| Full Time Faculty Associate Professor & Registrar Ph.D. in Economics, University of Manitoba, Canada Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: |
Dr. Ahmed Tazmeen has been appointed the Registrar of NSU in spring 2021. Prior to serving in this position, he served as the Chairman of the Department of Economics between fall 2019 and fall 2020. He joined the department as an Assistant Professor in fall 2014, and in spring 2022, he has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. Dr. Tazmeen obtained a PhD in Economics from the University of Manitoba, Canada and a Master's in Applied Economics from Illinois State University, USA, apart from a Bachelor's (honors) and a Master's in Economics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a highly experienced quality assurance expert in Bangladesh. He was appointed the Additional Director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of NSU in 2016. This IQAC was a component of the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh supported by the World Bank. After serving there for one and a half year, Dr. Tazmeen was appointed the Quality Assurance Specialist of the Quality Assurance Unit of the HEQEP at the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC). During his tenure there between August 2017 and December 2018, he actively contributed as a specialist in developing the first ever National Qualifications Framework of Bangladesh for higher education. Currently, he has been working as the national consultant of the Skills 21 project of the ILO since 2019, and designed the first ever Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) involving all sectors of education in Bangladesh. The BNQF has been launched, and Dr Tazmeen is now working on the national quality assurance system to support the BNQF.
"I am an educator by profession, and I love what I do for a living. I believe my profession is one of the rare ones that allows me to touch a human life in a positive way. The love for my profession always drives me to do better as a teacher."
Research Data Centre, Statistics Canada Award (2009) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Graduate Fellowship (2004-07) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award (2003) University of Manitoba , 2 nominations for U1 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award (2005-06 and 2006-07) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Graduate Student Excellence Award (2001) Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
Lela Winegarner Fellowship for Internatioanl Students (2000) Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
Graduate Assistantship (1999-2001) Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
Significant Performance and Contribution Award (1996-97) ANZ Grindlays Bank Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh
Government of Bangladesh/ University of Dhaka Scholarships (1984-92), Bangladesh
Ph.D. in Economics (Degree awarded in 2013) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Courses: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Finance, Development Economics, Economic History, Economic Thoughts, Econometrics
Master of Science (M.S.) in Applied Economics (Degree awarded in 2001) Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Courses: Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Statistics, Econometrics, Monetary Theory, International Monetary Theory, International Trade, Economics of Human Resources, Development Economics, Economics of Education, Community Development, Technical Writing
Master of Social Sciences (M.S.S.) in Economics (Degree awarded in 1995) University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Class: 1st
Courses: Microeconomics, Econometrics, Advanced Economic Theory, Development Economics
Bachelor of Social Sciences (B.S.S.) in Economics (Degree awarded in 1993) University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Class: 1st
Courses: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Trade, Public Finance, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Political Economy, Economy of Bangladesh, Mathematics, Statistics
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C), 1988, Science group, Dhaka Board, Bangladesh
Division: 1st with star marks
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C), 1986, Science group, Dhaka Board, Bangladesh
Division: 1st with star marks
Associate Professor (April 2022 - ) North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Assistant Professor (September 2014 - March 2022) North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lecturer (September 2003 – April 2012) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada and
(From May 2010-August 2014) International College of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Special training (2007-08) Certification in Higher Education Teaching (CHET), University of Manitoba
Consultant (2007-08) UNDP project on AIDS and economic growth
Lecturer (2002-03) North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lecturer (2001-02) Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
Special training (2001) University Teaching Workshops, Illinois State University
Graduate Assistant (1999-2001) Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
Relationship Manager (1997-98) ANZ Grindlays Bank Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Credit Controller (1995-97) ANZ Grindlays Bank Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Microeconomic Analysis (ECO 511)
Quantitative Techniques (ECO 514)
International Finance (ECO 430)
Intermediate Micro (ECO 303)
Urban Economics (ECO 309)
Mathematical Economics (ECO 244)
Intermediate Macro (ECO 204)
Intermediate Micro (ECO 201)
Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 101)
Registrar, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chairman, Department of Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Gradaute Program Coordinator, Department of Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
National Consultant, ILO Skills 21, Bangladesh
Coordinator, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Quality Assurance Specialist, Quality Assurance Unit, University Grants Commission of Bangldesh
Additional Director, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lead Coordinator, Student Engagement and Support Committee, Department of Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Member, Assessment and Curriculum Planning Committee and Graduate Study Committee, Department of Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Member, Research Committee and Faculty Search Committee, School of Business and Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Member, Sexual Harassment Committee, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
President, Economics Graduate Students Association (2005-06) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Graduate student representative, Faculty Search and Hiring Committee for Macroeconomics (2005-06) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Facilitator, Workshop on Effective Teaching (2007) North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Macro, Internatioanl Finance, Poverty and Inequality, WTO and Labor-issues, Education and Quality Assurance
"Establishment of an Effective Quality Assurance Cell" (2018) Co-authored paper
“Measuring Aboriginal Poverty and Income Inequality in Canada” (2013) Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,Canada
“The Effect of Level of Education on Income Inequality” (2001) M.S. Research Paper, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
“Checking the Effectiveness of the Child Labor Elimination Program Suggested by the ILO” (1992) M.S.S. Thesis, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh