The Governing Board
Composition :
The Institute is administered by a Governing Board, consisting of twelve members chosen for their competence and sitting in their personal capacity:
- eight members including economists, educators and other recognized specialists in fields relevant to IIEP’s mission, with at least one member each from Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Arab States, and
- four members designated, respectively by the United Nations, the World Bank, a UN Agency and a UN Economic Commission.
Such a unique composition ensures that IIEP’s programmes correspond to the needs of UNESCO Member States by drawing from diversity of individual knowledge and experiences. Such a small but effective and representative board is also excellent way of ensuring a balance between autonomy and accountability to the Organization
Role :
The Board determines the general policy and the nature of the Institute’s activities within the framework of the general policy of UNESCO. It decides on the programme and the budget of the Institute and ensures the implementation of its activities.
Board members
Chairman:
Birger Fredriksen (Norway)
Consultant on Education Development (Former Senior Education Adviser for the Africa Region at the World Bank)
Designated members:
Tiziana Bonapace Chief, ICT and Development Section, IDD, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand |
Josephine Bourne Associate Director, Education Section, Programme Division of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
Juan Manuel Moreno Lead Education Specialist, Middle East and North Africa Department, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA |
Moujahed Achouri Director, Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Elected members:
Madiha Al-Shaibani (Sultanate of Oman) Minister of Education, Muscat, Oman |
Ricardo Henriques (Brazil) Secretary General, Instituto Unibanco São Paulo, Brazil |
Valérie Liechti (Switzerland) Swiss Agency for development and cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland |
Dzingai Mutumbuka (Zimbabwe) Chair, Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Tunis, Tunisia |
Jean-Jacques Paul (France) Professor of Economics of Education, Deputy Rector, University of Galatasaray, Istanbul, Turkey |
Zhang Xinsheng (China) President, China Education Association for International Exchange, Beijing, China |
Hyun-Sook Yu (Republic of Korea) Senior Research Fellow, Office of Higher and Lifelong Education Research, Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), Seoul, Republic of Korea |