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marzinabegum80@gmail.com, marzinabegum@ru.ac.bd

Mst. Marzina Begum, Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Tel: +8802 588867351


MARZINA BEGUM
PROFESSOR
Public Administration


Education Summary  
BSS & MSS in Public Administration (University of Rajshahi), Ph.D in IAPR (University of Pavia, Italy)

Research Interest  
Climate change, Disaster management, Environmental policy and governance
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(Doctor of Philosophy (PhD))
University of Pavia, Italy 2013
Doctoral
(1 year Coursework Completed (36 Credit))
Institute of Environmental Science IES, University of Rajshahi 2004
Masters
(Master of Social Science (MSS) in Public Administration)
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2000
Bachelor/Honors
(Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Public Administration)
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh 1999
Higher Secondary
(Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in Science)
K.B. Intermediate College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh 1996
Secondary
(Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in Science)
Agriculture University School, Mymensingh, Bangladesh 1994

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2020-10-01 to Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi PROFESSOR
2015-03-31 to 2020-09-30 Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2009-02-05 to 2015-03-30 Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2006-02-04 to 2009-02-04 Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Not Available

Journal

1. Momen, M.N., Akhter, M.S., Begum, M.M. "Health Sector Performance in Bangladesh: Challenges for Sustainable Development Goals" In: Leal Filho, W., Ng, T.F., Iyer-Raniga, U., Ng, A., Sharifi, A. (eds) SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region . Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham.

Published: January 2024
2. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN, "Legal Frameworks of Interstate Disaster Management" In: Scott N. Romaniuk, Martin Scott Catino, C. Augustus Martin (eds), The Handbook of Homeland Security. Taylor & Francis Group (Imprint: CRC Press), Boca Raton, 1st Edition, pages, 7.

Published: July 2023
3. Momen, MN. & Begum, MM. "Small Island Development States (SIDS): Nexus of Environment and Sustainable Livelihood" In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Partnerships for the Goals. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham

Published: October 2021
4. Begum M.M., & Momen M.N. "Global Climate Change and Its Response" In: Maggino F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham.

Published: December 2020
5. Begum, MM "Changing Role of State in Climate Governance and Its Adaptability in Bangladesh" Asian Profile. Vol. 48 (2): 155-164

Published: June 2020
6. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN. "Drought" In Romaniuk S., Thapa M., Marton P (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham

Published: February 2020
7. Begum, MM "Environmental Degradation and Governance: Exploring the Connections" Journal of Politics & Governance, Vol. 8(1):33-40

Published: January 2020
8. Begum, M "Access to Water for All: A Case of Dhaka of Bangladesh" International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis (IJGPPA). Vol. 1 (1): 7-23

Published: December 2019
9. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN. "Sustainability and Governance" In Farazmand A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham

Published: October 2019
10. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN. "Coordination and Effective Governance" In Farazmand A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham

Published: August 2019
11. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN. "Tax Policies and Older Adults" In Gu D., Dupre M. (Eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham

Published: June 2019
12. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN. "Emergency Governance in Bangladesh" In Farazmand A. (Ed.) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, the USA: Springer

Published: March 2019
13. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN. "Coordination Does Matter for Disaster Management in Bangladesh" In Bupinder Zutshi, Akbaruddin Ahmad, Ananda Babu Srungarapati (Ed.) Disaster Risk Reduction: Community Resilience and Responses, Palgrave Macmillan, (Springer Nature), Singapore Pte Ltd.

Published: January 2019
14. Begum, MM "Impact of Climate Change on Women’s Health in Bangladesh" In Huong Ha, Lalitha S. Fernando and Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan (Ed.) Disaster Risk Management: Case Studies in South Asian Countries, Business Expert Press (BEP), New York, USA.

Published: January 2019
15. Begum, MM. & Momen, MN "Revisiting the Controls over Civil Society Organizations in Asia" A Better World, Actions and Commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals, Vol. 2, pp.56-57 (Tudor Rose in Partnership with the United Nations)

Published: April 2017
16. Momen, MN. & Begum, MM. "Implication of Capability Approach on the Girls Education: Theory and Reality" In Deepa Awasthi (Ed.), Girl Education in India: Still Miles to Cover, Vol. ii (Sub Title - Girl Education: Challenges, Strategies and Initiatives), Kalpaz Publications, India

Published: January 2015
17. Momen, M. & Begum, M "The Political Challenges for Free and Fair Elections in Bangladesh" The IIS University-Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.3(1): 52-63

Published: July 2014

Conference

1. Begum, MM "Restructuring, Revamping and Rebuilding the Independent India: Reforms in Agriculture, Administrative, Economic and Entrepreneurial Sectors" Contributed as a speaker in the plenary session at the international conference, held in Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Published: August 2023
2. Begum, MM "The Role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Environmental protection in Bangladesh: A case study of thermal power plant" International Conference on 11th Asia-pacific Regional Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research ( ISTR), held at National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand.

Published: July 2020
3. Begum, MM "Safe water for all in Bangladesh: Dilemma of Dhaka City" International Conference on Governance for Sustainable Development (ICGSD) held at Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, organized by the Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG).

Published: October 2018
4. Begum, MM "Impacts of Droughts and Adaptation Strategies for Agriculture Sector in Bangladesh" 3rd World Congress on Disaster Management (3rd WCDM) held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Published: November 2017
5. Begum, MM "Identifying Gap into social inclusion and exclusion of migration: The Challenging image of social transformation" Lien International Conference on Good Governance, organized by Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Singapore, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)

Published: October 2017
6. Begum, M.M "Carbon Resilience and its adaptation in Bangladesh" 3rd International Integrative Research Conference on Development, Governance and Transformation, held at BARD Comilla, organized by Center for Administrative Research and Innovation, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Published: December 2016
7. Begum, MM "Impact of Climate Change on Women’s Health in Bangladesh: Dealing with the Crisis" International Conference on Anthropology, Adaptation and Resilience in Climate Change Regime, organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Published: October 2016
8. Begum, MM. "Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure and Practices in Bangladesh" International Conference on Botanical Pesticide and Environmental Sustainability, Institute of Environmental Science(IES), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Sponsored by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

Published: September 2016
9. Begum, MM "Towards the Development of Healthy Lives in Bangladesh" International Conference on Research For Sustainable Development, SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, Sponsored by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh

Published: April 2016
10. Begum, MM "Coordination in Disaster Management in Bangladesh" International Conference on Governance in Transition: Perspectives and Practices, held at BARD Comilla, organized by Center for Administrative Research and Innovation, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Published: December 2015
11. Begum, MM "Challenges of Coordination in the Coastal Areas in Bangladesh" 2nd World Congress in Disaster Management on ‘Envisioning a Disaster Resilience Society’, at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Published: November 2015
12. Begum, MM "Implementation of Disaster Management Policy in Bangladesh" in the International Conference on ‘Models of Civil Protection’, held at the University of Milan in Italy, organized by Lombardy region of Italy.

Published: December 2013

Report

1. Begum, MM "Environmental Degradation- Threat for Sustainable Development: Context of Bangladesh" A special publication on the occasion of the 'World Environment Day 5 June 2018', published by the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), pp. 78-79. (manuscript in Bangla language).

Published: June 2018
2. Begum, MM "‘Baseline survey of INP (Integrated Nutrition Project)’ in partnership with Plan Bangladesh International" Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Published: January 2005

Seminar / Symposium / workshop attended

1. Begum, MM "Two-day workshop on “Role of BMDA for the implementation of SDG’’s at the Grassroots level in Barind Areas”" organized by Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA), Bangladesh and Curtin University, Australia, held at BMDA Bhaban, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Published: January 2018
2. Begum, MM "International workshop on ‘Climate, Groundwater and Agricultural Production: Barind Area, North-West Bangladesh’" held at Deans’ Complex, University of Rajshahi, organized by University of Rajshahi (Bangladesh), University of Dhaka (Bangladesh) and University College London (UK).

Published: November 2016
3. Begum, MM "‘Gro Brundtland Week for Women in Sustainability’ symposium" held in Taiwan.

Published: February 2016
4. Begum, MM "two-day-long international training course on ‘Adaption to Climate Change’" at the University of Pavia. Italy.

Published: May 2013
5. Begum, MM "a two-week workshop on ‘Disaster Management Strategy in Europe’" Organized by the IAPR, University of Pavia, Italy.

Published: January 2011

Environmental Studies

This is a compulsory module for all students doing the BSS in Public Administration at the University of Rajshahi (Bangladesh). Student numbers 60.

Running

Human Resource Administration

This is a compulsory module for all students doing the BSS in Public Administration at the University of Rajshahi (Bangladesh). Student numbers 60.

Running

Significant Award

Received the Gro Brundtland Award, 2016 by the Tang Foundation in Taiwan, organized by National Chang Kung University, as a female social scientist on ‘Gender and Health’ issued for coastal vulnerable women in Bangladesh.

Administrative Experiences

Worked as House Tutor in a residential hall (Rahamatunnesa Student Hostel) for two years (from 2006 to 2008) at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Obtained Special Prizes for Golden Jubilee Academic Exhibition at the University of Rajshahi in 2003.

Membership in Professional Institutions

Member, Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG) [2015 to till date]

Member, Asia-pacific Regional Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research ( ISTR) [2019 to till date]

Countries Visited

Norway, Italy, Spain, France, Vatican city, Qatar, Switzerland, Hungary, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

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