Somnath Saha is a full-time faculty member at BRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, who is involved as an academician, trainer, researcher, curriculum, and teaching-learning material developer. With 16 years of experience, Mr Somnath brings a solid academic foundation and expertise to pedagogy, andragogy, research, curriculum and material development, and community mobilization. He has served teachers, students, parents, and academic supervisors, including national and humanitarian contexts. Moreover, he was a lead of the UNHCR-supported teacher training program for the Rohingya and host teachers in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Somnath Saha has been involved in various research projects, including Bangladesh country reports and research on Rohingya refugee adolescents.
The bilateral chair application involves Swansea University and two institutes within BRAC University, BIGD, and BRAC IED (BRAC Institute of Educational Development). BIGD has a small but growing portfolio of research on psychological and mental health as an instrument for socio-economic development. BIGD and BRAC IED teams will work closely in partnership on the design and content development for the website. We intend to investigate key features of successful long-standing research websites and the websites of relevant organizations and to communicate with our intended audience from the onset.