Rajkishore Nayak

Associate Professor Rajkishore Nayak

Professor of Fashion
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Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Professor Rajkishore Nayak's teaching and research areas focus on sustainability in fashion and textiles, sustainable developments, corporate social responsibility, circular fashion, new materialsim.


Awards & recognition:

RMIT Top Communication & Design Commentator Award, 2025

RMIT University Student-led Teacher’s Award, 2021
RMIT University Excellence in Learning & Teaching Award, 2019
RMIT University Research Excellence Award (Team), 2015
RMIT University Higher Degrees by Research Award for Learning & Teaching, 2012
RMIT University International Scholarship (RUIS), 2008.
Gold medalist in graduation and Year 12

Industry experience:
Product Development Engineer, Bruck Textiles, Australia
Junior merchandiser at KBSH, New Delhi, India

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Academic positions

  • Professor
  • SCD, RMIT Vietnam
  • Fashion Enterprise
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 1 Jan 2026 – Present
  • Associate Professor
  • SCD, RMIT Vietnam
  • Fashion Enterprise
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2025

Supervisor projects

  • MULTI-LAYERED SAFETY CLOTHING FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
  • 13 Apr 2023
  • A Study of Vertical Integration Trend in Textile and Garment Industry in Vietnam
  • 12 Apr 2022
  • Consumers’ Purchasing Intentions for Environmentally Sustainable Fashion in Saudi Arabia
  • 25 Mar 2022
  • The Impact of Social Media Marketing on Customer-Based Brand Equity: An Empirical Study on Higher Education Sectors in Sri Lanka and Vietnam
  • 16 Oct 2017

Teaching interests

Sustainable fashion and textiles 
Fashion product specification
Sustainable supply chain
Sustainability compliance 
Fashion sourcing
Apparel design technology 
Quality assurance
Research methods

Research interests

Fashion sustainability 

Fashion and textile recycling
Ethical fashion and consumerism

New materialism 

Green logistics 
AI and advanced technology
Corporate social responsibility 
Sustainable developments