ISSUE47: SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2007
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UNU governing body welcomes 10 new members
Ten new members were welcomed to the United Nations University Council when the UNU's governing body convened in Tokyo December 3 for its 54th session.
The new council members are:
- Prof. Paolo Blasi, Professor of Physics and former Rector, University of Florence (Italy).
- Ms. Angela Cropper, President of the Cropper Foundation (Trinidad and Tobago).
- Dr. Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Rector, National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico).
- Dr. Louise Fresco, Professor of Foundations of Sustainable Development in International Perspective, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands).
- Dr. Fadia N. Kiwan, Professor of Political Science, St. Joseph University, Beirut (Lebanon).
- Prof. Goolam Mohamedbhai, President, International Association of Universities (Mauritius).
- Prof. Komlavi Francisco Seddoh, former Director, Division of Higher Education, UNESCO (Togo).
- Dr. Gita Sen, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (India).
- Prof. Ivan Wilhelm, former Rector, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic).
- Prof. Margret Wintermantel, President, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken (Germany).
The UNU Council is composed of 24 members who are appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of UNESCO. Members serve in their individual capacity for six-year terms.
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