NCKU First Foreign PhD Graduate in College of Science
Tainan, Taiwan, August 16th, 2010
The number of international graduate students in the doctoral programs has significantly increased in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan. For example, Dr. Selim Reza, who obtained his doctoral degree of Earth Science this August, indicated that his study at NCKU has been a valuable experience because of the university’s excellent English courses, advanced research facilities and equipments as well as wonderful research environment that are not inferior to that of renowned universities in Taiwan and even Europe and America.
According to the statistics of the Office of Academic Affairs, the number of international students who are pursuing doctorate reaches 111 in the academic year of 2009 to 2010. They come from various countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, USA and Vietnam.
Dr. Selim Reza, supervised by the Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean of Department of Earth Sciences for his PhD studies, came from University of Rajshahi, a renowned university in Bangladesh, and arrived at National Cheng Kung University in September, 2006.
Dr. Reza claimed, “Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean has great potential in hydrogeology which is related to my research background. In the first semester of my PhD study, I took two courses which were taught in English by Prof. Jean. His teaching capacity is excellent to convince the student. In the second semester, I took two courses which were also taught in English by Prof. Jean. In my 2nd year, I had the opportunity to involve in the research of ‘Arsenic enrichment and mobilization in the Holocene alluvial aquifers of Bangladesh and Taiwan’”
He revealed, “Prof. Jean has guided and supervised my research carefully and I have followed his direction and suggestion in my research. Thus, I have published 4 SCI papers and submitted 3 papers which are under review in different journals. Prof. Jean’s cordial help has inspired me to finish my PhD degree within four years, otherwise it would have been difficult for me to accomplish my PhD. Overall, I’m grateful to Department of Earth Sciences for offering 18 credit hours courses taught in English in a year and the members of Hydrogeology Laboratory, whose kindness have helped me to complete my research.”
Dr. Selim Reza also mentioned, “Compared to universities in Bangladesh, education in Taiwan is more advanced than that in Bangladesh. In Taiwan, they teach up-to-date courses that are highly related to the applied fields. In Bangladesh, the universities do not follow the more up-to-date education because they are not economically wealthy. For example, students do not receive the very recent journals, books, modern instruments and even Internet facilities.”
He further explained, “Because Bangladesh is an undeveloped country, the instruments, facilities, resources and funds in Taiwan are relatively more sufficient. Although we have already designed instruments to remove arsenic, they are not capable of removing the toxic substances from the water completely. I hope to take what I’ve learned in Taiwan, a place that has explored the field of groundwater contamination and arsenic poisoning for decades, and apply it to the arsenic removal technology in my hometown to benefit the people.”
Dr. Selim Reza has stated that after the completion of his study, he will go back to Bangladesh and join his alma mater, University of Rajshahi, to assume the position of Associate Professor.
Additional Information:
Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean of Department of Earth Sciences at National Cheng Kung University is the Chairman of International Medical Geology Association-Taiwan Chapter and the organizer of The Third International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. He’s also the Associate Editor for internationally renowned Journal of Hydrology and Hydrogeology Journal and the Co-Editor for Water Research in 2010.
Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean was the first to raise the concept of biomedical hydrogeology dealing with environmental epidemics (such as Enterovirus and Blackfoot Disease) in Hydrogeology Journal in 1999. He also brought up the association between rainfall rate and occurrence of enterovirus epidemic due to a contaminated well in Journal of Applied Microbiology in 2006.
His three year project, the geological microorganisms, chemical characteristics and health effects of arsenic-rich alluvial aquifers, from National Science Council, Taiwan, is expected to end in July, 2010, hoping to find the proper solutions for groundwater arsenic in Taiwan, Bangladesh and India.
Dr. Selim Reza, who received his bachelor and master degrees from the Department of Geology and Mining at University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, has published 4 papers in internationally renowned journals, including Water Research, Applied Geochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry and Health and Environmental Earth Science and submitted 3 papers which are currently under review.
The published papers are entitled “Occurrence of arsenic in core sediments and groundwater in the Chapai-Nawabganj District, Northwestern Bangladesh”, “Arsenic enrichment and mobilization in the Holocene alluvial aquifers of the Chapai-Nawabganj district, Bangladesh: A geochemical and statistical study”, “A comparative study on arsenic and humic substances in alluvial aquifers of Bengal delta plain (NW Bangladesh), Chianan plain (SW Taiwan) and Lanyang plain (NE Taiwan): implication of arsenic mobilization mechanisms” and “Interrelationship of TOC, As, Fe, Mn, Al and Si in shallow alluvial aquifers in Chapai-Nawabganj, Northwestern Bangladesh: Implication for potential source of organic carbon.”
The number of international graduate students in the doctoral programs has significantly increased in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan. For example, Dr. Selim Reza, who obtained his doctoral degree of Earth Science this August, indicated that his study at NCKU has been a valuable experience because of the university’s excellent English courses, advanced research facilities and equipments as well as wonderful research environment that are not inferior to that of renowned universities in Taiwan and even Europe and America.
According to the statistics of the Office of Academic Affairs, the number of international students who are pursuing doctorate reaches 111 in the academic year of 2009 to 2010. They come from various countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, USA and Vietnam.
Dr. Selim Reza, supervised by the Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean of Department of Earth Sciences for his PhD studies, came from University of Rajshahi, a renowned university in Bangladesh, and arrived at National Cheng Kung University in September, 2006.
Dr. Reza claimed, “Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean has great potential in hydrogeology which is related to my research background. In the first semester of my PhD study, I took two courses which were taught in English by Prof. Jean. His teaching capacity is excellent to convince the student. In the second semester, I took two courses which were also taught in English by Prof. Jean. In my 2nd year, I had the opportunity to involve in the research of ‘Arsenic enrichment and mobilization in the Holocene alluvial aquifers of Bangladesh and Taiwan’”
He revealed, “Prof. Jean has guided and supervised my research carefully and I have followed his direction and suggestion in my research. Thus, I have published 4 SCI papers and submitted 3 papers which are under review in different journals. Prof. Jean’s cordial help has inspired me to finish my PhD degree within four years, otherwise it would have been difficult for me to accomplish my PhD. Overall, I’m grateful to Department of Earth Sciences for offering 18 credit hours courses taught in English in a year and the members of Hydrogeology Laboratory, whose kindness have helped me to complete my research.”
Dr. Selim Reza also mentioned, “Compared to universities in Bangladesh, education in Taiwan is more advanced than that in Bangladesh. In Taiwan, they teach up-to-date courses that are highly related to the applied fields. In Bangladesh, the universities do not follow the more up-to-date education because they are not economically wealthy. For example, students do not receive the very recent journals, books, modern instruments and even Internet facilities.”
He further explained, “Because Bangladesh is an undeveloped country, the instruments, facilities, resources and funds in Taiwan are relatively more sufficient. Although we have already designed instruments to remove arsenic, they are not capable of removing the toxic substances from the water completely. I hope to take what I’ve learned in Taiwan, a place that has explored the field of groundwater contamination and arsenic poisoning for decades, and apply it to the arsenic removal technology in my hometown to benefit the people.”
Dr. Selim Reza has stated that after the completion of his study, he will go back to Bangladesh and join his alma mater, University of Rajshahi, to assume the position of Associate Professor.
Additional Information:
Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean of Department of Earth Sciences at National Cheng Kung University is the Chairman of International Medical Geology Association-Taiwan Chapter and the organizer of The Third International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment. He’s also the Associate Editor for internationally renowned Journal of Hydrology and Hydrogeology Journal and the Co-Editor for Water Research in 2010.
Prof. Jiin-Shuh Jean was the first to raise the concept of biomedical hydrogeology dealing with environmental epidemics (such as Enterovirus and Blackfoot Disease) in Hydrogeology Journal in 1999. He also brought up the association between rainfall rate and occurrence of enterovirus epidemic due to a contaminated well in Journal of Applied Microbiology in 2006.
His three year project, the geological microorganisms, chemical characteristics and health effects of arsenic-rich alluvial aquifers, from National Science Council, Taiwan, is expected to end in July, 2010, hoping to find the proper solutions for groundwater arsenic in Taiwan, Bangladesh and India.
Dr. Selim Reza, who received his bachelor and master degrees from the Department of Geology and Mining at University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, has published 4 papers in internationally renowned journals, including Water Research, Applied Geochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry and Health and Environmental Earth Science and submitted 3 papers which are currently under review.
The published papers are entitled “Occurrence of arsenic in core sediments and groundwater in the Chapai-Nawabganj District, Northwestern Bangladesh”, “Arsenic enrichment and mobilization in the Holocene alluvial aquifers of the Chapai-Nawabganj district, Bangladesh: A geochemical and statistical study”, “A comparative study on arsenic and humic substances in alluvial aquifers of Bengal delta plain (NW Bangladesh), Chianan plain (SW Taiwan) and Lanyang plain (NE Taiwan): implication of arsenic mobilization mechanisms” and “Interrelationship of TOC, As, Fe, Mn, Al and Si in shallow alluvial aquifers in Chapai-Nawabganj, Northwestern Bangladesh: Implication for potential source of organic carbon.”
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