MACAU - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Researcher
- Expert Doctoral Researcher
AbdulhakeemAmerAbdulhafedAl-QubatiisaDoctoralResearcherintheproject��ResourceNexusIssuesRevealedbyCOVID-19forProfessionalCommunitiesintheAgri-FoodSupplyChain��at������ý-FLORESandTUDresdensinceNovember2021.
Job Titles:
- Senior Programme Manager / Institute
AlexandraIvanovicistheSeniorProgrammeManagerintheOfficeoftheRector.
AlexandraworkswithandsupportstheRectoronacademicprojectsaswellasprovidingadviceandsupporttotheExecutiveOfficerandChiefofStaffoninstitutionaldevelopmentandotherorganizationalandmanagementissues.SheistheGenderFocalPointfortheRector��sOfficeandteachesacourseonLawandPracticeoftheUNtograduateandpost-graduatestudentsat������ý.
AlexandrahasworkedattheUniversitysince2014.PriortoworkingwiththeRector��soffice,shewastheSeniorProjectManageratthe������ýCentreforPolicyResearch,managingprojectsandundertakingresearchandpublishinginthefieldsofdevelopmentandpeaceandsecurity.
ShehaspreviouslyworkedasalawyerandmediatorinAustraliaandasdirectorofanumberofsmallandmediumenterprisesoverthelast15years.SheholdsaMScfrom������ýinSustainability,DevelopmentandPeaceandacommerce/lawdegreefromtheUniversityofNewSouthWales.
Job Titles:
- Head of Resource Nexus Laboratory in Lusatia
AlexeyV.AlekseenkoistheHeadofResourceNexusLaboratoryinLusatiaat������ý-FLORES.
ArshAjmeraworksasaCommunicationsOfficerat������ýMERIT.
Job Titles:
- Policy Researcher and Environmental Scientist
Dr.DeemaAlmasriisapolicyresearcherandenvironmentalscientistwithspecializationinsustainability,environmentalstudies,waterresources,andwatertreatmenttechnologies,includingwastewatertreatmentandreuse.
Job Titles:
- Policy Researcher and Economist
Dr.IfedotunAinaisapolicyresearcherandeconomistwithanactiveresearchportfolioattheintersectionofwaterandenvironmentaleconomics,agriculturaleconomics,andbehaviouraleconomics.
Job Titles:
- JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MarkAkrofiisaJSPSPostdoctoralResearchFellowwithdualaffiliationsat������ý-IASandKyotoUniversity.
Dr.MiriamAczel��sexpertiseencompassesinternationalenergylawandpolicy,greenhousegasremovaltechnologies,local-scalecleanenergy,sciencecommunication,andcitizenscience.
Job Titles:
- Expert Research Fellow, Human - Environment Systems Analytics
Dr.MohammadRezaAlizadeh'sresearchaddressesglobalwarmingandenvironmentalchangesusingmultidisciplinaryapproaches.
DrAlbrechtisapoliticalanthropologistwithahistoryofworkacrossgovernment,non-profit,academicandmultilateralorganizations.
Job Titles:
- Legal Affairs Officer and Associate Secretary
- Senior Legal Officer / Institute
FrancescoFoghettiisthe������ýLegalAffairsOfficerandAssociateSecretaryofthe������ýCouncil.
Francescoprovidesadvicetothe������ýsystemonarangeoflegalissuesrelatingto,interalia,theUniversity��sinternallegislation��includingtheinterpretationorapplicationoftheUniversityCharter,statutes,andpolicies��theresolutionoflegaldisputes,andlegalmattersarisinginconnectionwithinstitutionaldevelopment,partnerships,andfundingagreements
Priortojoining������ýin2012,Francescoworkedintheprivatesectorasin-housecounsel,duringwhichtimeheacquiredexperienceindisputeresolution,contracts,EuropeanRegulationsandDirectives,commercialtransactions,intellectualpropertyrights,regulatorycompliance,andcorporatelaw.Hehasprovidedtraininginvariousfieldsoflawforprofessionalqualifications.
In2012,hecompletedtheCertificateProgrammeinPublicInternationalLawatTempleUniversityLawSchool,JapanCampus.In2004,hewasadmittedtotheItalianLawBarafterhavingearnedhisLawDegree(JD)attheLawSchooloftheUniversityofUrbino,Italy.
IlkeAdamisapart-timeProfessorialFellowat������ý-CRIS.
JaffarAbbasisaresearcheronurbanclimatejusticeandnon-economiclossanddamage.Withabackgroundinhumangeography,environmentalengineeringandclimatecommunication,he'spassionateaboutfindinginnovativesolutionstocombatclimatechangethroughenvironmentaljusticeapproaches,communityengagementandinterdisciplinaryresearch.
KwabenaAdu-Ababioisaresearchassistantat������ý-WIDER,alsopursuingaPhDattheUniversityofHelsinki.
Job Titles:
- Admin
- Officer
- HR and Admin Officer
- HR and Admin Officer / Institute
LouisaistheAdminOfficer,overseeingalladministrativefunctionsoftheInstituteandensuringthedailyoperationsrunsmoothly.
Withaprofessionalandeducationalbackgroundintourismandhospitality,shepreviouslyservedinHumanResourcesofinternationalhotelchains,whereherrolesinvolvedstrategicplanninganddevelopment,propertyopenings,eventorganizing,andspecialprojectstart-ups.
LocallyraisedandaresidentofMacau,shepursuedhereducationintheU.S.,attainingaB.S.inManagement.ShethenattendedUniversityofHawaii,acquiringherM.S.withemphasisinHumanResourcesManagementandthenanAdvancedCertificateinHumanResourcesatUniversityofNevada,LasVegas.
Job Titles:
- Chief of Staff
- Chief of Staff / Institute
AsChiefofStaff,MichaelBaldocksupportstheRectorandtheExecutiveOfficerinthestrategicmanagementandgovernanceoftheUniversitynetwork.
MichaelwaspreviouslytheLegalandPolicySpecialistat������ý��sOfficeoftheRector.Headvisedthe������ýsystemonarangeoflegalissuesandsupportedtheexecutivemanagementoftheUniversityinthedevelopmentofstrategyandpolicy.
Priortojoining������ý,Michaelworkedintheprivatesectoratinternationallawfirms,managingcomplexlitigationandstrategiccounselingforcorporateclients.Duringthistime,MichaelmaintainedanactiveprobonopracticerepresentingasylumseekersfromAfricaandCentralAmerica.MichaelholdsaJurisDoctoratedegreefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,wherehisstudiesfocusedoninternationalandcomparativelaw.
Job Titles:
- Finance Assistant
- Finance Assistant / Institute
MichelleHOSutMenghasover20yearsofexperiencewithinthe������ýsystemandiscurrentlytheFinanceAssistantof������ýInstituteinMacau.
Michelleisresponsibleforawiderangeoffinancialandadministrativeactivitieswhichincludetravelarrangements,procurement,payments,payroll,reimbursements,pettycash,inventory,andbankreconciliation,amongothers.
MichelleholdsaBachelorDegreeinCommercefromtheMacaoPolytechnicInstitute.
Job Titles:
- Researcher
- Expert Fellow, Water Governance and Innovation Policy
Ms.NofAfghaniisaresearcherspecializinginwatergovernance,withafocusontheequitableuseandmanagementofnon-conventionalwaterresources(NCWRs).
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Assistant to the Senior Vice - Rector / Institute
NamikoMatsuoisthe������ýAssistanttotheSeniorVice-Rector.
UnderthedirectsupervisionoftheSeniorVice-RectorandinclosecoordinationwithstaffoftheOfficeoftheRector,Namikoundertakesvariousadministrativetasksandprovidesacademicandresearchsupport.
Priortojoining������ý,NamikoworkedfortheIsrael-basednon-profitorganizationBridgesForPeace(BFP),whichsupportsIsraelandbuildsrelationshipswithJewsinIsraelandaroundtheworld.AtBFPJapanoffice,sheprovidedarangeofoperationalsupporttotheNationalDirectorasanadministrativesecretary.Shewasresponsibleformanagingvariousprojectsasaneventcoordinatorandmanagedtheorganization��sgiftshop,importinggoodsfromIsraelandoverseas.
NamikoholdsadegreeinFilmfromOrangeCoastCollegeinCalifornia,andinTheatreArtsfromtheCityUniversityofNewYork,BrooklynCollege.HerpreviousprofessionalexperiencesincludeservingasabusinessconsultantattradingcompaniesinherhometownFukuoka,asaninterpreter,aMasterofCeremonies,adesignerandothersuchpositions.
Job Titles:
- Project Manager
- Project Manager / Institute
NicolasduBoisisaProjectManagerintheOfficeoftheRector.
NicolaspreviouslyworkedattheUniversityofTokyo,wherehewastheprogrammemanagerofthestartupinceptionprogramme,FoundX.HealsohasexperienceworkingasaconsultantconnectingAfricanstartupstoJapaneseinvestors,aswellasworkasaparalegalatamajorinternationallawfirminTokyo.
HeholdsanMPhildegreeinModernJapaneseStudiesfromtheUniversityofOxford,wherehisresearchfocusedonJapaneseinvestmentanditsimpactonAfricandevelopment;aswellasadegreeinpolitics,philosophy,andeconomicsfromtheUniversityofCapeTown.HeisfluentinEnglishandJapanese,andconversationalinRussianandAfrikaans.
At������ý,NicolasistheprimaryfocalpointintheRector��sOffice(RO)forPelikan,theUniversity��sprojectmanagementplatform.Additionally,hesupportstheROinvariousactivitiesandtasksincludingassessmentreports,theJuniorFellowsprogramme,externalinquiries,budget,andCouncilandCONDIRmatters.
Job Titles:
- Expert Adjunct Researcher
Asanaturalscientist,NoraAdamworkedinmultipleinternationalandinterdisciplinaryresearchinstitutionsfocusingonecology,forestry,andbiodiversityresearch.
Job Titles:
- Expert Lead, Water, Climate and Infrastructure Risk
ProfessorAmirAghaKouchakservesastheWater,ClimateandInfrastructureRiskLeadat������ý-INWEH
LudovicoAlcortaisProfessorialFellowon"Technology,InnovationandSustainableDevelopment"at������ýMERIT,SchoolofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMaastricht.
JanFranklinAdamowskiisaFullProfessorintheDepartmentofBioresourceEngineeringintheFacultyofAgriculturalandEnvironmentalSciencesatMcGillUniversity.
NirupamaAgrawalisaProfessorofDisasterandEmergencyManagement(DEM)atYorkUniversity,Canada,withover30yearsofprofessionalexperience.
Job Titles:
- Professor Saleem H. Ali Is an Environmental Security Scholar
ProfessorSaleemH.Aliisanenvironmentalsecurityscholar
Job Titles:
- Rector
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts
- Member of the UN
Prof.Marwalais,interalia,amemberoftheUNSecretary-General'sScientificAdvisoryBoard,aFellowoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,TheWorldAcademyofSciences(TWAS),theAcademyofScienceofSouthAfrica,andtheAfricanAcademyofSciences.
Prof.Marwalaistheauthorofmorethan25books,includingLeadershipLessonsfromBooksIHaveRead(2021)andLeadinginthe21stCentury:TheCallforaNewTypeofAfricanLeader(2021);dozensofbookchapters,journalpapers,andconferencepapers;andmorethan250magazinearticlesandnewspaperop-eds.
AmongtheawardsthatProf.MarwalahasreceivedaretheOrderofMapungubwe(SouthAfrica��shighesthonour)andtheAcademyofSouthAfrica��sScience-for-SocietyGoldMedal.Hewasnamedthe"2021ITPersonalityoftheYear"bytheInstituteofITProfessionalsSouthAfrica,andoneofthe"100MostInfluentialAfricansof2024"byNewAfricanMagazine.
Prof.TshilidziMarwalaistheRectorofthe������ýandUnder-Secretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations.
Job Titles:
- Communication & External Relations Officer
Job Titles:
- Executive Officer
- Secretary of the University S Governing Board
SabineistheExecutiveOfficer(D1)of������ý.SheworksdirectlywiththeRectorintheday-to-daymanagementoftheUniversityandintheimplementationofkeyinstitutionalpriorities.
SabinealsoservesasSecretaryoftheUniversity��sGoverningBoard,the������ýCouncil.Sabinepreviouslyservedasthe������ýChiefofStaff.Priortojoining������ý,sheworkedasanindependentconsultantonquestionsofaideffectiveness,humanitariancoordination,andorganisationalperformanceforUNagencies,NGOs,andgovernments.ShealsoworkedasanevaluatorwiththeUN��sOfficeofInternalOversightServicesinNewYorkandtheUNEvaluationGroup.SabinestartedhercareerataEuropeanconsultingfirmwhereshemanagedseveraldevelopmentandinstitutionalreformprojectsinEasternEurope,theBalkans,andtheMiddleEast.SheholdsaPhDfromWasedaUniversityinTokyo,andmaster��sdegreesininternationalrelations,withafocusondevelopmentandevaluationfromSciencesPoParisandfromUniversit��Paris-Sorbonne.SheisfluentinEnglish,FrenchandGerman,married,andhastwochildren.
Job Titles:
- Project Professor at the Graduate School of Agricultural
- Senior Vice - Rector, Ý Assistant Secretary - General, United Nations
SawakoShirahaseisaProjectProfessorattheGraduateSchoolofAgriculturalandLifeSciences,theUniversityofTokyo.
SharonOgwindoisaLegalAffairsAssociateintheOfficeoftheRector.
Vaibhavisasustainabilitypractitioner,drivenbyresearch,innovationandproblemsolvingapproaches.HeisanIITRoorkeealumnusandhasmorethanadecadeofcorporateexperienceinStrategyandPolicy.