Jump to main content

Prof. Dr. Raquib Ahmed

University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Geography and Environmental Studies

Professor

Period of stay: October 2017 – September 2018

Education and professional career

Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
Guest Professor at the University of Cologne, Germany

Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka

Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
Visiting Professor, Institute of Geography, Freiburg University of Education, Germany

Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
Visiting Professor, Institute of Geography, Freiburg University of Education, Germany

Oct 2012 - today
Professor of Geography at the university of Rajshahi in Bangladesh

April 2014 - today
Part-time faculty at the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at the Varendra University in Rajshahi

April 2010 - Aug 2010
Guest Professor, Institute for Geoinformatics, Westphalian Wilhelm University of Muenster, Germany to take two courses: one on remote sensing practical and one on GIS application in developing countries, involved in counseling students for their Masters theses

Oct 2009 - Oct 2012
Professor and Director (from 01-10-2009), Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Sept 2009 - 2012 Sept
Appointed Visiting Professor of Remote Sensing and GIS at the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 818 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.

Selected Publications

2018. Die Auswirkungen der Rohingya-Krise in Bangladesch, Geographische Rundschau 70 (4), pp 54-55.

2016. Co-authored with Bernzen, A., Maruf, A. A., Lin, A. Landnutzungswandel im Küstenraum von Bangladesh, Geographische Rundschau 68 (7-8), pp 16-22.

2015. Co-authored with Roy, C. An integrated approach to environmental management in Bangladesh, in Global Sustainability, in Global Sustainability: Cultural Perspectives and Challenges for Transdisciplinary Integrated Research (ed. Benno Werlen), Springer, pp 185-201.

2014. Philosophy of environment education: some perspectives and progress in Bangladesh context, proceedings of the seminar Basic Undergraduate course Curricular Requirements in Environmental Sciences to Meet the Challenges of Twenty First Century (ed. Dilip K. Dutta), Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, pp. 5-8.

2014. Co-authored with Hassan, M.K., Khan, J.I., Hossain, M.M.A. Road structure analysis using GPS information, Proceedings of the International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology,  (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=6777905&abstractAccess=no&userType=inst)

2013. Co-authored with Islam, S., Rana, M. P. Environmental perception during rapid population growth and urbanization: a case study of Dhaka city, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 10.1007/s10668-013-9486-5. (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-013-9486-5/fulltext.html)

2013. Co-authored with Ahmed, B. and  Zhu, Z. Evaluation of model validation techniques in land cover dynamics, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 577-597.