Kumar Biswajit Debnath

PhD, MArch, BArch

Education

Doctorate by research

2014 – 2018  

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil and Environmental Engineering
BRE Trust Centre for Sustainable Engineering, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom (UK)

Title: Decarbonization cost of Bangladesh’s energy sector: Influence of corruption.
Supervisor: Prof. Monjur Mourshed, Professor of Sustainable Engineering, BRE Centre for Sustainable Engineering.
Examiners: Prof. Lee Chapman (external), Professor of Climate Resilience, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, and Dr Agustin Valera-Medina (internal), Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.

Postgraduate qualification

2012 – 2014

Master in Architecture (M.Arch.)
Department of Architecture (DoA), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professional undergraduate qualification

2006 – 2012

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
Department of Architecture (DoA), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

5-year professional degree program.
Awards:
The “Berger Best Design Award” 2008-09 for the design of a ‘Preschool and child care centre.’
The “Berger Travel Grant” 2008-09 for the topic- “Vision of conservation of the UNESCO world heritage sites in India and Bangladesh” and visited ‘The sun temple, Konarak, Puri, India.’
The logo design competition for the ‘Dinajpur Secondary and Higher Secondary Board’

School education

2003-2005

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) – A-level equivalent
K. B. Intermediate College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Subjects: Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, English and Bengali.
Scholarship: BISE scholarship for achieving CGPA 5.00 in SSC.
Outcome: CGPA 5.00 out of 5.00.

1998-2003

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) – O-level equivalent
Mymensingh Zilla School, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Subjects: Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Social science, English and Bengali.
Outcome: CGPA 5.00 out of 5.00.