Soumyadeep Chowdhury

Soumyadeep Chowdhury is a rising researcher in Political Science who currently serves as Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Adamas University, Kolkata, where he enjoys the distinction of being the youngest University lecturer and administrator. He is also the President of the International Association for Political Science Students, Canada, the largest organization of political science students and young scholars at the global level recognised by the United Nations, drawing members from across 70 countries. 

 

With a distinguished academic record as a Double Gold Medalist from St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata and a UGC NET-JRF scholar, Chowdhury has multiple SCOPUS indexed journal publications with Sage, Routledge, and Springer besides an upcoming monograph to his credit. He has also authored commentaries for prestigious national media houses such as the Telegraph, India Today, Zee News as well as international platforms. A fellow of the Yale Global Justice Programme, the Politics, Policy and Governance Foundation as well as researching with the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (UPIASI), he has secured recent research grants worth over Rs. 14 lakhs. Beyond his penchant for academics and research, Soumyadeep has on-the-ground experience as a political consultant and held several leadership positions. 

 

His recent appointments as President of a global body and Assistant Dean of a top private University in India are further testament to his leadership abilities and potential after having served as the convener of multiple international conferences, seminars, and events hosting speakers from Ivy league Universities as well as organising faculty exchange programmes with a leading Japanese University and coordinating several departmental and college level workshops during his student years and subsequently in his professional capacity. Soumyadeep aspires to a career in university administration and leadership especially one which aims to enhance the global exposure of students and deliver on experiential learning as per the mandates of India’s National Education Policy, 2020. A prolific public speaker and passionate debater on issues of contemporary socio-political importance, he firmly believes that words are incredibly powerful to change the world.