Mehdi Chowdhury

Dr Mehdi Chowdhury

  • Deputy Head of Department in Accounting, Finance and Economics
  • Dorset House D165, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

I am Deputy Head of the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, , Bournemouth University Business School, UK. I joined as a Lecturer in Economics in September 2011 after obtaining my PhD from the School of Economics of the University of Nottingham and promoted to the post of Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Head. I received Masters Degrees in Economics from Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan and the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. I worked as a Teaching Assistant in Economics at the Department of Economics of the University of Bristol from 2009-2011.

Research

I current research interest included the refugee crisis, international migration, economic policies, education and human capital development. A blog on my project on the Rohingya Refugee Crisis is available on this link https://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2018/04/30/responsible-project-management-in-bangladesh/. I am interested in supervising students for PhD on the refugee crisis, international migration and international trade.

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Decent work and economic growth

"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"

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Industry, innovation and infrastructure

"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"

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Sustainable cities and communities

"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"

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Climate action

"Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts"

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