Dr. Ayaz Naseem

Professor

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Biography

Ayaz Naseem is a Professor in the Department of Education at Concordia University, specializing in comparative international education. He obtained his Ph.D. in Comparative International Education from McGill University. His research focuses on peace education, feminist theory, decolonial theory, and democratic citizenship education. Previously, he taught at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in the departments of International Relations and Defense & Strategic Studies. Dr. Naseem has held the Georg Arnhold Research Professorship at the Georg Eckert Institute in Germany, where he co-chaired the Peace Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative International Education Society. His academic contributions include several publications addressing how education intersects with identity, citizenship, and conflict in South Asia. He has received multiple awards including the Georg Arnhold Research Professor award and has been a principal investigator on various funded research projects related to education and social justice.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2017-01-01 — Present

Concordia University • Montreal

Teaching and conducting research in Education.

Associate Professor

2009-06-01 — 2017-01-01

Concordia University • Montreal

Teaching and conducting research in Education.

Assistant Professor

2004-01-01 — 2009-06-01

Concordia University • Montreal

Teaching and conducting research in Education.

Assistant Professor

1994-01-01 — 1999-09-01

Quaid-i-Azam University • Islamabad

Teaching in the Defense & Strategic Studies Department.

Lecturer

1987-01-01 — 1994-01-01

Quaid-i-Azam University • Islamabad

Lecturing in International Relations.

Awards

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Georg Arnhold Research Professorship

Requirements for Concordia University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in cinematic arts or equivalent proficiency
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