Department of Economics

Research Plan (2019-2023)

Research Component		Year
Items	Summary	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Journal	Journal Ranking; Scopus and ISI index Ranked by ABDC, SCIMAGO & ABS	10	15	20	22	25
Book Chapters		1	3	4	5	6
Working Paper Presentation	Working Paper series by each research cluster	5	7	10	12	15
Research Collaboration	Foreign Academic institutions for collaborative research	2	5	6	7	8
Conference Presentation	International/ local conferences presentation by faculty members	0	3	4	7	10
Day-long Symposium at Department	Research symposium by the respective departments	1	2	2	2	2

Department of Management

Research Plan (2019-2023)

Research Component		Year
Items	Summary	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Journal	Journal Ranking; Scopus and ISI index Ranked by ABDC, SCIMAGO & ABS	6	10	10	10	10
Book/ Book Chapters		2	0	2	2	2
Business Cases		9	10	11	12	14
Working Paper Presentation	Working Paper series by each research cluster	5	10	12	15	16
Research Collaboration	Foreign Academic institutions for collaborative research	1	3	4	5	6
Conference Presentation	International/ local conferences presentation by faculty members	0	3	4	5	6
Day-long Symposium at Department	Research symposium by the respective departments	2	6	7	8	10

Department of Marketing and International Business

Research Plan (2019-2023)

Research Component		Year
Items	Summary	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Journal	Journal Ranking; Scopus and ISI index Ranked by ABDC, SCIMAGO & ABS	10	15	15	15	15
Business Cases		3	3	5	5	5
Working Paper Presentation	Working Paper series by each research cluster	5	10	15	20	25
Research Collaboration	Foreign Academic institutions for collaborative research	1	1	1	1	1
Conference Presentation	International/ local conferences presentation by faculty members	0	5	5	6	6
Day-long Symposium at Department	Research symposium by the respective departments	1	2	2	2	2

Department of Architecture

Research Targets (2019-2023)

• Publish Department level peer reviewed Journal of International standard.
• Publish at least two books on heritage structures and construction methods.
• To jointly collaborate with Government implementing agencies to study different urban centers and document findings in a policy paper to suggest effective future growth of the centers.
• To establish a lab capable of developing physical as well as simulated models for energy efficient building."

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Target (2019-2023)

Research Target	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Journal articles	10	10	12	13	15
NSU grants	2	3	4	5	5
Extramural grants	1	3	3	3	3
Inter-institutional research collaborations initiated or extended	3	1	2	3	3
No. of books/book chapters	1	1	1	4	5
Other/conference	3	0	2	4	4

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Target Research Facilities by Year

Type	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Establish research labs or centers	2	3	3	1	1
Hire promising researchers (faculty)	8	12	15	18	20
Research collaboration (formal/informal) with other foreign universities	5	10	15	18	20

Target Publications by Year

Type	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
No. of books to be published	2	5	7	12	15
No. of book chapters to be published	12	18	20	22	25
No. of edited volumes to be published	6	8	9	11	15
No. of journal articles to be published	55	60	65	70	80
Conference/ Article/ Other	60	65	70	75	85

Target Research Grants by Year

Grant Type	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
NSU Grants	No. of grants: 10 Amount: BDT 30,00,000	No. of grants: 20 Amount: BDT 50,00,000	No. of grants: 30 Amount: BDT 80,00,000	No. of grants: 35 Amount: BDT 100,00,000	No. of grants: 40 Amount: BDT 150,00,000
Grant from Industries and Govt.	No. of grants: 5 Amount: BDT 400,00,000	No. of grants: 10 Amount: BDT 10,00,00,000	No. of grants: 15 Amount: BDT 15,00,00,000	No. of grants: 20 Amount: BDT 20,00,00,000	No. of grants: 25 Amount: BDT 25,00,00,000
Grant from International Collaborations	No. of grants: 2 Amount: BDT 50,00,000	No. of grants: 5 Amount: BDT 1,00,00,000	No. of grants: 10 Amount: BDT 1,50,00,000	No. of grants: 15 Amount: BDT 2,50,00,000	No. of grants: 20 Amount: BDT 3,50,00,000

Department of Mathematics and Physics

Research Target (2019-2023)

Type	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Journal and Conference Papers	39	40	41	42	44
NSU grants	3	4	5	6	6
External Grants	1	2	2	3	3
Seminars/Conferences	5	8	8	8	8
Research collaboration with faculty members of foreign universities	25	26	28	28	30
No. of books/book chapters	1 (Book)	1 (Book Chapter)	2 (Books)	1 (Book)	1 (Book)

Department of English and Modern Languages

Research Plan (2019-2023)

• Every faculty member will have a minimum of 3 publications over a period of 5 years. The advisory committee will decide on the acceptability of the peer-reviewed journals.
• Faculty members will be encouraged to pursue the highest degree in their respective fields.
• UGC, World Bank, and TESOL related research grants will be explored. Scholarships and postdoctoral programs can also be explored.
• Establishing a center for advanced studies in Language, Literature and TESOL by 2024. This center will promote research, publications, and national and international collaborations. The areas of focus for the center will be: Bangladeshi writing in English, Translations, Teaching of English to Speakers of Bangla (TESB), and establishing the Dhaka school of thought in linguistics and semiotics.

Dissemination

• International conferences will be held in 2019 and 2022.
• The department will continue to arrange monthly discourse series lectures, and Colloquia, reaching out to scholars from home and abroad.
• MoU’s with international institutions will be explored, and collaboration with Stony Brook University, NY, Yunnan University China, and CIS will continue.

Department of Political Science and Sociology

Research Strategic Plan (2019-2023)

Group/Specialization: Political Science and Public Administration

• (1) Research Area Identification or Specification of Research Area
• With a goal to specialize in specific areas of Political Science and Public Administration, the group identified two key areas of research – (i) Electoral Governance and (ii) Governance - to focus in the immediate future. The factors behind determining two key areas were current experts/ resources within the department and contemporary global issues.

• (i) Electoral Governance and Voting Behavior
• Under this research theme, initial aim is to capture the upcoming elections in different countries of South Asia with a particular focus on the voting behavior of people.

• (ii) Governance linking with SDGs
• This broad theme will serve to capitalize the multidisciplinary resource pool within the department to observe the progress of different SDGs.

• (2) Dissemination
• Dept. of PSS will employ three types of dissemination: international conference, case studies as course materials and academic workshop on electoral governance.

• (i) International Conference on ‘Rohingya issue(s)’
• The department will organize an International Conference on Rohingya Issue in 2019 (most likely during Summer 2019) to host all national and international researchers working on Rohingya issue.

• (ii) Prepare a Case Study book/ textbook for Public Administration and Political Science.
• Realizing the scarcity of Bangladesh specific case studies, PSS aims to develop case studies for undergraduate courses on political science and public administration.

• (iii) Arrange an academic workshop on ‘Electoral Governance’ after the next national election.
• In 2019, PSS will arrange a national level workshop to reflect upon the elections in different countries of South Asia.

• (3) Engagement (Rolling Basis)

• (i) Alumni Engagement.
• (ii) Build relationships with stakeholders.
• (iii) Affiliation with Development Partners.
• (iv) Affiliation with Academic Institutions.

 

Group/Specialization: Sociology and Anthropology

Long-term Goals

• (1) International Center for Advanced Research in Social Sciences (ICARSS).

• (i) Searching for the fund.
• (ii) Commissioned research.
• (iii) Collaboration and Specialization.

• (2) Publication

• To establish an international level publishing unit from the department.

Mid-term Goals

• (1) Within 03 years’ time at least two publications and preparation for an online journal registration with ISSN.
• (2) In 3 years, a book structure/layout/first chapters’ draft [one Text Book on Sociology and one for Anthropology].
• (3) International Collaboration (specific MoUs that can help the establishment of the research Centre/institute.
• (4) In 3 years’ time at least 2 or 3 big research projects with international collaboration.
• (5) At least two international conferences or seminar arrangement to attract the international community showing the ability to run the research Centre or for international accreditation about that.

Short-term Goals (1-year time)

• (1) Research on how to apply for online journal registration, call for papers for first printed volume or an edited book.
• (2) Forming a team of 3 persons for book and chapter planning for sociology and anthropology textbook in two separate groups. The team members would start drafting their outline for the chapters at the end of the first
• (3) Self-motivated team formation among faculties for hunting collaborative research projects.
• (4) Take the preparation for a first international conference on sociology and anthropology issues.
• (5) Conducting two workshops/seminar on contemporary social and cultural burning issues.
• (6) Designing flyers and adverts for sociology and anthropology courses. First designing for the professionalcourse could give a chance to enhance the steps in popularizing SOC and ANT.

Department of Law

Research Target(2019-2023)

Journal Publication

Name of Faculty Member	One-year plan	Five Years plan
Dr. Abu Noman Mohammad Atahar Ali	One Article in peer reviewed journal on Food Safety
Dr. Md Rizwanul Islam		Publication of 2-3 Articles on International Trade Law on Public International Law and Constitutional Law
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed	Two Articles on International Maritime Law in peer reviewed international journals	Five Articles on Maritime Oceans & Coastal Law in peer reviewed international journals
Md. Rajab Ali	Two Articles in Securities Law
Arafat Hosen Khan	One Article on Ethics and Human Rights	Three Article on Ethics and Human Rights
Nasmin Jabin Noor	One Article on Domestic Abuse & Matrimonial Violence	Eight Articles on Domestic Abuse & Matrimonial Violence
Anika Rafah	One Article
Sharaban Tahura Zaman	One article on International Environmental Law & Climate Change
Saquib Rahman	One Article on Bar Council Ethics
Sakif Alam		Five Articles related to his specialization (Tort)

Book Chapters

Name of Faculty Member	One-year plan	Five Years plan
Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam	Two referred book chapters
Sharaban Tahura Zaman	2 or 3 book chapters (International Environmental Law)

Book

Name of Faculty Member	One-year plan	Five Years plan
Arafat Hosen Khan		Publication of a book compiling all newspaper Articles already published & being published in next five years
Sakif Alam	Publication of a text book on Tort

Ph.D. Program

Name of Faculty Member	One-year plan	Five Years plan
Md. Rajab Ali		Primarily Accepted in JSD program of Columbia Law School
Anika Rafah		Planning to be accepted in Ph.D. program of North American or equivalent University
Saquib Rahman		Already Accepted in PhD program of Waikato University, New Zealand beginning in 2020
Sakif Alam		Planning to be accepted in Ph.D. program of North American or equivalent University

Professional and Research Fellowship

Name of Faculty Member	One-year plan	Five Years plan
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed		Acquiring a Fellowship in International Commercial Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, England (FCIArb)
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed		Planning to be accepted as a Post Doctorate Fellow in a North American or equivalent University
Arafat Hosen Khan	Accepted a three-month Fellowship program at McGill University Canada to be commenced from September 2019

International Conference

Name of Faculty Member	One-year plan	Five Years plan
Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed		Presenting research paper at least in one international conference. Possible area of research: International Law on ship Recycling

Miscellaneous

Name of Faculty Member	One-year plan	Five Years plan
Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam	Encyclopedia on Public International Law in Asia (Encyclopedia entry on International economics in Bangladesh) to be published by BRILL
Sharaban Tahura Zaman	NGO Policy Brief on Environmental Law & Climate Change

Department of History and Philosophy

Strategic Research Plan (2019-2023)

The Department of History and Philosophy takes pride in having faculties with specialisation in diverse fields of research that address local, national and global issues. By the interest of the faculties, the department sets some specific research areas in the field of history and philosophy.

History

• National History
• National Heritage and Culture
• Regional History
• Global History
• World Civilizations
• International Relation and Area Studies

Philosophy

• Applied Ethics
• Recent European Philosophy
• Ethics in International Affairs
• Biomedical Ethics
• Religion and Ethics
• Political Philosophy

The Core Faculty members of the department have decided to produce the following publications in the next five years strategic period.  

Description	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
Books	5	1	2	0	1
Edited Books	1	0	1	0	1
Books Chapter	1	0	1	0	0
Journal Articles	2	2	2	2	2
Conference Proceeding	0	1	0	1	1
Research Grants/ Fellowship	1	1	1	1	1

*Number of Core faculty: 5 (till January 2019)

Research promotion

To facilitate research activities of the department, DHP expects to establish a Centre for Bangladesh Studies by the mid of 2019. This centre will be hosted by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and DHP of NSU. The centre would promote research and publication activities of the core and adjunct faculty of DHP. The primary focus of the centre will be on the liberation war of Bangladesh.

Dissemination

DHP will engage in two types of outreach: International Conference and Seminar, and Monthly Colloquium regularly.

• (1) International Conference and Seminar
• The Department plans to organise one international Conference and one daylong seminar in the year 2020 and 2021. The department will organise a daylong seminar, titling ‘Bangabandhu and Bangladesh’ in March 2020. The department will host an international conference on ‘Liberation War and Global Response: Lessons to Learn’ in December 2021.

• (2) Monthly Colloquium
• The department will be regularly arranging Monthly Colloquium in the next five years. Scholars from various universities of home and abroad will present their papers in front if the NSU audience. The department frequently receives requests from the academics around the world who visit Bangladesh due to some other engagement and intend to present their papers on the relevant research areas of DHP under the monthly colloquium program.

Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology

Research Targets (2019-2023)

1. Faculty members with Ph.D. should make at least four (4) publications during the period 2019-2022 where:

• At least two publications in SCOPUS indexed journals;
• The total number of publications may be reduced if the faculty member publishes in high impact factor journals.
• Faculty members may also write book chapters, credits for which would be considered according to NSU promotion policy.

2. Faculty members who do not have a Ph.D. degree should make at least three (3) publications of which at least one publication in SCOPUS indexed journals during 2019-2022

3. Faculty members are also encouraged to present in conference proceedings, write popular science articles in newspapers to increase visibility of the Department to the scientific communities and mass people.

Category of Faculty Members	Target for
	2019	2020	2021	2022	Total
PhD	1	1	1	1	4 (Minimum 2 in SCOPUS)
Non-PhD	0	1	1	1	3 (Minimum 1 in SCOPUS)

Department of Environmental Science and Management

Research Targets (2019-2023)

• (1) Faculty members with PhD should make at least three (3) publications during the period 2019-2022 where:

• All journal publications should be in SCOPUS indexed journals with >1 impact factor;
• At least one publication should be in SCOPUS indexed journals with >1.5 impact factor;
• A publication in a SCOPUS indexed journals with >2 impact factor may be considered for reducing the total number of publications;
• Faculty members may also write book chapters, credits for which would be considered according to NSU promotion policy.

• (2) Faculty members with PhD may try to attract at least one (1) research project from external sources on behalf of the Department as the principal investigator, with assistance from non-PhD faculty members as co-investigators.
• (3) Non-PhD faculty members should make at least two (2) publications during the 2019-2022 periods in SCOPUS indexed journals.
• (4) Faculty members are also encouraged to write op-eds on environmental issues to increase visibility of the Department in public eye.

Category of Faculty Members	Target for
	2019	2020	2021	2022	Total
PhD	1 SCOPUS indexed IF:>1-1.5	1 SCOPUS indexed IF:>1-1.5	1 SCOPUS indexed IF:>1-1.5	1 SCOPUS indexed IF:>1-1.5	Minimum 3 SCOPUS indexed IF:>1-1.5
Non-PhD		1 SCOPUS indexed	1 SCOPUS indexed	1 SCOPUS indexed	Minimum 2 SCOPUS indexed

*IF = Impact Factor

• (5) Research Grants Funding:

Internal: Faculty Research Grant, NSU

External: Ministry of Environment (GoB), JSPS Grant in Aid (B), Grants for advanced research in education, World Bank, FAO, CAN Foundation, NIH, NSF, BCCTF, SEEK.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research Target (2019-2023)

• Make optimum use of faculty expertise and laboratory resources in planning and performing research works in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
• Enhance laboratory resources to meet current and future demands pertaining to the industrial development.
• Attract research funds from national and international agencies/organizations.
• Increase research collaborations at home and abroad.
• Engaging students in cutting-edge research and innovations to address the existing health related issues.

Department of Public Health

Research Targets (2019-2023)

• 25% of faculty time engaged in research
• Publish at least 1 scientific article per faculty per year in high impact journals
• Disseminate scientific evidence in local/regional/international conferences, local newspapers and seminars