Professor Nusrat Zahan
Professor Nusrat Zahan Professor, Department of International Relations

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

MSS (Result: First Class, First), Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh). MA (Result: MERIT), School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester (UK). Fellow, U.S. Political Economic Institutes; had guided programs at the World Bank and IMF Headquarters, World Trade Center Atlanta, University of Pennsylvania, Georgia State University, Brookings Institution, New America Foundation, Heritage Foundation, New York Stock Exchange, National Constitution Center, Franklin Institute, USAID, CNN Studio, Pennsylvania State Capitol, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Federal Courthouse, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United Nations Secretariat, U.S. Department of State. Visiting Scholar, Global Governance Research (Shanghai, China). Certificate/Trainings: Project Evaluation (Mitacs, Canada), Fundamentals of OCAP (First Nations Information Governance Centre, Canada), Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building (Bangladesh Centre for Terrorism Research), Refugee 101 (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba, Canada), Advanced Training on Research Methodology (Social Science Research Council, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh). Additional Trainings: Silva Ultramind ESP, Emergency First Aid CPR Level C/AED (Canadian Red Cross). Scholarships Awarded: Equity and Merit Scholarship (UK), International Graduate Entrance Scholarship (Canada), International Graduate Scholarship (Canada). Stipend: Awarded (for 5 years) by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka in recognition of achieving double STAR marks in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examinations in Arts Group. Study/Research Grants: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh), University Grants Commission (Bangladesh), Fudan University (China), University of Manchester (UK), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State (USA). Previous Work Experiences: Worked at (prior to joining at JU) Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), North South University.  Observer (Year: 2021): Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit. Community/Volunteer Services: St. Amant (Canada), Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (Canada), Sam's Place (Mennonite Central Committee, Winnipeg, Canada). Girl Guides (former), Bangladesh Girl Guides Association. General Secretary (2009 -10), Bangladesh Students' Society, University of Manchester Students’ Union (UK).

Courses Taught 

IR 502: International Security

INT 301: Strategic Studies

IR 303: Women and Gender Studies

IR 307: Environmental Impact and Climate Change Negotiations

IR 403: International Affairs of East Asia and the Pacific

IR 303: International Political Economy

IR 203: Economic Diplomacy

IR 407: International Politics of Africa

IR 602: Research Methodology

 

 

RESEARCH INTEREST

Research interests : Strategic and security studies, climate crisis.

Contact

Professor Nusrat Zahan

Professor
Department of International Relations
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +88 01720624692
Email: znusrat@juniv.edu