Professor ATM Nurul Amin
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Professor ATM Nurul Amin ATM Nurul Amin, Professor and Chairperson of Department of Economics and Social Sciences, a PhD in Economics from the University of Manitoba, Canada, served in several national, regional, international institutions and organizations prior to joining BRAC University. For his distinguished service to the Asian Institute of Technology as a faculty member of the Division of Human Settlements Development and Urban Environmental Management during 1987- 2008, Prof Amin has been conferred the title of Professor Emeritus of AIT. Prior to joining BRAC University in May 2017, in addition to his position of Professor of the Department of Environmental Management, he was the Director of NSU’s Graduate Studies, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Management. His previous national and international affiliations include the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) University of Sussex, UK, as a Study Fellow (1977) and Visiting Fellow (1986); United Nations Center for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan as a Senior UN Fellow (1994-95); School of Urban Studies, Wuhan University, China as a Visiting Professor (1999 and 2000). At home, his career has been defined by education at Dhaka University for undergraduate degree in economics, and as Lecturer in Economics of Rajshahi University and Jahangirnagar University. Prof Amin’s committee work include serving as AIT’s Chair of Academic Senate and Doctoral Program Committee; and as member of NSU’s Academic Council and Syndicate, and BRACU’s Academic Council and Leadership Team. His editorial experiences include serving as Guest Editor, Member of International Editorial Advisory Board and Reviewer of several international journals. He also serves as External Examiner of PhD dissertations of universities at home and abroad. He has supervised a large number of Master and PhD theses of students from several countries of Asia. His teaching, research and publications are in the areas of the urban informal sector, urban environmental management and sustainable development, economics of rural-urban relations; economics and financial considerations in urban environmental management. Professor Amin has published widely in national, regional and international journals and books. He has completed many consulting assignments for several international organizations. He has been a member of several international expert group committees such as UNCRD’s 3R (Reduce, Reduce and Recycle) and EST (Environmentally Sustainable Transport), delivered many keynote lectures international events. Awards, international and professional recognitions include International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) PhD Thesis Award in 1978, Senior UN Fellowship in 1994-95, serving as Guest Editor, and delivering Professorial Lecture (AIT). Visit Google Scholar and Research Gate to view the publications of ATM Nurul Amin: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Atm_Amin2/stats/citations Curriculum Vitae 1. Personal Details Name : ATM Nurul Amin Date of birth : First February 1948 Nationality : Bangladeshi Present position and address Professor and Chairperson Department of Economics and Social Sciences BRAC University 66, Mohakhali, Dhaka Bangladesh E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.bracu.ac.bd Phone: (880-2) 984-4051/4, Ext 5801 Mobile:+880173-043-8304 Residence Apartment C2, Charisma 30A, Indira Road Dhaka 1215 Phone:(880-2) 910-1901(res) 2. Education 1976-1982 PhD in Economics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada 1975-1976 MA in Economics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada 1969-1970 MA in Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 1966-1969 BA (Honours) in Economics (Statistics and Mathematics subsidiary subjects) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 1963-1966 HSC (Science), Dhaka College (1963-1965) and Intermediate Technical College (1965-1966), Dhaka, Bangladesh 1959-1963 SSC (Industrial Arts), Intermediate Technical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3. Training 2005 UNEP’s Training of Trainers on Economic Instruments for Environmental Management in Asia, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), April, New Delhi, India. 1977 Study Fellow, IDS-Sussex’s Study Seminar on Rural-Urban Migration (November- December), Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex Brighton, England. 1975-1978 Teaching Assistant, University of Manitoba, Canada 4. Employment (Substantive Academic Position) 5/2017-contd. Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC Univ. 1/2009-4/2017 Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sc. and Mgt, North South University 1987-2008 Assistant/Associate/Professor, HSD/UEM, School of Env, Resources and Dev, AIT 1975-1986 Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Dept. of Econ, Jahangirnagar U. 5. Academic Administrative Responsibility CV_ATM Nurul Amin 1 27/06/2017 5/2017-contd. Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences, BRACU 1/2015-4/17 Professor and Director, Graduate Studies and Research, NSU 2011-2012 Professor and Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, NSU 2009-2011 Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Environmental Science and Management, NSU 2003-2005 UEM Program Coordinator and Project Director, Southeast Asia UEM Project, AIT 2001-2004 Coordinator, Urban Environmental Management (UEM), AIT 1996-1999 Coordinator, Urban Environmental Management (UEM), AIT 1992-1994 Chairman, Human Settlements Division, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) 1985-1986 Provost, Mir Musharraf Hossain Hall, Jahangirnagar University 6. Specialization Urban Informal Sector Urban Environmental Management Urban Employment and Underemployment Sustainable Urbanization Policy Urban Economics and Finance Environmental Policy Sustainable Development Economic and Financial Considerations in Urban Environmental Management Environmental Management Measures Financing of and Cost Recovery from Urban Infrastructure and Services Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (3R) Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Poverty Reduction Policy 7. Teaching Experience Graduate/Undergraduate CoursesTaught BRAC University, Dhaka Bangladesh - Resource and Environmental Economics - Urban Economics - History of Economic Thought - Sustainable Urbanization Policy North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Dynamics of Urban Development - Economics for Environmental Management - Urban Environmental Management - Environmental Management - Energy Economics and Policy - Ecological Economics - Introduction to Economics - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics - Macroeconomics - Population Poverty and Environment - Conservation and Sustainable Development - Research Methodology - Urban Economics AIT, Bangkok, Thailand - Sustainable Urbanization Policy - Urbanization and Human Settlement Policy CV_ATM Nurul Amin 2 27/06/2017 - Urban Economics and Finance - Development Economics - Environmental Economics - Urban Informal Sector School of Urban Studies, Wuhan University, China - Environmental Economics - Urban Environmental Management Department of Development Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan - Urban and Regional Economics - Development Economics - Environmental Economics SIIT, Thammasat University, Thailand - Principles of Economics - Environmental Economics - Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh - Macroeconomics - Industrial Economics Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh - History of Economic Development Department of Economics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada - Introductory Economics(Summer session instructor) Professional Training Courses At AIT, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia - Financing and Cost Recovery of Urban Infrastructure and Services - Urban Poor, Environment & Infrastructure Services - Improving Working and Living Environment of Urban Poor - Economic Aspects of Urban Environmental Management - Environmental Management Measures (EMM) - Labour Administration and the Informal Sector 8. Research Supervision Doctoral dissertations supervised: 11 Doctoral dissertations examined as external examiner: 15 Masters theses supervised: 96 Co-chair and membership of student research committees Many 9. Awards/International Recognitions 2018 Asian Institute of Technology confers Professor Emeritus title during it May 2018 2014 Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Draft Committee member of the Asia Pacific 3R White Paper and Bangladesh Country Chapter on 3R. 2008 Member of the International Advisory Board for its flagship publication, State of World Cities, 2008/2009: Harmonious Cities, Nairobi. 2006 Member, UNCRD’s Expert Group on Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) 2006 Member of Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) 2006 Higher Education Commission (HEC), Professor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan (January-December 2006). CV_ATM Nurul Amin 3 27/06/2017 2006 Guest Editor, Regional Development Dialogue’s (RDD) special issue on Environmentally Sustainable Development, Vol.27, No.1 (Spring 2006). 2000 Teaching award, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 2000 Visiting Scholar, School of Urban Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (9-23 April). 1999 Visiting Scholar, School of Urban Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (8-23 May). 1996 Guest Editor, Regional Development Dialogue's (RDD) special issue on the informal sector,