Who We Are

Expert Senior Associate Expert

Kim Young Sik

Kim YoungSik is a Senior Associate Expert at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2022.

Expert Learning and Development Coordinator

Soha Youssef

Soha Youssef is the Learning and Development Coordinator at United Nations University MERIT, where she coordinates the Dual Career Ph.D. programme and manages various events.

Staff Education Assistant

Alice Zanghi

Staff Finance and Administration Coordinator

Mina Mahmoudi Zarandi

Mina has over 15 years of experience in administrative, human resources and finance.

Expert Research Associate

Dr. Azin Zarei

Azin Zarei is a Research Associate at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Adjunct Researcher

Lulu Zhang

Dr. Zhang is an Adjunct Researcher at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Affiliated Researcher

Dr. Thomas Ziesemer

Thomas Ziesemer is Researcher at Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT

Staff Operation Associate

Selma Zimmermann

Expert Emeritus Professor

Klaus F. Zimmermann is President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO); Full Professor of Economics at Bonn University (em.); Honorary Professor, Maastricht University, Free University of Berlin and Renmin University of China, Beijing; Member, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Regional Science Academy, and Academia Europaea, the European Academy of Sciences, and Chair of its Section for Economics, Business and Management Sciences. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Population Economics.

Expert Researcher

Dr. Tatenda Zinyemba

Tatenda is a researcher at UNU-MERIT. Her research focuses on inequalities in health, education, and gender.