“Research and Investigation Support Scheme” Three Achievement Reports have been uploded.
2010.03.30
Ferdous Farazi Binti
GIARI Research Assistant
Destination:Savar and Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research objectives:
At this preliminary stage of my research, the objective of my field research was:
Achievement:
I visited the University of Dhaka and discussed with faculty members of the Department
of Economics. They gave me useful information, references and ideas for further
research.
Also discussed with research fellows of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
(BIDS) about my project and collected important references.
Collected latest published statistical data from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
Interviewed and discussed with senior research fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue
(CPD), a civil society think tank, where I collected references like Bangladesh in the
Global Trade Regime and more on international trade and regional economic integration.
Interviewed and discussed about Asian Regional Integration with the executive director
of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), where I obtained useful
information about the topic of Asian Regional Integration and also collected important
references.
Visiting a few export oriented garments factories and buying houses gave me practical
knowledge on the current situation of them. Interviewed with the owner and officials
about potential market for diversified goods and trade prospects of Bangladeshi
products. Additionally, gathered data on their products and markets. Also interviewed
trade entrepreneurs of Bangladesh on the topic of potential markets for Bangladeshi
goods and constraints they are facing on their business.
Visiting Aarong export section, which is an enterprise of Bangladesh Rural Advancement
Committee (BRAC), the largest non-governmental development organization in the
world, gave me the opportunity to collect data and information about current situation on
exportable goods other than garments and textiles of Bangladesh that they are dealing
with.
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Lee, Alice Park
GIARI Resarch Assistant
Destination: Monterey and New Orleans, USA
Research objectives
To attend ISA 51st Annual Convention in New Orleans, where scholars of different discipline in
International Relations get together from all over the world and make fruitful discussion on various
topics.
Further information
BEI Lei
Destination: Shenyang, China
Research Objectives:To examine the developments and change of Japanese companies' indigenization of human resorce management in China.
Achievement:I did interviews with nine managers.
Further information
GIARI Research Assistant
Destination:Savar and Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research objectives:
At this preliminary stage of my research, the objective of my field research was:
- To visit University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Bangladesh
Bureau of Statistics and civil society think tanks; to learn more about the relevance of my
research project and collect references that would give me food for thoughts and also collect
data for further investigation on my topic, Asian Regional Integration: Paying Particular
Attention to the Economic Regional Cooperation through Trade, involving South and East
Asian Countries.
- To discuss and build network with scholars and researchers of Bangladesh who have
similar research interest on relevant topic and finally write a paper, focusing Bangladesh-a
case study.
Achievement:
I visited the University of Dhaka and discussed with faculty members of the Department
of Economics. They gave me useful information, references and ideas for further
research.
Also discussed with research fellows of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
(BIDS) about my project and collected important references.
Collected latest published statistical data from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
Interviewed and discussed with senior research fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue
(CPD), a civil society think tank, where I collected references like Bangladesh in the
Global Trade Regime and more on international trade and regional economic integration.
Interviewed and discussed about Asian Regional Integration with the executive director
of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), where I obtained useful
information about the topic of Asian Regional Integration and also collected important
references.
Visiting a few export oriented garments factories and buying houses gave me practical
knowledge on the current situation of them. Interviewed with the owner and officials
about potential market for diversified goods and trade prospects of Bangladeshi
products. Additionally, gathered data on their products and markets. Also interviewed
trade entrepreneurs of Bangladesh on the topic of potential markets for Bangladeshi
goods and constraints they are facing on their business.
Visiting Aarong export section, which is an enterprise of Bangladesh Rural Advancement
Committee (BRAC), the largest non-governmental development organization in the
world, gave me the opportunity to collect data and information about current situation on
exportable goods other than garments and textiles of Bangladesh that they are dealing
with.
Further information
Lee, Alice Park
GIARI Resarch Assistant
Destination: Monterey and New Orleans, USA
Research objectives
To attend ISA 51st Annual Convention in New Orleans, where scholars of different discipline in
International Relations get together from all over the world and make fruitful discussion on various
topics.
- To visit Monterey Institute of International Studies, and attended one class about East Asian
diplomacy. There I was able to practice how to present my topic effectively to professors and
students in the institute.
- As a presenter for ISA, in order to share my research progress with experienced scholars who have
the same research interest.
- As a researcher of environmental governance (which is often discussed in various disciplines) to
meet and discuss with scholars who are doing the research from different disciplines.
Further information
BEI Lei
Destination: Shenyang, China
Research Objectives:To examine the developments and change of Japanese companies' indigenization of human resorce management in China.
Achievement:I did interviews with nine managers.
Further information