Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Dr. Zerina Shabnaz Akkas

Full Time Faculty
Assistant Professor

PhD. University of Tsukuba, Japan 2010
M.A. University of Tsukuba, Japan 2005
M.A. University of Chittagaong, Bangladesh. 2001

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Email: zerina.akkas@northsouth.edu

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Dr. Zerina Shabnaz Akkas is an Assistant Professor of the Department of History and Philosophy, North South University, Bangladesh. Dr. Zerina joined at NSU in January 2018. She obtained her PhD in International Political Economy in 2010 from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, where she also worked as a postdoctoral research fellow from December 2010 to December 2011. She later worked as a Project Coordinator on the Strengthening Child Protection System (SCPS) Project for Friends In Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB). Before joining NSU, Dr. Zerina also worked as a Research Fellow at Bangladesh Institute of Social Research Trust (BISRT), Lalmatia, Dhaka.

Book Chapter

“The Role of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Language Movement”, book chapter in the book Bangabandhu and Bangladesh, March 2021, edited by Dr. Sharifuddin Ahmed, NSU & UPL, Dhaka.

Articles

  1. Dr Akkas, Z. S. ‘Women’s Participation in Communal Activities in Rural Bangladesh’, Local Government Studies, Vol 40, Number 4, August, 2014, Routledge, pp 495-517.

       2.  Dr Akkas, Z. S., ‘Women’s Empowerment and Its Contribution                to Social Change in South Asia: A Case of Rural Bangladesh’,                  (Presented in an International Conference, March 2019)

Newsletter and Op-ED          

  1. Desh ta Jeno Moger Mulluk Hoye Geche, Women Chapter Portal, 02/08/2017, please see, https://womenchapter.com/views/21960
  2. Child Torture – more than a social malady, The Financial Express, 16/01/2016.
  3. Protecting girls in Bangladesh’s tea garden communities: Ends and means, London School of Economics (LSE) Blog, 28/12/2015.

Research Works

  1. Akkas, Z. S. ‘Empowerment of Women in Monsurabad Island: Limitations of Development in Rural Bangladesh’, Ph.D. thesis, University of Tsukuba, Japan, November, 2010.
  2. Akkas, Z. S. ‘American Educational Reform in Japan: A study on Teacher Education (1945-1952)’, MA thesis, University of Tsukuba, Japan, 2005.

Awards and Honors

2005-2008, Awarded Monbukagakusho Scholarship, Japanese Govt. Fellowship.

2002-2005, Awarded Monbukagakusho Scholarship, Japanese Govt. Fellowship.

1998, Awarded Best Student by Provost, Shamsunnahar Hall, Chittagong University, Bangladesh.

 

PhD in International Political Economy

University of Tsukuba, Japan, 2010, under Japanese Government Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship

Dissertation title: “Empowerment of Women in Monsurabad Island: Limitations of Development in Rural Bangladesh”

 

MA in International Political Economy

University of Tsukuba, Japan, 2005, under Japanese Government Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship

Dissertation title: “American Educational Reform in Japan: A study on Teacher Education (1945-1952)”

MA in History

University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1997

(Please note: M. A. examination 1997, held in 2000, results published on 2001)

 

BA in History

University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1996

(Please note: B. A. (honours) examination 1996, held in 1998, results published on 1999)

 

Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C)

Comilla Government Women’s College, Comilla, Bangladesh, 1993

 

Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C)

Nawab Faizunnessa Government Girls High School, Comilla, Bangladesh, 1991

 

Assistant Professor of History (full time), North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2018-till to date

Assistant Professor of History (part time), North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 2018- September 2018

Research Fellow of Bangladesh Institute of Social Research Trust, Lalmatia, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2015-August 2016

Researcher, University of Tsukuba, Japan, December 2010-December 2011

Research Assistant, University of Tsukuba, Japan, October 2010-November 2010

Teaching Assistant,  University of Tsukuba, Japan, April 2006-March 2007

Teaching Assistant,  University of Tsukuba, Japan, April 2004-March 2005

 

Not Applicable

1. HIS101: Bangladesh History and Culture

2. HIS103: Emergence of Bangladesh

Cultural Secretary of Japan Tsukuba Friendship Association Bangladesh (JATSUFAB)

Former member of Japan Society for International Development (JASAID)

 

  • History
  • Local politics
  • Ethnic communities
  • South Asian Studies in general
  • Qualitative research
  • Gender and Development
  • Adolescent and development
  • Social Change
  • Violence Against Women
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Child Rights and Development