Faculty Profile
Education
Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in Public Administration
University of Dhaka
CGPA 3.84 out of 4.00
Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Public Administration
University of Dhaka
CGPA 3.73 out of 4.00
Merit Scholarship in 2022 from the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Education for honors result, good conduct, regular attendance, and satisfactory educational progress.
Madrasah Board Merit Scholarship in 2017 for excellent result in HSC examination.
Training
Faculty Development Training Program
IQAC, Stamford University Bangladesh
- Teaching-learning methods, and OBE curriculum.
Principle of Applied Statistics for the Social Sciences
Peeking University, China, 2025.
- Descriptive and Inferential statistics.
Teachers’ Assistant (TA)
Department of Public Administration,
University of Dhaka from June to December 2022.
- Guiding students, maintaining communication between faculties and students.
Qualitative Research Training
Centre for Qualitative Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Theoretical discussion and practical application about IDI, KII, FGD, Observation, Case Studies, Research Ethics, rapport building, safeguarding and so on.
Research Course: Basic to Advance
Research Help Bangladesh
- Got training on research methodology, data collection, processing, analysis, presentation, report writing, and publication process through using Kobotoolbox, Zotero, SPSS.
Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange-2022
Armed Forces Division, Prime Minster Office
- Attended four-day-long programme covering keynote speeches of the national and international figures, workshops, practical application and live disaster response exercise by armed forces
Office Applications
World Computer Centre
Attended three-month training on MS office course under Bangladesh Technical Education Board.
Areas of Interest
Governance, Public Policy, Public Service Delivery, Innovation, Climate Change, Empowerment etc.
Md. Ariful Islam Rubel is a Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration at Stamford University Bangladesh and a graduate of the University of Dhaka, where he completed both his B.S.S. and M.S.S. in Public Administration with strong academic distinction. His academic and research interests focus on public administration, governance, public sector innovation, community development, climate change, public health, and gender issues. He has been actively involved in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, guiding students in research activities, and organizing academic and extracurricular initiatives, including INSEARCH conferences. Rubel has contributed to nationally and internationally funded research projects supported by institutions such as the National Institute of Local Government, HELVETAS Bangladesh, the Ministry of Public Administration, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has published in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to an international book series, and presented research at national and international conferences, reflecting his strong commitment to applied research, academic excellence, and evidence-based public policy.