Who We Are

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Advisor, East Japan Railway Trading Co., Ltd.; Advisor, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage

Amb. Kuni Sato

Ambassador Kuni Sato held three bilateral and three multilateral overseas posts in addition to working in the fields of legal, trade, cultural, and regional affairs in Tokyo during her four-decade diplomatic career.

Staff Director of Administration

Ms. Joan Sawe

Ms. Joan Sawe is the Director of Administration (D2) at the United Nations University.

Staff Resource Nexus Events, Advocacy and Outreach Associate

Johanna Schaepling

At UNU FLORES she is responsible for the organization of the biannual Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) as well as other outreach, advocacy and impact activities.

Expert Student Affairs Officer

Ingrid Scheffers

Ingrid Scheffers, a Dutch national, joined UNU-MERIT in June 2016.

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Advisor in Higher Education and Youth in International Contexts

Dr. Vanessa Scherrer

Dr. Vanessa Scherrer joined the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris in February 2024, where she served as Chief Executive Officer of the National Foundation until March 2025.

Expert Senior E-Learning Associate

Yannick Schillinger

Yannick Schillinger is an eLearning Programme Associate at UNU-EHS.

Advisory Committee Member International Advisory Committee Member

Dr Lisa Schipper

Dr Lisa Schipper is an Environmental Social Science Research Fellow in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford.

Expert Student Assistant

Maike Anna Clara Schlebusch

Expert Student Assistant

Ann-Kathrin Schmitz

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Christian Philip Schneider

Christian Philip Schneider is a member of the Joint Junior Researcher Programme (Doctoral Dissertation) of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.