Biography

Faisal Ahmed is the Senior Lecturer and faculty member of the Department of English at World University of Bangladesh (WUB). He has been here at WUB since January 2015. Apart from university teaching, he is an 'International Baccalaureate' Examiner, based in UK and Teacher Trainer at 'I CAN READ', Singapore.  He has achieved teacher trainer portfolio under Cambridge (PDQ) Assessment International Education, UK and teacher trainer certificate from Arizona State University, USA in 2018.

Mr. Ahmed is an M.Phil. Fellow (started in 2019) in English Literature (Literary Aestheticism) at Bangladesh University of Professionals, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. He previously graduated Master of Arts in English Literature in 2010 from the University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK and Bachelor of Arts in English from Dhaka College under National University, Gazipur, Bangladesh in 2008.

Faisal Ahmed has published 3 journal articles and few poems in Bengali and English in The Daily Observer and monthly literary magazine Shondhya. He also presented a conference paper on “Teaching and Learning Language through Culture and Literature” at BRAC University. In addition to that Mr. Ahmed has more than 5 journal articles pending for publication in different national and international journals.

The major research interest of Mr. Ahmed lies in performing arts, literature, culture, creative writing, post-colonialism, the enlightenment, modern drama or theatre of the absurd, metaphysical poetry and transcendentalism. 

Mr. Ahmed has a constant endeavour to develop the level of his personal and professional skills and capabilities. He ceaselessly strives for excellence in teaching, learning, educational development and research. Teaching and studying in the field of art, culture and literature is his passion. He has more than 10 years of experience in teaching at both secondary and tertiary level along with being teacher trainer at elementary and secondary level, English Instructor, translator, international examiner, pedagogical and andragogical expert.

Mr. Ahmed believes in creativity and innovation which is the only step to prosperity at individual and group level. Apart from literature, arts, music, culture, philosophy and international relations are also in his interest list. Creative writing is his added competence. He has an aspiration to contribute to the fields of arts, culture, literature and intellectualism to make the world a better place to live in. He thinks that the fields of arts, culture and literature should be provided equal patronage like those of science.

Reading literary books, music, singing and travelling are the favourite hobbies of Mr. Ahmed. In addition to those, he is a motivational speaker, writer, poet, critic and bibliomaniac. He has a great desire for travelling around the world. 

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