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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals


Brief profile


  • Banken Biliat Mtsiriza is a Malawian educator and fashion academic with a Bachelor’s degree in Education (Human Ecology) from the University of Malawi. He is a Part-time Teaching Assistant in the Department of Fine Arts, Film and Photography and Fashion & Design, School of Arts, Communication and Design (SACD), and a secondary school teacher specializing in Clothing and Textiles. His research interests include fashion and identity, inclusive education, nanotextiles, sustainability in textiles... Read more

Research fields of focus

Textiles, Fashion and Design, Textile Technology, Textile Sustainability, Curriculum and Pedagogy in Clothing, Textiles, Fashion and Design, Inclusive Education

Education/Academic Qualification


No education data available.


Undergraduate courses


  • FAS123 - Textiles II: Fabric Making processes
  • FAS124 - Garment Construction Processes II
  • FAS113 - Introduction to Textiles I
  • FAS214 - Technical Drawing and Fashion Illustration
  • FAS315 - Men’s Wear I
  • FAS325 - Men’s Wear II
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Funding and grants acquired

  • Negotiating Fashion Identity in Malawi: The Interplay of Culture, Politics, Religion, and the Emerging Middle Class

  • Type
    Award
  • Period
    2025-12 - 2026-06
  • Funder
    CODESRIA
    Dakar, Dakar, SN
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Employment and positions held

  • Teacher

    University of Malawi — School of Arts, Communication and Design
  • 2024-09 - Present
  • Zomba, Southern Region, MW

Professional Activities

No invited positions available