Asghar Zaidi Explained

Asghar Zaidi
Order:4th
Vice Chancellor /
31st Head of the
Government College University Lahore
Term Start:24 October 2019
Term End:24 October 2023
Predecessor:Dr. Hassan Amir Shah[1]
Residence:Pakistan
Module:
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Title2:Vice Chancellor University of the Punjab
Predecessor2:Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
Term Start2:04 November 2022
Term End2:15 January 2023

Asghar Zaidi is a social policy analyst and population ageing researcher. He is the former 4th Vice Chancellor and 31st head of the Government College University Lahore (GCU), from October 2019 to October 2023.[2] Previously, he served as the Professor of Social Gerontology at Seoul National University, South Korea.

Biography

Asghar Zaidi attended the Government College University, Lahore (1981 to 1984) from where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics (First Division). He did his Master in Economics (1985–1987) from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. In 1988, he moved to Netherlands from where he obtained his master's degree in Development Studies (Economic Policy and Planning) with Distinction in Thesis from the International Institute of Social Studies. He obtained his PhD Degree (1997–2004) in Economics from the University of Oxford, UK under the guidance of Tony Atkinson.

Research, honours and awards

Asghar Zaidi's research interests are Population ageing and its social and economic consequences, pension policy and its impact on fiscal and social sustainability of welfare states, Labour Market status and well-being of persons with disabilities, Poverty and social exclusion among older people and Dynamic microsimulation model. He has worked as a researcher in many top organizations and Institutes across the World including University of Oxford, Erasmus University Rotterdam, London School of Economics and many more. He has received many Awards and Grants to carry out the Research Projects.

The Government of Shanghai has awarded him the 1,000 Foreign Experts Scholarship in 2019.[3]

Publications

Books

Journalistic articles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio . www.gcu.edu.pk . 2020-01-12.
  2. Web site: Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi appointed as GCU Vice Chancellor. gcu.edu.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001022410/http://www.gcu.edu.pk:80/VC_News.htm . 1 October 2011 .
  3. Web site: .:.GC University Lahore. gcu.edu.pk. 2020-01-12.
  4. Book: Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies Active Ageing Index and its Potential. Palgrave Macmillan. 2018. 978-981-10-6017-5. Basingstoke.
  5. Book: Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe: An Economic and Social Policy Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2010. 978-0-230-30734-6.
  6. Book: New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling. Asghate Publishing. 2009. 978-0-7546-7647-8. Surrey, UK.
  7. Book: Well-being of Older People in Ageing Societies. Asghate Publishing. 2008. 978-0-7546-7596-9. Surrey, UK.
  8. Book: Mainstreaming Ageing: Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Progress and Policies. Asghate Publishing. 2007. 978-1-315-25007-6. Surrey, UK.
  9. Web site: Dementia challenges in Pakistan: A case study of low- and middle-income country. Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. en. 2019-12-14.
  10. Web site: Which countries make the most of their older people?. World Economic Forum. 2019-12-14.
  11. Web site: Which is the best country to grow old in?. World Economic Forum. 2019-12-14.

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