UNU Experts

Expert E-learning Developer

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 Professor

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 Media and Journalism Fellow, Sustainability and Climate

Shooka Bidarian

Ms. Shooka Bidarian is a sustainability and climate expert with over 10 years of experience at the intersection of environmental storytelling, media strategy, and climate justice.

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 Professorial Fellow

Sven Biscop

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

Expert Policy Research Associate

Dian Maria Blandina

Dian Maria Blandina is an Indonesian primary care physician and health policy researcher focused on the political economy of health and global health governance.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Prof. Raimund Bleischwitz

Raimund Bleischwitz is an Adjunct Professor at UNU FLORES.

Expert Research Associate

Maria-Ancilla Bombande

Maria-Ancilla is a Researcher at UNU-INRA.

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 Lead Research Associate

Aymen Boudebouz

Aymen Boudebouz has been with UNU-EGOV since 2022.

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 Team Lead, MCII Climate Risk Finance Solutions Team

Sinja Buri

Sinja Buri leads the Climate Risk Finance Solutions Team at the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), UNU-EHS’s division working on Climate Risk Finance & Insurance.

Expert Student Assistant

Silas Cabral Filgueiras

Expert Celular Biologist Host Parasite Interaction.

Dr. Antonio Carrillo de Albornoz

Dr. Antonio Osuna Carrillo de Albornoz

Expert Junior Research Associate

Joana Carvalho

Joana Carvalho has been with the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2018.

Expert Adjunct Professor

João Álvaro Carvalho

João Álvaro Carvalho is an Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2015.