JU Prof Nurul Islam appointed VC of DCU

Professor Dr Md Nurul Islam of the Department of Geography and Environment at Jahangirnagar University (JU) has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka Central University (DCU).

The announcement was made by Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan during a briefing at the Ministry of Education on Monday (16 March) after 4:00pm.

Prof Nurul Islam is currently serving as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the National University. He obtained both his bachelor's (honours) and master's degrees in the Department of Geography and Environment at Jahangirnagar University with first-class distinctions.

He earned his PhD from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and later completed postdoctoral research with the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium.

Prof. Nurul Islam has also received advanced training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) from the University of Salzburg in Austria, the Bose Institute in India, and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand, respectively.

Before joining Jahangirnagar University, he taught in the Department of Geography at the University of Rajshahi and the University of Chittagong. He is currently serving as a prof. at Jahangirnagar University and is also associated with the University of Nottingham as an honorary teacher.

He has authored more than fifty research articles published in national and international academic journals.