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Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Nordine Es-Sadki

Nordine Es-Sadki is an Assistant Professor at UNU-MERIT. He holds a PhD in Economics from the School of Business and Economics of Maastricht University on the topic of formal technology transfer of universities, research institutes and firms. His research interests include, knowledge/technology transfer, the measurement and analysis of Science, Technology & Innovation including social and public sector innovation, questionnaire design, surveys and their methodology, and the economics of regional innovation.

Expert Admission Officer

Danny Beckers

Danny Beckers is Admission Officer at United Nations University-MERIT

Expert Assistant professor

Dr. Tatiana Skripka

Tatiana Skripka is an Assistant Professor in Governance at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University

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 Researcher

Dr. Michaella Vanore

Michaella Vanore is a research fellow at UNU-MERIT and holds a secondment to Maastricht University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, where she is programme director of the BSc Global Studies programme.

Expert Senior lecturer

Dr. Lutz Krebs

Lutz F. Krebs is a senior lecturer and political scientist with a focus on international relations and conflict research.

Expert Professor emeritus

Prof. Dr. Pierre Mohnen

Pierre Mohnen is Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT, Professor Emeritus at Maastricht University, Associated Fellow at CIRANO, Senior Research Associate at the Technology and Management Centre for Development at Oxford University, and Associated Research Professor at ETH Zürich. He has an MA in economics from the Catholic University of Louvain and a PhD in economics from New York University. His research is empirically oriented and deals with issues related to R&D, innovation, productivity, growth, development, competition and the evaluation of innovation, environmental and social policies.

Expert Research Fellow

Dr. René Wintjes

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

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Anthony Bartzokas

Prof. Dr. Anthony Bartzokas is Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT, Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Athens and Visiting Professor of Practise at LSE.

Person Interim Director

Prof. Dr. Clemens Kool

Clemens Kool is the Interim Director of UNU-MERIT.