UNU Experts

Expert Development and Partnership Liaison

Chuting Wang

Chuting (Ivy) Wang is active in promoting international education, encouraging joint interdisciplinary research, and strengthening cross-cultural academic ties with a strong focus on sustainability, especially in the Global South.

Expert Associate Professor

Dr. Lili Wang

Lili Wang is an Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Head of VARMAP Division

Dr. Saskia Elisabeth Werners

Saskia E. Werners' main research interest is adaptation to global change in water management.

Expert Senior Project Associate

Christina Natalia Widjaja

Christina is currently leading a book publication project centered around the Climate Vulnerability Monitor (CVM) 3rd edition Report: A Planet on Fire. Commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and the Vulnerable Twenty Group (V20) and supported by organizations like Climate Analytics, finres and the Lancet Countdown, CVM consolidates the latest scientific research on climate change impacts.

Expert Senior Researcher

Dr. René Wintjes

René Wintjes is senior research fellow at UNU-MERIT since 1998.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Kristof de Witte

Kristof De Witte is a full professor (gewoon hoogleraar) in Education Economics and Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven, Belgium, and he holds the chair in ‘Effectiveness and Efficiency of Educational Innovations’ (bijzonder hoogleraar) at United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Kristof De Witte is further a Fellow member of the CESifo Network.

Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Pui Hang Wong

Pui Hang Wong is a research associate at UNU-MERIT and an assistant professor at Maastricht University.

Expert Lead, Strategic Foresight for the Net-Zero Transition

Dr. Mark Workman

Dr. Mark Workman is an expert in strategic policy making and whole system analysis, specializing in energy transitions, environmental and climate change, and conflict.

Expert Visiting Associate Professor, Water and Power Systems

Dr. Cheng Xiong

Dr. Cheng Xiong specializes in the optimization of water and power systems.

Expert Director

Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi

Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi is the Director of UNU-IAS.

Expert Researcher

Min Yang

Min Yang is a researcher at the United Nations University Institute in Macau who is passionate about building a sustainable and peaceful future for all through knowledge generating and sharing.

Expert PhD Fellow

Sanae Youbi

Sanae Youbi is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS

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.

Expert PhD Fellow

Kikè Yra Fonton

Kikè Yra Fonton is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS

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

Expert Emeritus Professor

Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann

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.