Dr. Md Jahangir Alam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. His research interest covers a broad spectrum of development discourses, focusing on the Political Economy of Education, International Education Cooperation, Global Cooperation Studies, and Japan-Bangladesh Relations. His experiences embrace collaborating with international and national organizations, especially International Labor Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Japan Foundation (JF), and Bangladesh Consulting Services. He has received several international awards and scholarships from academic associations and government organizations, including the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT), for his outstanding academic and research contributions to international education development. He has an ample number of academic publications, including book chapters and journal articles. He holds his Ph.D. in Education Policy with a focus on International Education Development from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, Japan.