Dr. Md Jahangir Alam is an Associate Professor and Chairman in the Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. His research interest covers a broad spectrum of development discourses, focusing on the Political Economy of Education, International Education Cooperation, Global Cooperation Studies, and Japan-Bangladesh Relations. His experiences embrace collaborating with international and national organizations, especially International Labor Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Japan Foundation (JF), and Bangladesh Consulting Services. He has received several international awards and scholarships from academic associations and government organizations, including the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT), for his outstanding academic and research contributions to international education development. He has an ample number of academic publications, including book chapters and journal articles. He holds Ph.D. in Education Policy with a focus on International Education Development from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, Japan.
Md. Jahangir ALAM
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Recent Posts
- Internship Experience at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia (Jiling Yao)
- Ogawa seminar students presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- Professor Ogawa’s co-edited a book “Social and Emotional Learning: Education for the Future through SEL and Non-Cognitive Skills”
- Consultancy Experience at UNESCO Jakarta Office (Yuniasih Purwanti)
- Consultancy Experience at UNESCO Cox’s Bazar Project Office (Htet Myet Aung)


