Former Council Members

Prof. Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad

President, Qatar University
Qatar
Prof. Lidia R. Arthur Brito

Director, Division of Science Policy and Sustainable Development, Natural Science Sector, UNESCO
Mozambique
Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala

Former Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations, New York; former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva
Sri Lanka
Prof. Gloria Cristina Florez

Professor, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Peru
Dr. Eduardo Carrega Marcal Grilo

Trustee, Gulbenkian Foundation; former Minister of Education of Portugal
Portugal
Dr. Ji Fusheng

Independent Consultant; Former Counselor, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations
China
Prof. Marju Lauristin

Professor of Social Communication, Tartu University; former Minister of Social Affairs, Estonia
Estonia

Prof. Andrei Marga

Professor of Contemporary Philosophy and Logic; former Rector, Babes-Bolyai University
Romania
Dr. Otto S. R. Ongkosongo

Geologist and Research Professor, Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Indonesia
Prof. Akilagpa Sawyerr

Former Secretary-General, Association of African Universities; former Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Law, University of Ghana
Ghana
Ambassador Terusuke Terada

President, Foreign Press Center/Japan; former Ambassador of Japan to Mexico, Belize, and Republic of Korea
Japan
Prof. Hebe Maria Cristina Vessuri

Head and Senior Researcher, Department of Science Studies, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research
Venezuela
Prof. David Ward

Consultant, American Council on Education; Former President, American Council on Education
United States
Prof. Alison Wolf

Professor of Management and Professional Development, King’s College London, University of London
United Kingdom

United Nations University