UNU Experts

Expert Admission Officer

Danny Beckers

Danny Beckers is Admission Officer at United Nations University-MERIT

Expert Project Manager

Eike Behre is Project Manager at UNU-EHS and the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII). He is a member of the Climate Risk Analytics Team at MCII and part of the Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services division (EVES).

Expert Translator

Haideh Ghorban Beigi

Haideh Ghorban Beigi, brings a wealth of experience in international affairs, environmental conventions, and public relations. As a United Nations consultant translator specializing in water security, Haideh has been a pivotal force in global environmental initiatives.

Expert PhD Fellow

Els Bekaert

Els Bekaert is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. René Belderbos

René Belderbos is full professor of Strategy at KU Leuven (Belgium) and part-time professor of International Corporate Strategy at Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT (The Netherlands).

Expert Research Specialist

Soumaya Ben Dhaou

Soumaya Ben Dhaou is a Research Specialist at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2016.

Expert Honorary Professor in Governance

Prof. Dr. Mark Bevir

Mark Bevir is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for British Studies, University of California, Berkeley and a Distinguished Research Professor in the College of Arts and Humanities, Swansea University.

Expert Operating Unit Coordinator, Côte d’Ivoire

Namizata Binate

Dr. Binate Fofana Namizata is the Coordinator of UNU-INRA’s operating unit in Côte D’Ivoire.

Expert Advisor Strategic Initiatives & Doctoral Researcher

Atiqah Fairuz Binte Md Salleh

Atiqah Fairuz Salleh has been with UNU-FLORES since 2016 and was formerly the Advocacy & Public Affairs Officer, where she led the Communications and Advocacy team before assuming her current functions from 2022 onwards.

Expert Research Fellow

Mulatu Biru Shargie

Dr. Mulatu Biru Shargie, a Research Fellow-Capacity Building specialist at UNU-IIGH, leads a project improving decision-making in global health programs through a MOOC on Ethics and Equity in Global Health. The target audience includes health policy managers, government officers, UN agencies, and program implementers.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Sven Biscop

Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Raimund Bleischwitz

Raimund Bleischwitz is an Adjunct Professor at UNU FLORES.

Expert Research Associate

Maria-Ancilla Bombande

Maria-Ancilla Bombande is a Research Associate at the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA).

Expert Consultant - Climate Risk Management

David Bonomo

David is a Climate Risk Management Consultant with the MCII Analytics team. He specializes in Disaster Risk Management systems, climate adaptation and the intersections of natural resource management and post-conflict peacebuilding.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Fabienne Bossuyt

Fabienne Bossuyt is Assistant Professor at the Centre for EU Studies at the Department of Political Science at Ghent University.

Expert PhD Fellow

Reinhilde Bouckaert

Reinhilde Bouckaert is a PhD fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Research Associate

Aymen Boudebouz

Aymen Boudebouz has been a Research Associate at UNU-EGOV since 2022.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Angela Brand

Angela Brand, MD PhD MPH (USA) is Full Professor in the Department of International Health and Founding Director of the Institute for Public Health Genomics at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) as well as Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT (United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology) at Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Floor Brouwer

Floor Brouwer is an Adjunct Professor at UNU-FLORES, working primarily on the conceptual advancement of the Resource Nexus.

Expert Co-Director of POP

Dr. Alessio J. G. Brown

Dr. Alessio J.G. Brown is Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT and Professor / Chair in Labour and Macroeconomics at Maastricht University.