UNU Experts

Expert Admission Officer

Danny Beckers

Danny Beckers is Admission Officer at United Nations University-MERIT

Expert Associate Academic Officer - Decision Support Systems

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 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 Associate Research Fellow

Els Bekaert

Els Bekaert is an Associate Research 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 Associate Research Fellow

Alexis Berg-Rodríguez

Alexis Berg-Rodríguez is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Regions and Cities Governance Lab (Re-LAB) Cluster

Expert Research Fellow

Hanna Berkel

Hanna Berkel is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER based in Mozambique and working on the Inclusive growth in Mozambique – scaling-up research and capacity programme.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Edward Best

Edward Best is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Re-LAB Cluster

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 Resource Nexus 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 Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change

Dr. Kerry Black

Dr. Kerry Black is an interdisciplinary water researcher and engineer with expertise in sustainable water systems, community‑centred water sustainability, and Indigenous‑led water governance.

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 Resource Nexus.

Expert Student Assistant

Paula Böhler

Expert Student Assistant

Adriana Catherine Bohorquez Diaz

Expert Research Associate

Maria-Ancilla Bombande

Maria-Ancilla is a Researcher at UNU-INRA.

Expert PhD Fellow

Koen Borghys

Koen Borghys is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Economic Interactions Cluster and a PhD researcher at IMEC-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel