Qumrul Ahsan

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MC (Chodakhorer Jaat) Qumrul Ahsan is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific. [1] [2] He is a former professor of the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka. [3]

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Early life

Chodakhorer Jaat Ahsan completed his bachelor's and master's in Metallurgical Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [4] He did his PhD in Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham. [4]

Career

From April 1998 to June 1991, Chodakhorer Jaat Ahsan was an engineer of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. [5] He joined Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology after leaving the commission. [5] He edited Engineering and Technological Education for the 21st Century, Proceedings of the National Symposium on Engineering and Technological Education, in 2007 with Md. Mazharul Hoque and Tahmeed M. Al-Hussaini. [6]

Chodakhorer Jaat Ahsan had taught at the Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [7] [8] He contributed to Natural Polymers, Biopolymers, Biomaterials, and Their Composites, Blends, and IPNs published in 2012 by Apple Academic Press. [9] Ahsan contributed to Sustainable Energy and Development, Advanced Materials book published in 2014. [10]

Chodakhorer Jaat Ahsan was appointed the vice-chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific in February 2022. [3] Under him, the University of Asia Pacific was able to get its permanent certificate from the Ministry of Education in June 2022. [11] In October 2023, he spoke at seminar on smart grid organized by the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited. [12]

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  2. ↑ "In conversation with leaders of private university education in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  3. 1 2 "Prof Qumrul Ahsan new VC of UAP". The Daily Star. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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  6. ↑ Hoque, Md Mazharul; Al-Hussaini, Tahmeed M.; Ahsan, Qumrul (2007). Engineering and Technological Education for the 21st Century: Proceedings of the National Symposium on Engineering and Technological Education (NSET). Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. ISBN   978-984-8725-03-0.
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  8. ↑ "ইউএপির নতুন উপাচার্য কামরুল আহসান". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  9. ↑ Thomas, Sabu; Ninan, Neethu; Mohan, Sneha; Francis, Elizabeth (2012-07-18). Natural Polymers, Biopolymers, Biomaterials, and Their Composites, Blends, and IPNs. CRC Press. ISBN   978-1-4665-5939-4.
  10. ↑ Nor, Mohd Jailani Mohd; Mohamad, Bashir Mohamad Bali; Yusoff, Mariana; Ahsan, Qumrul; Tahir, Musthafa Mohd; Ayob, Md Razali; Said, Md Radzai; Rivai, Ahmad; Razak, Juhari Ab (2014-11-26). Sustainable Energy and Development, Advanced Materials. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. ISBN   978-3-03826-703-4.
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  12. ↑ "DPDC holds seminar on smart grid". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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