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). US Institute Fellow (had guided programs at the United Nations Secretariat, US Department of State, World Bank and IMF Headquarters, CNN Studio, USAID, US Department of Treasury, US Capitol, New York Stock Exchange, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, US Federal Courthouse, Brookings Institution, New America Foundation, Heritage Foundation). Visiting Scholar, Global Governance Research Program (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). Other Trainings: Silva UltraMind ESP, Emergency First Aid CPR Level C/AED (Canadian Red Cross). Previous Work Experiences: Worked at (prior to joining at JU) Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), North South University. 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 (current)
INT 303: International Political Economy
Courses Taught (past)
IR 203: Economic Diplomacy
IR 303: Women and Gender Studies
IR 307: Environmental Impact and Climate Change Negotiations
IR 301: Strategic Studies
IR 403: International Affairs of East Asia and the Pacific
IR 407: International Politics of Africa
IR 502: International Security
IR 602: Research Methodology
RESEARCH INTEREST
Strategic and security studies, climate crisis, women's leadership and participation.
Teaching
Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
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INT 303 | International Political Economy | IR PART III |
Experience
Position: Professor
Teaching
Activity
Position: Professor
Teaching
Contact
Nusrat Zahan
Professor
Department of International Relations
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801720624692
Email: znusrat@juniv.edu