Dr. Md Jahangir Alam is an Associate Professor 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 ...
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Dr. Md Jahangir Alam is an Associate Professor 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), International Organization for Migration (IOM), 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.
International Organizations Management, Governance and Development Policy Formulation, International Public Administration
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Japan-Bangladesh relations, Japan and South Asia, Japanese Government and Politics, Japanese Education, Policy and Administration, Comparative International Education, etc.
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Skills Development
Skills Matching and Sustainable Employability for TVET Students in the Age of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Ministry of Education, National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM), Bangladesh
23-08-2022
31-12-2022
Human Capital Development
Digitization and Human Resource Development: Catalysts for Achieving SDGs in Bangladesh
Centennial Research Grant & University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
15-05-2022
29-12-2022
Education Development
Analyze the Cultural Influence in Remodeling the Early Childhood Education in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study
Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Bangladesh
04-04-2022
31-12-2022
Quality Education
Quality Early Childhood Education (ECE): Divergence in School Facilities and Parental Desire for Children with Special Needs
Ministry of Planning, Social Science Research Council, Planning Division, Bangladesh
02-11-2021
30-11-2023
Skills Development
Relevance of TVET in Bangladesh for Youth Employability and Sustainable Career Planning
Ministry of Education, National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM), Bangladesh
27-10-2021
30-06-2022
Skills Development
Post-Covid Skills Development and Graduates Employability in Bangladesh: Lessons from Japan
The Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
01-04-2021
31-03-2022
Kobe University, Japan
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Bangabandhu Hall Alumni Association
Joint Treasure
2021
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Japan Society for International Development (JASID)
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2017
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Ryoso Association (Ryoso Kai), Japan
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2017
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Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
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2016
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Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB)
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2021
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Alam, Md Jahangir
Bangladesh-Japan Diplomatic Relations (1972-2022): A New Paradigm of Strategic Partnership.
Dhaka: MuktoBuddhi Publishers, 2022 .
Md Jahangir Alam "Significance of Japanese Studies to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh."
Japanese Studies: Evaluation and Way Forward. A A Mamun Dhaka: Department of Japanese Studies, University of Dhaka, 2022 121-147 .
Md Jahangir Alam "Who Chooses School? Understanding Parental Aspiration for Child Transition from Home to Early Childhood Education (ECE) institutions in Bangladesh."
Supporting Children’s Well-Being During Early Childhood Transition to School. S. Tatalović Vorkapić & J. LoCasale-Crouch Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global, 2021 Ch. 5 .
Alam, Md Jahangir, Islam, S. R. and Ogawa, Keiichi "Discrete Primary Education Curriculum in Bangladesh: Implications of Gamification for Quality Education."
Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning. Carol Lane USA: IGI Global, 2022 716-730 .
Alam, M. J.; Ogawa, K.: Parental aspirations for children’s early childhood education enrolment in Bangladesh,
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education , vol.12 , no.2 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science , pp.1136-1144 , 2023
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Md Jahangir Alam: Japan’s contribution to Bangladesh: Aspirations for inclusive development and regional cooperation,
Cogent Social Sciences , vol.8 , no.1 Taylor & Francis Online , pp.1-15 , 2022
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Md Jahangir Alam, Keiichi Ogawa and Sheikh Rashid Bin Islam : Importance of Skills Development for Ensuring Graduates Employability: The Case of Bangladesh,
Social Sciences , vol.11 , no.8 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , pp.360 , 2022
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Md Jahangir Alam: Japan's Foreign Policies in South and Southeast Asia Under Chinese Influence: Significance of Bangladesh,
Journal of Japanese Studies: Exploring Multidisciplinarity , vol.1 , no.2 Department of Japanese Studies , pp.137-156 , 2022
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Md Jahangir Alam: Dilemma of Parental Aspiration for Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education (ECE) Settings: The Case of Bangladesh’,
Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education (APJRECE) , vol.13 , no.3 , pp.25-43 , 2019
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Md Jahangir Alam: Socio-Economic Perspective of Gender Development and Empowerment of Women: An Overview of Japan-Bangladesh,
Journal of the Faculty of Art , vol.8 , no.10-11 Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka , pp.239-259 , 2016
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Md Jahangir Alam: Japan’s Transformation from Meiji Era to Modern Age: A Politico-Economic Overview,
Social Science Review , vol.33 , no.1 , pp.127-143 , 2016
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S M Ali Reza and Md Jahangir Alam: Japan’s Security Debate: An Overview,
The Social Science Journal , vol.9 , no.9 , pp.97-109 , 2015
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Md Jahangir Alam and T. H. Khan : Comprehending the Solutions of Refugee Issues and Underneath Politics: Bangladesh and Myanmar Perspective,
Lok-Prosashaon Samoeeky , vol.64 , no.April-June , pp.19-38 , 2015
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Md Jahangir Alam: Challenges and Experiences of Democratization in Bangladesh,
Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.32 , no.2 , pp.205-214 , 2015
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Md Jahangir Alam: Role of Media and Governance for Bridging Socio-political Barriers: Japan-Bangladesh Perspective,
Journal of International Affairs , vol.18 , no.1 & 2 , pp.85-102 , 2014
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Alam, M. J.: ‘Meritocracy’ to ‘Parentocracy’: (De)constructing the Theoretical Dilemma in Basic Education of Japan and Bangladesh,
The Journal of Japanese Studies: Exploring Multidisciplinarity , vol.1 , no.1 , 2022
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Alam, M. J.: Book Review of Akihiro Ogawa and Philip Seaton (Eds.), New Frontiers in Japanese Studies,
Journal of Japanese Studies: Exploring Multidisciplinarity , vol.1 , no.1 , 2022
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Parvin, N., Alam, M. J.: Empowerment of Women to alleviate Poverty through Education in Bangladesh,
Journal of Governance and Innovation , vol.2 , no.2 , pp.49-60 , 2016
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Alam, Md Jahangir: Influence of Play-based Learning in Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Bangladesh: Lessons from Japan,
Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education (impact factor:0.34) , vol.16 , no.2 The Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association , pp.203-229 , 2022
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Alam, Md Jahangir "Skill(s) Development Pathways, Challenges, and Strategies to Approach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh: Lessons from Japan."
International eConference on Japanology in New Era
Dhaka: Department of Japanese Studies, 2021
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Md Jahangir Alam "Parental Aspiration for School Choice and Enrollment in Early Childhood Education (ECE): The Case of Bangladesh."
The Japan Society for International Development (JASID) 20th Spring Conference
Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan: The Japan Society for International Development (JASID), 2019
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Md Jahangir Alam "Parental Aspiration for Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Bangladesh."
63rd Annual Conference of The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
San Francisco, USA.: The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), 2019
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Md Jahangir Alam "The Role of Parental Aspiration in Early Childhood Education (ECE) Enrollment: A Case Study of Bangladesh.."
The 2019 Joint International Conference of Japan Society for International Development (JASID) & Japan Association for Human Security Studies (JAHSS)
Tokyo: JASID, 2019
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Md Jahangir Alam "Drawbacks of Parental Aspiration for Enrollment in Early Childhood Education (ECE): A Case Study of Rajshashi, Bangladesh."
International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Annual Conference
, pp. November 14-15,. Tokyo: Waseda University, Japan, 2019
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3. Alam, M. J. & Kexin, W. Nelson, M. "Who Owns our Waters? Innovative Finance and Public Awareness on Water Conservation, Utilization and Production in Dhaka, Bangladesh."
Youth Innovation Competition on Global Governance (YICGG)
, pp. July 14-18. Jakarta, Indonesia: Fudan University and UNDP China, 2019
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Md Jahangir Alam "Aspiration of School Choice and Enrollment for Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Rural Bangladesh."
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
, pp. April 15, 2019 (Poster). San Francisco, USA: The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), 2019
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Md Jahangir Alam "Parental Aspiration for Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Bangladesh."
The Japan Society for International Development (JASID), 29th Annual Conference
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Campus, Japan: The Japan Society for International Development (JASID), 2018
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Md Jahangir Alam "Parental Aspiration for Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Bangladesh."
International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Annual Conference
, pp. November 16-17. Kobe, Japan: GSICS, Kobe University, 2018
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Md Jahangir Alam "Socio-Economic Motivation for Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Bangladesh."
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
, pp. March 25-29, 2018,. Mexico City, Mexico: The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), 2018
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Md Jahangir Alam "Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Bangladesh."
The Japan Society for International Development (JASID) 18th Spring Conference
, pp. June 03. Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan: The Japan Society for International Development (JASID), 2017
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Md Jahangir Alam "Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Bangladesh."
The 19th Africa Educational Research Forum
, pp. April 14-15. Osaka University, Suita Campus, Japan: Africa Educational Research Forum (AERF), 2017
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Md Jahangir Alam "Budget for quality education in Bangladesh: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development."
The 17th International Conference on Education and Research (ICER)
, pp. October 12-14. Seoul National University, Republic of Korea.: International Conference on Education and Research (ICER), 2016
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Md Jahangir Alam "Role of Media and Governance for Bridging Socio-Political Barriers: Japan-Bangladesh perspective."
International Conference on Governance and Innovation
, pp. 19-20 December. Comilla, Bangladesh.: International Conference on Governance and Innovation, 2015
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Md Jahangir Alam "Modernization and Social Change: a comparative analysis between Japan and Bangladesh."
The Japan Foundation - Japanese Language Institute
Kansai, Osaka, Japan: 2009
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Md Jahangir Alam "Major identifies gaps of volunteerism in Bangladesh."
Disaster Response Facility Project, UNDP Bangladesh and United Nations Volunteer program
, pp. May 12. Sylhet, Bangladesh: United Nations Volunteer (UNV), 2009
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Md Jahangir Alam "Job satisfaction of the South Asian people: especially on Japan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka and Pakistan."
The Japan Foundation-Japanese Language Institute
Kansai, Osaka, Japan.: 2008
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Alam, Md Jahangir; Ogawa, Keiichi "Post-Covid Skills Development and Graduates Employability in Bangladesh: Lessons from Japan."
International Conference on Post-COVID Japan: Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature
Dhaka: Department of Japanese Studies, 2022
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International
Japanese Government Scholarship MEXT Scholarship 2020
2020
Japan
Research Fellow ( April-August, 2020)
International
Under-Represented Racial, Ethnic, and Ability Group (UREAG) Award
2019
United States
For outstanding research contribution in the field of education by UREG, CIES
International
International Travel Award (ITA)
2019
United States
Award for Distinguished Service in Educational Reform by the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
International
RYOSO Award
2019
Japan
For outstanding research contribution in the field of education by RYOSO Alumni Associations
International
Japanese Government Scholarship MEXT Scholarship 2017
2017
Japan
Doctoral Student (Apr. 2017- Mar. 2020).
International
Japanese Government Scholarship MEXT Scholarship 2016
