Professor University of the Gambia, Banjul, Gambia; former Consultant in Higher Education Management, The Ford Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa; former Secretary-General, Association of African Universities, Accra, Ghana; and former Vice-Chancellor, Port Harcourt University, Nigeria
Nigeria
Sindaco (Mayor), Comune di Venezia; Professor, Department of Economic Science, Universita Ca’ Foscari di Venezia; former Minister of Public Works, Ministry of Public Works, Government of Italy; former Rector and Professor of Regional Economics, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Italy
Italy
Former Prime Minister of Lebanon and former Minister of Education, Government of Lebanon
Lebanon
Head, Department of World Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University, Russian Federation; and former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Assistant Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Russian Federation
Director, Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Sociale, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, College de France
France
Chancellor, University of Helsinki; former Rector, University of Helsinki; Vice-Chairman, Finnish Council of University Rectors, Finland
Finland
President, Foundation for Community Development (FDC); Chairperson, National Organization of Children of Mozambique; former Minister of Education and Culture, Government of Mozambique
Mozambique
Executive Director, Corporacion Latinoammericana para el Desarrollo CLD, Quito, Ecuador
Equador
Vice-Chancellor, University of New England; former Vice-Chancelor (Academic), University of Canberra, Australia
Australia
Director, Programa Educacion, Fundacion Chile; and former Minister, Ministry of the Secretary-General, Government of Chile
Chile