Mehmooda Maqsood (1516-FDCB-EF67)

Curriculum Vitae

Mehmooda Maqsood

I am a PhD candidate in at the University of Coimbra in the program Cities and Urban Cultures. I have a joint M.sc in Regional Planning Development and Management from Technical University of Dortmund, Germany and University of Austral Chile and a bachelors degree in Architecture Design from the National College of Arts Lahore. Previously, I have conducted research on morphological urban form in Chile, and worked on projects related to socio-spatial community development, with a focus on housing, habitat and habitability in Pakistan and Nepal. My teaching experience includes developing and teaching courses called Design for Social Change, and Environment, Architecture and Identity alongside coordinating thesis year at the Architecture department at Indus Valley School for Arts and Architecture. I headed the research lab Architectural Design Research Lab(ADRL) from December 2021 till January 2024. I am an active part of the SIADP and Alumni portal Deutschland, and has participated in conferences that focus on inclusive, trans-formative, and adaptive planning procedures.

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: Mehmooda Maqsood

Nomes de citação

Maqsood, Mehmooda

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: 1516-FDCB-EF67
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5692-3141

Telefones

Telemóvel

(351) 913846062 (Profissional)

Moradas

Rua da Lagoa 1, 3060-521, Pena Portunhos, Cantanhede, Portugal (Pessoal)

Websites

https://ces.uc.pt/pt/doutoramentos/doutorandos-as/mehmooda-maqsood (Profissional)

Domínios de atuação

Ciências Sociais - Sociologia
Ciências Sociais - Geografia Económica e Social - Estudos Urbanos

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão	Peer-review
Inglês	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)	Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Espanhol; Castelhano	Utilizador elementar (A2)	Utilizador elementar (A2)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)
Português	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)
Alemão	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)
Urdu (Idioma materno)

Formação

	Grau	Classificação
2023/09/20 - 2026/09/20 Em curso	Doctoral Programme in Sociology Cities and Urban Cultures (Ensino básico 3º ciclo) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2019/08/08 Concluído	Masters in Regional Development Planning and Management (Master) Technische Universität Dortmund, Alemanha "Assessing quality of life in mid-sized Social Housing Neighborhood in the South of Chile" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
2008/03/01 - 2014/01/14 Concluído	Bachelor's of Architecture (Bachelor) Especialização em Architecture design National College of Arts Lahore, Paquistão

Percurso profissional

Docência no Ensino Superior

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2021/08/16 - 2024/01/13	Professor Auxiliar (Docente Universitário)	Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Paquistão
	Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Paquistão
2015/06/30 - 2017/09/14	Leitor (Docente Universitário)	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology - Lahore Campus, Paquistão
	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology - Lahore Campus, Paquistão

Cargos e Funções

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2021/07/01 - 2022/10/30	Lead Researcher	United Nations Development Programme Pakistan, Paquistão
	Institute of Business Administration Karachi, Paquistão
2020/04/01 - 2021/07/01	Development Planner	CIQAM, Paquistão

2014/01/02 - 2015/06/01	Urban Analyst	AEDL , Paquistão

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em jornal	Maqsood, Mehmooda. "Ghettoization of Karachi", PakObserver, 2022, https://pakobserver.net/ghettoisation-of-karachi-by-mehmooda-maqsood-khan/.
Artigo em revista	Himanshu Shekhar; Malvika Rautela; Mehmooda Maqsood; Ricardo Paris; Rafael Maximiliano Flores de León; María Fernanda Romero-Aguirre; Marygrace Balinos; et al. "Are leading urban centers predisposed to global risks- An analysis of the global south from COVID-19 perspective". Habitat International (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102517. 10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102517 Mehmooda Maqsood; Antonio Zumelzu. "Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de forma urbana en conjuntos de Vivienda social". Revista de Urbanismo (2021): https://doi.org/10.5354/0717-5051.2021.54756. 10.5354/0717-5051.2021.54756
Relatório	Maqsood, Mehmooda. 2022. Migration, Livelihoods and Resilience in Karachi - A study on Social Cohesion and Urban Informal Settlemebts. https://ibacity-my.sharepoint.com/personal/ajawed_iba_edu_pk/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fajawed%5Fiba%5Fedu%5Fpk%2FDocuments%2FUNDP%20REPORT%20OCT%202022%2FUNDP%20REPORT%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fajawed%5Fiba%5Fedu%5Fpk%2FDocuments%2FUNDP%20REPORT%20OCT%202022&ga=1.

Atividades

Organização de evento

	Nome do evento Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)	Instituição / Organização
2024/11/14 - 2024/11/15	CULTURS - Reimagining Urban Cultures, Sociabilities and Participation was a two-day international conference organised by the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra on the thematic Line on Urban Cultures, Sociabilities and Participation to critically and pragmatically explore the concept of ‘creative resilience’ and its application in academic research, civic society and public policy. I was part of the organization committee. My role includes media management, information dissemination and creating the design identity for the conference. (2024/11/14 - 2024/11/15) Conferência (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2020/10/24 - 2020/10/26	Coordinated and spearheaded a three day online conference including workshops and dialogue sessions focusing on SDG 1, 2 ,3 ,4 & 11 in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, with the theme Inclusive and Resilient Future Planning. https://springalumnichile.com/spring-conference-2020/ (2020/10/24 - 2020/10/26) Conferência (Coorganizador)	SIADP, Chile

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2023/11/16 - 2023/11/17	I was the moderator of 1 of the 2 workshop sessions called "DATA-DRIVEN CO-DESIGN FOR EQUITABLE PLANNING IN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES" on 17 November as part of the digital conference of the Alumni portal Deutschland "Sustainable Cities: From Challenges to Solutions".	Sustainable Cities: From Challenges to Solutions Alumniportal Deutschland, Alemanha
2023/07/10 - 2023/07/17	I participated in a 7 day intensive summer school related to the Healthy Corridor Project by the URBINAT focused on Nature Based Solutions and participatory methods connecting three neighbourhoods (Relvinha, Ingote and Monte Formoso) with the natural park Choupal.	Helathy Homes CASA - URBINAT Summer School, Coimbra, Portugal URBINAT, Portugal
2019/07/09 - 2019/07/13	Workshop titled “Regional Development Planning and the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) at the local level in Latin American and the Caribbean” in Valdivia Chile Oficina (workshop)	DAAD SPRING Alumni Winter School, Valdivia, Chile Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Alemanha

Distinções

Prémio

2018	Scholarship Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (for foreign applicants), 2018 (57252260) Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Alemanha
2017	Scholarship Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (for foreign applicants), 2017 (57252260) Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Alemanha

Título

2014	Passed with distinction in Bachelors of Architecture National College of Arts Lahore, Paquistão