Who We Are

Staff Consultant

Yan Sun

Yan Sun is a Consultant in the Office of the Rector

Expert Visiting Research Fellow

Arthit Suriyawongkul

Arthit Suriyawongkul is a Visiting Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

Staff Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University; Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations

Dr. Aya Suzuki

Dr. Aya Suzuki is Senior Vice-Rector of the United Nations University and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Expert Lead, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr. Hossein Tabari is a hydrologist with expertise in developing hybrid models to advance the understanding of regional-to-global climatic and socioeconomic drivers, space-time variability, and the impacts of extreme events under uncertainty.

Expert Knowledge Management, Events and Operations Assistant

Alexander Jihun Tajmar

Mr. Alexander Jihun Tajmar has a multidisciplinary background in pedagogical theory and international relations, complemented by expertise in digital storytelling and multimedia production.

Staff Senior Assistant to the Rector

Maya Takahashi

Maya Takahashi is Senior Assistant to the Rector of UNU.

Advisory Board Member UNU-IAS Board Member; Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives at the University of Tokyo

Prof. Yukari Takamura

Yukari Takamura is an international and environmental law expert, specializing in legal and governance issues relating to multilateral environmental agreements, as well as climate and energy laws and policies.

Staff Communications Associate

Hanna Takemoto

Hanna Takemoto is a Communications Associate at UNU-IAS.

Expert PhD Fellow

Martina Tallarita

Martina Chiara Tallarita is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS and at the Department of Political Sciences at Ghent University.

Expert Senior Digitalization, Green innovation and Entrepeneurship Consultant

Dr. Erick Rostand Gankam Tambo

Dr. Erick Gankam Tambo is an Associate Academic Officer at UNU-EHS, where he is in charge of the conceptualization, organization and management of e-learning activities notably eLearning modules related to the core competency of UNU-EHS.