Najibullah Zaki
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Najibullah Zaki M.A.

Research Associate

Working area(s)

International Relations

Contact

Work S3|12 516
Residenzschloss 1
64283 Darmstadt

My name is Najibullah Zaki. Currently, I work on a research project with the international relations department of the political science institute of TU Darmstadt. My work experience is in the fields of economics, development studies, public policy, public administration, and governance. My MA is in economic governance and development from the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (2016), and my BA is in economics from the Economics faculty of Kabul University (2010).

My research project is focused on the role of renewable energy in advancing Afghanistan's sustainable development. Particularly, I am investigating the country's energy transition and the associated opportunities and challenges. Despite obtaining some of its energy requirements from domestic sources (largely fossil fuels) and receiving others such as oil, natural gas, and electricity from neighboring countries such as Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Russia, Afghanistan is confronting an energy crisis. The insufficiency of energy persists, however, in order to meet the demands of the population and attain sustainable development objectives, Afghanistan necessitates sustainable or renewable energy, which is the major emphasis of my project.

Research interests

Good Governance

Climate Change and Environmental Policies

Corruption

Administrative Reforms

Migration Policy

Finance and Taxation Policies

Since June 2022 Technische Universität Darmstadt, Research Associate
09/2012 – 08/2021 Kabul University, Assistant Professor and Head of Public Policy Department
09/2015 – 12/2016 MA in Economic Governance and Development OSCE Academy Bishkek – Kyrgyzstan
05/2007 – 12/2010 BA in Economics (major in business administration) Kabul University Kabul– Afghanistan
05/2009 – 10/2009 National Center for Policy Research (NCPR), Kabul – Afghanistan, Researcher
(1) Zaki, N. (2020). THE IMPACTS OF CORRUPTION ON ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT. EUREKA: Social and Humanities, (4), 10-14. https://doi.org/10.21303/2504-5571.2020.001368
(2) ذکی، نجیب الله .(1398). بررسی فساد اداری، عوامل، پیامدها و راه حل های آن، دور دوم، شمارۀ بیست و دوم، کابل: پوهنحی اقتصاد پوهنتون کابل. صص 46 – 29.
(3) ذکی، نجیب الله .(1396). مهاجرت بین المللی و عوامل آن، دوم بیست و دوم، شماره 6، کابل: پوهنحی ژورنالیزم و ارتباطات پوهنتون کابل، صص 15 – 25.
(4) ذکی، نجیب الله .(1399). چالش ها فرا راه تطبیق پالیسی های مبارزه با فساد اداری در وزارت تحصیلات عالی افغانستان: مطالعه موردی پوهنتون کابل.