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Full Time Faculty PhD. University of Tsukuba, Japan 2010 |
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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.
Current Research
1. Conference (forthcoming):
A paper will be presenting at the International Conference organized by ARCHBUD, Poland in September 2025, title: Remittance and Migration Influences the Urban Developments: Case of Cumilla, Bangladesh.
2. Unpublished Manuscript (Completed but Not Submitted)
Akkas, Z.S., Kamal, M. B., Ahmed, S. u. (2025). 50 Years of Cumilla City since
Independence: A Study of Urban History of Bangladesh. Unpublished
manuscript. (Received CTRG Grant from North South University for this project {CTRG-23-SHSS-17})
3. Akkas, Z.S., Kamal, M. B., Raj, S. I. (2025). Remittance and Migration Influences the Urban Developments: Case of Cumilla, Bangladesh. Unpublished manuscript. (Received CTRG Grant from North South University for this project)
4. Akkas, Z.S. (2025), 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Patro Community in Sylhet, Unpublished manuscript.
Article (Peer Reviewed)
Book Chapters
Articles
Newsletter and Op-ED
Research Works
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Training/Workshop
___ Attended and successfully participated in the seminar on “My Teaching Philosophy”, organized by IQAC of North South University, February 27, 2020.
___ Attended the International Conference on “State and Society in South Asia: A Historical Perspective” and presented a paper entitled “Women’s Empowerment and its Contribution to Social Change in South Asia: A Case of Rural Bangladesh” at Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 15-16 March 2019.
___ Successfully coordinate, organized and facilitate a National Conference on Applied Sociology, Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice with an aim to bring to light practical knowledge from practitioners applying diverse sociological concepts/approaches in different development fields, such as, Poverty Reduction and Development; Social Tension and Conflict; Gender and Child Rights; Public Health; Migration and Trafficking; Climate Change and DRR; Media and Communication; and Governance, at the BRAC INN Centre, Dhaka, April 30, 2016.
Coordinate, participate and presented a seminar on " Politics of Religious Parties in Bangladesh and India ", a talk by Dr. Maidul Islam, Assistant Professor in Political Science at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, at the Bangladesh Institute of Social Research Trust – BISRT, April 2, 2016
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Coordinate, participated and presented a seminar on "Importance of Critical Thinking In Bangladesh", A talk by Habib Khondker PhD, Professor of Sociology, Zayed University, UAE at the Bangladesh Institute of Social Research Trust – BISRT, December 24, 2015.
Participated and presented a paper on Literacy, Women’s Participation and Empowerment in Rural Bangladesh: A Case Study from Monsurabad Island, at the Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ), University of Sophia, on June 20-21, 2009, Tokyo, Japan.
Attended as a participant at International Literacy Day Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 8, 2006.
May 2011, worked for victims of devastating Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011, Sendai, Iwanuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
2007– 2008, served as a volunteer for Shapla Neer Citizen’s Committee in Japan for Overseas Support (NGO), Waseda, Japan.
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.
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”
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)”
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1997
(Please note: M. A. examination 1997, held in 2000, results published on 2001)
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1996
(Please note: B. A. (honours) examination 1996, held in 1998, results published on 1999)
Comilla Government Women’s College, Comilla, Bangladesh, 1993
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
3. HAS501: Pre-Modern History of South Asia {(Masters in History and Asian Studies (MAHAS)}
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