Professor Dr. Md. Shafiqul Bari is an accomplished academic and researcher in the field of Agroforestry and Environment. Formerly a Professor at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur, he is the founding Head and past Chairman of the Department of Agroforestry and Environment at HSTU. Dr. Bari holds a Ph.D. in Agroforestry from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), with postdoctoral research conducted in Greece, the UK, and Japan.
His academic journey includes degrees from Saints Pauls High School, Rajshahi College, and BAU, alongside advanced training and certifications from universities in Sweden, the Netherlands, China, and Australia. A prolific researcher, Dr. Bari has published over 50 journal articles, authored books, and supervised more than 90 postgraduate students.
Dr. Bari has led numerous international and national research projects and served as Project Director and Program Leader for initiatives funded by SANDEE, ICIMOD, and the European Union's Erasmus+ program. He has also held various administrative roles including Director of Career Development Services and Provost of Begum Rokeya Hall at HSTU.
An advocate of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) and Problem-Based Learning (PBL), he has contributed to curriculum development across institutions in Asia and Europe.

Academic degrees:

• SSC : Saints Pauls High School , Mongla Port, 1st Division
• HSC : Rajshahi College, Rajshahi, 1st Division
• B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.): BAU, Mymensing, 1st Class
• M.S. (Horticulture): BAU, Mymensing, 1st Class
• Ph.D (Agroforestry): Germplasm Centre, BAU
• Post Doc.-01: Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
• Post Doc.-02: York University, UK
• Post Doc.-03: Tokyo University, Japan

Others Academic & Research:

• 1. Certificate course (DRM): Gothenburg University, Sweden
• 2. Certificate course (SEA): Chalmers University, Sweden
• 3. Certificate course (Agriculture): Wageningen University, Netherlands
• 4. Advance Research: The Crawford Fund, Australia
• 5. Advance Training: Beijing Forestry University, China
• 6. International Training: International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences, Beijing, China
• 7. International Course (Safe Food Production): Shenyang Agricultural University, China

Awards and Honors:

• 1. Erasmus Plus Scholar, Alborg University, Denmark; Lisbon University, Portugal and Gothenburg University, Sweden
• 2. MIF fellow, Japan
• 3. AgriFoSe2030 visiting scholar, Sweden
• 4. The Crawford Fund, Australian fellowship
• 5. Sida, Sweden fellowship
• 6. British Council, UK Fellowship
• 7. China Ministry of Science and Technology Fellowship
• 8. IKY, Greece Postdoctoral Fellowship
• 9. UGC Bangladesh Doctoral Fellowship
• 10. Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Junior researcher Fellowship
• 11. BAU Agricultural Graduate Scholarship

Administrative Experiences:

• 1. Project Director, SANDEE and ICIMOD funded International Project
• 2. Program Leader, Erasmus+ SEA-ASIA Capacity Development Funded by European Union.
• 3. Chairman of The Department of Agroforestry and Environment, HSTU 2013
• 4. Founder Head of The Department of Agroforestry and Environment, HSTU
• 5. Director, Career Development Service, HSTU
• 6. Provost, Begum Rokey Hall, HSTU

Teaching Experience:

• 1. Professor Grade 1 - From 18.06.2022 to till date
• 2. Professor Grade 2 - From 14.07. 2019 to 17.06.2022
• 3. Professor - From 12.12.2011 to 16.07.2019
• 4. Associate Professor - From 21.08.2008 to 11.12.2011
• 5. Assistant Professor - From 24.05.2004 to 20.08.2008
• 6. Lecturer - From 27.11.1997 to 23.05.2004

Research Experiences:

• 1. MS Research
• 2. Doctoral Research
• 3. Postdoctoral Research
• 4. International Research Project funded by different donor agency as Principal Investigator
• 5. National Research Project as Project Director funded by Different Ministry of Bangladesh
• 6. Published journal articles: International: 40; National: 18
• 7. Books: 3
• 8. Ph.D. Supervision: 2
• 9. Master’s supervision: 96

Especial Experience:

• 1. Knowledge in OBE (Outcome-Based Education) and PBL (Problem-Based Learning) from UGC, Bangladesh; Aalborg University, Denmark; Lisbon University, Portugal; Gothenburg University, Sweden; National University of Laos; Savannakhet University, Laos; Thuyloi University, Vietnam; and Ho Chi Minh University, Vietnam.
• 2. Developed and published the entire syllabus book for undergraduate studies in Agriculture.
• 3. Developed 20 courses for the master’s program in Agroforestry and Environment.
• 4. Serving as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Environment at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka.
• 5. Acted as an external examiner for Ph.D., Master’s, and undergraduate programs at all agricultural universities in Bangladesh.
• 6. Done consultancy in several donor funded project
• 7. Country visited for professional experiences: United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Greece, Italy, France, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Finland, Norway, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, LaoPDR, Philippines, China, Thailand, Nepal and India.