• MA in Rersearch and Innovation in Higher Education (Fall 2025 intake)
  Fully funded by European Union (Erasmus Mundus Scholarship)
  Country Track: Austria, Finland, Germany, Portugal (4 semesters| Two years)

• MA in English Language Teaching (ELT)
  Daffodil International University (Bangladesh)

• BA (Hons) in English
  Daffodil International University (Bangladesh)

• Training on SBC training-of-trainers (ToT) ongamification and experiential learning methods in social entrepreneurship education by HEC Montreal, Canada 
• Participated in the round table discussion, as a representative of DIU,on Re-VAMP (Venture on Academic Institutions’ Milestones and Practices) of the New Normal: Toward Sustainable and Smart Flexible Higher Education as part of Flexible Learning All-in-One Solution for Higher Education Institutions in Region 3 (FLASHEIR3),at Tarlac State University, Tarlac City, Tarlac in 2021.

• Participated In the 8th ASEF Regional Conference (ARC8) Outlook 2030: Inclusive and Diverse HigherEducation in Asia and Europe

• Completed one-year beginner course on French Language, from the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka.
• Participated in the Symposium on Teaching of English Pronunciation in Bangladesh in 2017.
• Attended Global Student Leadership Training Program-2018 in Daegu Health College, South Korea.
• Joined International Culture Exchange Program-2018; in SIAS International University, China.
• Participant in Social Business Creation competition organized by HEC Montréal in Canada and Yunus Center, Bangladesh

Trainings during Teaching Apprenticeship program :

• Teacher’s Training Program by Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), Daffodil International University.
• Mentorship and Leadership Training Program under Teaching Apprentice Fellowship 2022 by Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), Daffodil International University.
• Training on Alternative Assessments Planning and Inclusive Evolution by Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), Daffodil International University.
• Training on Research Methodology by Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), Daffodil International University.
• Training on Learner Centric Classroom Management by Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), Daffodil International University.

• Basic Functional English
• Listening Skill and Spoken English
• Writing and Reading Comprehension
• Professional English
• Business and Communicative English. 
• English for Specific Purposes
• Introduction to ELT, ESL and TESOL

• Scopus Indexed Journal Publications:

Q1 Journal:

Exploring Bangladeshi English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Mindfulness and Engagement in the Online Learning Context.

January 2025

Acta Psychologica

DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104750

Q3 Journal:

‘The impact of internationalization to improve and ensure quality education: a case study of Daffodil International University (Bangladesh)’

December 2022

Naukovyi Visnyk Natsionalnoho Hirnychoho Universytetu

DOI: 10.33271/nvngu/2022-6/160

• Community Article:

Community Service in the Creation and Development of the National Paralympic Committee Indonesia (NPCI) Website for the Salatiga City

https://e-journal.excellencestudies.com/index.php/cycle/article/view/22

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024)

• Organizational Case study publishing on SDG Helpdesk:

‘Daffodil International University: SDGs in Higher Education’

• Project:

‘The Present Scenario of Language Teaching in Bangladesh’

The objectives of this project were:

• To practically observe and evaluate the curriculum and the present view of
• English language teaching.
• To observe the language teaching techniques of school level teachers.
• To know the participation rate and understandability of students during
• English class.
• To evaluate the relation between students and teachers.
• To know the processes of building relations with students in the classroom

ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Afsana-Shayery

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=34mppYEAAAAJ&hl=en

Research area and interest:

• Implementation of Innovative TeachingPlan in Bangladesh and International Perspective.
• Academic sustainability practices and Building Strong Professional Communication.
• Outcome-based learning and students’ feedback in English Language Teaching (ELT).
• Use of oral communication strategies considering Bangladeshi EFL learners at the graduate level. .
• Cultural and Gender Studies.
• Effectiveness of digital learning over traditional education methods for a globalized world.
• Institutional internationalization to improve the quality of education
• Needs analysis for Designing English for English Specific Purposes'

• Fully Funded Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarship Awardee | Master’s Program (Fall 2025 Intake)
• Bronze awardee at The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, 2019 & Award Leader, Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh.
• Achieved Patrol-leader badge from Bangladesh Girl Guides Association in 2010.
• Research Award from Daffodil International University for Scholarly Publication in reputed Indexed journals, 2022
• Finalist at Social Business Creation competition organized by HEC Montréal in Canada and Yunus Center, Bangladesh; 2019

ERASMUS Staff Exchange:

Participated in Staff Training Mobility at the Babes-Bolyai University of Clujp-Napoca , Romania within the framework of the ERASMUS Staff exchange program - 2022

• Member of 3ZERO support Center of which is an initiative towards achieving the Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’s vision of creating a world of three zeros.
• Member of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation (DofE)

• Lecturer (Contractual)
  Department of English
  Daffodil International University
  (January-June 30,2023)

• Teaching Apprenticeship Fellow (Research Associate)
  Department of English
  Daffodil International University
  (January - December 31, 2022)

• Administrative Officer
  Office of the International Affairs
  Daffodil International University
  (January 1, 2020- January 25,2022)

Project Based Work: 

• Worked at the Editorial Team of The Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) quarterly newsletter 'Thrive' ; ISSN 0859-3116