Experience

North South University

• Bangladesh
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor of Public Health (Epidemiology)

  • May 2006 - Present

• Pro vice chancellor(D)

  • Feb 2017 - Oct 2020

  Professor Gias U Ahsan has over 30 years of highly efficientexperience as (1) a successful senior academic leader ( Pro Vice Chancellor, equivalent to the Vice President position in North American standard, Dean (School of Health & Life Sciences) , Executive Director ( GLobal Health & Genome Research Institutes), Founding Department Chairmen (Co founder of Public Healt and Life sciences Departments) at the top ranked private university of Bangladesh, North South University (NSU), (2) Successful strategic cooperation and Working opportunity with globally Renowned scientists (Distinguished Professor Rita R Colwell) and Nobel Laureates ( Sir Richard John Roberts and Professor Martin Chalfie) in innovation and advancement of life sciences and public health programs of NSU and Bangladesh, (3) World Health Organisation Technical Advisory Board Member (SEARO, WHO),and (4) Government Public Health Specialist (IST/DGHS) of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Dr Ahsan has been serving as a brilliant academic lead and contributing at NSU for 17 years and at Government sector and allied institutions for over 14 years. He has successful track record in team and collaborative works with international, national, institutional and community level bodies which have significant development and achievements among the relevant academia and their publications. As the Pro vice-Chancellor, he has made significant contributions in enhancing quality education, promoting research and active collaboration of the NSU which have been facilitating achieving reputation and ranking nationally & globally.and president of the NSU International Advisory Board. Dr Colwell had been serving as the president of University of Maryland, USA.Dr Ahsan has enhanced faculty research and publications significantly. He has demonstrated joint research partnership with worldwide top ranked universities like, Johns Hopkins, Cambridge, University of Maryland, USA AND reputed universities Asia etc. Show less

• Ex Provice Chancellor, Dean,& Executive Director

  • Feb 2017 - May 2020

• Executive Director of NSU Global Health and Climate Research Institute

  • Jan 2014 - May 2020

  A institute under the school of health and life Sciences

• Ex Pro Vice Chancellor (D)

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2019

• Founder Chairman, Public health Department, NSU

  • Oct 2004 - Jan 2015

  Dr. Ahsan was TOT course coordinator of 14 batches (500 Trainees) for Divisional, District & Health officers under MOH&FW and NGOs (Divisional Director, AD, DD, CS, DCS, MO (CS), Sr.HEO, DPHN, DHS, TH&FPO, TFPO & MO). Each of the batches (duration 10 days) successfully completed (Ref: Khan AM & Ahsan G.U, TOT report, HPTP, 1996)Operation Management & Leadership Development Training Course CoordinatorHe has been serving as course coordinator of operation management & leadership development training course for DD, AD, CS, DCS, TH&FPO & RMO under MOH&FW and NGOs. Two batches (80 Trainees) of such training has been successfully completed & highly appreciated.Emergency Obstetric Care (EOC) Training Course CoordinatorHe has been serving as course coordinator of EOC training for MO's for 6 months working at THC under DGHS throughout the country. Twelve batches (100 MO’s) of such training has been successfully completed & highly appreciated.Medicine Training Course CoordinatorHe has been serving as course coordinator of medicine training for MO's for 6 months working at THC under DGHS throughout the country. Ten batches (100 MO’s) of such training has been successfully completed & highly appreciated.Training Course Coordinator For Nurses & Medical Assistant TrainingDr, Ahsan has been working as course coordinator of training for Nurses & MA's for 60 (sixty) batches (2100 Trainees) working at THC under DGHS throughout the country. He has extensive involvement for said categories of training, which have been successfully completed & highly appreciated.Training Course Coordinator for Health field staff SI, HI, AHI, & HA) TrainingDr, Ahsan has been working as course coordinator of training for SI's, HI's, AHI's, & HA's for Two hundred (6,500) batches working at community level under DGHS throughout the country. He has extensive involvement for said categories of training, which have been successfully completed & highly appreciated. Show less

• Chairman, Department of Health and Life Sciences

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2009



NSU Global Health & Climate Research Institute

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2014 - Present



NSU Genome Researc Inistitute

• Dhaka-1229

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Executive Director of NSU Global & Climate Research Institute Executive Director of NSU Global & Climate Research Institute



North South University

• Bangladesh
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dean, SHLS, Ex Pro Vice- Cancellor, Executive Director, Global H &Genome Research Inistitutes

  • Jan 2015 - May 2020



WHO ,South East Asia Region

• Member of Technical Advisory Commitee, WHO, South East Asia Region, New Delhi, India

  • 2014 - Jan 2017

  Assist in priority policy and strategy formulation for South East Asia Region Assist in priority policy and strategy formulation for South East Asia Region



ASIA PACIFIC ECOHEALTH NETWORK

• Country director and founder member

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2012