Name: Niroshan Ramachandran
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Countries where you have worked or studied:
Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Denmark and Portugal
Universities and qualifications before ADVANCES:
Bachelor of Social Work, National Institute of Social Development, Sri Lanka
Previous professional experience/Fields of social work practice:
Programme Support Officer, ZOA International - worked with IDPs in their post war resettlement and reintegration in Sri Lanka
Three things that you most value about the ADVANCES programme
- Course structure
- Contents
- Different teaching approaches
Topic of research project:
Workers Perception and Practice in Working with Refugees – Enablers and Constraints
Where were you based for Semester 4?
University of Lincoln
Current position and place of work:
PhD Candidate/Graduate Teaching Assistant, Edge Hill University
Any other jobs since graduating ADVANCES:
- Consultant, Catholic Relief Services, Sri Lanka
- Project Coordinator, International Organisation for Migration – UN Migration Agency, Sri Lanka