing our students to compete successfully in the global economy. We have set up a new campus in Colombo under the Board of Investment (BOI) Sri Lanka status and engage with all relevant authorities to ensure regulative compliance. Sri Lankan students can now experience the Raffles education close to home.

Our programmes will equip the learners with a strong foundation in technical proficiency and a good eye for market trends. With the assistance of our international lecturers, the students will be able to adapt to ever-changing market needs, technological developments and be ready to assume professional work the moment they graduate.

From classroom to the real world
Studying at Raffles Institute of Higher Education makes a difference because we believe not only in incubating raw talents but also nurturing them into respectable professionals with practical skills with our industrial internship programme. Through active collaboration with reputable organizations in the various industries, we offer our students a unique learning experience - taking from the classroom into the real world.

Under our industrial internship programme, students are provided with the opportunity to hone their skills and put what they have learnt to practical use with our industrial partners such as Nike Inc, Siemens Automotive, Swarowski, Saatchi & Saatchi, etc. In addition, seminars and workshops are also conducted and actively supported by our industrial partners, giving the students an insight into the industry's demand.

Curriculum based on the latest from design industry
Raffles curriculum is constantly reviewed to keep our students at the forefront of design and management education. Our learning environment is characterized by the promotion of enterprise and working links within the industry and professions. Vocational outcomes and employability of students are emphasized, as are creative and analytical approaches that encourage individual judgment and self-awareness. Raffles programmes include industry placement of students, giving them the opportunity to work on projects that enhance their experience and portfolios. During the work attachment, students establish networks with companies that very often became their future employers.
Visit us at www.raffles.lk or call us at 11 4375 111 for more information.