“A plan is only strategic when it truly guides us towards our shared vision. Therefore, this plan presents an evidence-based narrative offering concrete actions for the institute to take… Crucially, this plan has been shaped and refined over an entire academic year by people from across UNUMERIT: our academic and support staff, but also Master’s students, PhD candidates, professorial fellows, our international advisory board, and external partners.” — Director Prof. Bartel Van de Walle
DECEMBER 2021
- Capacity Development Office: Nava Hinrichs and Cristina Mancigotti joined
- PhD Programme: Teresa Farinha made Vice-Director
NOVEMBER 2021
- Communications Team: Keith Burnet joined as Senior Communications Advisor
- Admin Support Unit: Liesbeth Noben and Susan Roggen appointed to co-lead
- Capacity Development Office: Mindel van de Laar appointed as Head, also joining Director’s Office
OCTOBER 2021
- PhD Programme: Micheline Goedhuys appointed as new PhD Director
- Task Force UNU-MERIT/SBE: Zina Nimeh appointed to lead discussions on synergies
SEPTEMBER 2021
- Director’s Office: Started meeting, incl. Bartel Van de Walle, Thomas Baar, Neil Foster-McGregor, Howard Hudson, Diego Salama, and Marc Vleugels
- ‘Comprehensive Innovation for Sustainable Development’ (CI4SD) teams started, led by Sonja Fransen, Nanditha Mathew, Serdar Turkeli, and Lili Wang
AUGUST 2021
- Management Team: Started meeting, incl. Bartel Van de Walle and Thomas Baar, plus Neil Foster-McGregor and Eleonora Nillesen as Research Heads of Unit, and Franziska Gassmann as Head of the UNU-MERIT Graduate School
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