Prof. Dr. Imtiaz A Hussain
Research Projects

• Project Title: “China and South Asia,” 2020-21.
  Project Manager: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Project Title: Building Resiliency for Interconnected Democracies in Global Environments (BRIDGE) Workshop, February 11-12, 2020, New Delhi, India.
  Project Manager: International Republican Institute, Washington, D.C., United States
• Project Title: South/Southeast Asian Conference on “Best Practices in Developing and Managing Public Private Partnerships For Transportation Infrastructure.” Phnom Penh, Cambodia. March 10-14, 2018.
  Project Manager: U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington D.C., & U.S. Embassy, Dhaka.
• Project Title: Cocaine trafficking and Canadian counter-measures, in 2004 to examine Canada’s free-trade agreements in Central America.
  Project Manager: Canada-Latin America-Caribbean (CLACA) program of International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), 2011
• Project Title: CONACYT, Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology, in 2010-13 to study Mexico’s economy during the 15-years of NAFTA (2010-12);
  Project Manager: CONACYT, Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology, in 2010-13 to study
• Project Title: Mexico’s economy during the 15-years of NAFTA (2010-12).
  Project Manager: CONACYT, Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology, in 2010-13 to study
• Project Title: Central American/Mexican indigenous responses to globalization
  Project Manager: CONACYT, Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology, in 2003-05 to study
• Project Title: NAFTA’s 15-year performances
  Project Manager: Programa interinstitucional sobre Estudios la región del América de Norte (PIERAN), administered by El Colegio de México, in 2010-12
• Project Title: Border governance
  Project Manager: North American Research Linkages (NARL), Canada, July 2009.
• Project Title: European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy
  Project Manager: German Historical Institute, Paris (May 25-6, 2009).
• Project Title: Atlantic Community Unraveling conference
  Project Manager: German Historical Institute & Vanderbilt University (September 2004).
• Project Title: NAFTA’s 15-year performances.
  Project Manager: Department of Investigation (DINV),2008-11, Universidad Iberoamericana.
• Project Title: Research in Canada.
  Project Manager: Faculty Research Program (FRP) fellowships from International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), 2008, 2003.
• Project Title: NAFTA’s 15-year performances.
  Project Manager: Fellowship, Canadian Conference Grant Program, Department of Foreign Affairs (one for Spring 2008, another for Fall 2008): financed April 7-8, 2008 and October 27-9, 2008 conferences.
• Project Title: NAFTA conference, April 2006
  Project Manager: Fomento de Investigación y Cultura Superior, AC (FICSAC), 2006, Universidad Iberoamericana, April 2006.
• Project Title: Examine the April 2001 Québec Summit of the Americas
  Project Manager: Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies Summer Institute, Torontoi, Canada, 2001.
• Project Title: Researching doctoral dissertation on 1947 Wool Legislation in U.S. Congress.
  Project Manager: University of Pennsylvania grants to research atTruman Library, 1987; & National Archives, 1988.
   

Membership:

• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• Consejo de Academico (Academic Council, Mexico’s highest academic group)
• European Union Studies Association (EUSA)
• International Political Science Association (IPSA)
• International Studies Association (ISA)
• Mexican International Studies Association (AMEI)
   

Awards:

• *Research award, given to the top citation-holders, School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh, December 2020
•  * Teaching award, given to the highest score in quarter-based teaching over 3 years, Global Studies & Governance (GSG) Program, School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Independent University, Bangladesh, December  2020
• *Merit awarded by Universidad Iberoamericana’s Academic Council (2011).
• *Top Social Science Productivity Prize, 2011, 2009: Department of Investigation, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.
• *Teaching awards (six), given to highest score in semester-based teaching evaluations, Universidad de las Américas (UDLA), Mexico City, Fall 2009, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2000, Fall 1998, & Spring 1999.
• *Dean’s Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania (1987): one of 15 from 500+ TAs in that year.

Dr. Marufa Akter
RESAERCH PROJECTS (on-going)

• Project Title: Rethinking Discourse of Approaching Trafficking of Rohingya Women and Girls in Cox’s Bazar, by Calcatta Mahanirban Research Institute, India
• Project title: Women and Work in South Asia: Rights and Innovations, from Centre for Genocide Studies, Dhaka University and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bangladesh
• Project Title: Women in Work: Legal Regimes in Bangladesh
• Project Title: Globalization and Cultural Transformations among the Youth: A Study of Public and Private Universities in Bangladesh, funded by Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bangladesh. 
• Profile Title:  “Social Media in Understanding Cultural Transformation: Experiences of Students from Selective Private Universities in Dhaka” 
• Project Ttile: “Women as a Transformative Agents: Trajectories of Women Empowerment”, an IUB 2021 Sponsored Research project, whose manuscript will be deposited one year from receiving the formal notification (likely end of 2021-22 fiscal year)
   

AWARDS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE & RESEARCH GRANTS

• 2022    SUSI Fellowship Summer Programe for Insitutte of Foreign Policy, University of Delaware, USA.
• 2022    Fellowship for Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Programme, Beyond Borders, Scotland.
• 2020    Fellowship Grant for the research on Women and Work in South Asia: Rights and Innovations, Firedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Dhaka 
• 2017     Dissertation Completion Grant, International Center of Bremen University, Germany.
• 2017    DAAD Mirror Stipend for research stay abroad, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Bremen, Germany.
• 2015     Bremen IDEA-OUT Grant for field research, Bremen University, Germany.
• 2014   Doctoral Fellowship (2014-2015 to 2016-2017), Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Bremen, Germany.   
• 2013     Graduate School Certificate Course Grant, SIT Graduate Institute, Vermont, USA.
• 2012    US State Department Fund sponsorship for three weeks International Conference in Nepal and Bangladesh.
• 2012    ‘Commitment Award 2012’ First prize winner; awarded by Willy Brandt School of Public Policy and the Engagementpreis Foundation for an outstanding social project. The project dubbed “Open Sky Class for the Street Children of Dhaka City” received a first prize cash amount of 2,500 Euros for the implementation in Bangladesh. 
• 2010    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship for Masters in Public Policy and Good Governance (2010-2012).
• 2005    University Merit Scholarship awarded by the University of Dhaka for the year 2004-2005 on Master’s result: full tuition fees waiver.

Dr. Shanawez Hossain
Research Activities 

• Project Title: Inclusive Cities through Equitable access to Urban Mobility Infrastructures for India and Bangladesh 2019- to till date 
  Position: PI, from BIGD, BRAC University 
  Client: Utrecht University, Netherlands 
• Project Title: An Assessment of Urban Social  Protection and Jobs Program in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019-20
  Position held: Team Leader 
  Client: The World Bank 
• Project Title: Partnership Facilitation and City Diagnostics to Support Equitable Economic Growth in Two Secondary Cities in Bangladesh, 2016- 2019 
  Positions held: Team Leader 
  Client: Cities Alliance, UNOPS, and BIGD, BRAC University. 
• Project Title: Think Tank Initiative (TTI) Phase 2 Institutional Support: BIGD, BRAC University, 2014- 2019
  Positions held: Lead 
  Client: International Development Research Centre (IDRC), BIGD, BRAC University 
• Project Title: Digitizing Implementation Monitoring and Public Procurement Project (DIMAPPP), 2018- 2021
  Position: Advisor 
• Project Title: State of Cities (SOC) 2018-Water Governance in Dhaka, 2018-2019 Position and activities: Leading the SOC team as the head of the UCCE Cluster 
• Project Title: National Governance Assessment Framework (NGAF), 2015-2018
  Positions held: Core Member and Consultant 
  Client: Governance Innovation Unit (GIU), Prime Minister Office Bangladesh; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and BIGD, BRAC University. 
• Project Title: Public Procurement Reform Project (PPRP-II), 2016-2017
  Positions held: Research Specialist, Technical Specialist 
  Client: World Bank, Government of Bangladesh and BIGD