Dr. Mehr Mohsin Raza is working as international research fellow at Institute of Political Science under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jared Sonnicksen. Dr. Raza is pursuing his second PhD at Research for Educational Impact (REDI) of Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. His dissertation research focus on governance and policy in higher education supervised by REDI’s Associate Professor Radhika Gorur. His visit is funded by RWTH Aachen’s Advanced Research Opportunities Program (AROP) of international office. The goal of the AROP is to develop and strengthen bilateral relations between RWTH Aachen University and international universities and research institutions of strategic relevance.

Dr Raza has achieved a great deal in his career and life. He grew up in a village in Pakistan and went to the Regional University of Sargodha as a student and later worked there in several roles including Secretary of the Admissions Committee, Assistant Director Academics, Deputy Director Planning and Founding Manager Facilitation Center. His first PhD focussed on service quality and higher education services.

Email: m.raza@deakin.edu.au