He obtained his PhD from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada and Master of Education from the Aga Khan University Institute for Educational development (AKU-IED), Pakistan. Before joining NUGSE in September 2016, Dr. Tajik worked as an Associate Professor and held leadership positions including Interim Director, Associate Director, Head of Graduate Programs, and Head of Outreach Centres and education development programs at AKU-IED. He has also led AKU-IED’s capacity building programs in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.