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Director

Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi

Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi

Director of UNU-IAS

Strategy & Management Office

Dr. Yasushi Katsuma

Dr. Yasushi Katsuma

Academic Programme Advisor

Dr. Akio Takemoto

Dr. Akio Takemoto

Head of Programme and Administration

Nicholas Turner

Nicholas Turner

Strategy and Knowledge Management Specialist

Programme Coordinators

Maiko Araki

Maiko Araki

Programme Coordinator

Miki Konishi

Miki Konishi

Programme Coordinator

Mei Maruyama

Mei Maruyama

Programme Coordinator

Rina Miyake

Rina Miyake

Programme Coordinator

Yoko Tomita

Yoko Tomita

Programme Coordinator

Naoki Torii

Naoki Torii

Programme Coordinator

Administration

Terumi Harada

Terumi Harada

Administrative Associate

Kavitha Kalaivanan

Kavitha Kalaivanan

Administrative Assistant

Programme Support

Nanako Aoyama

Nanako Aoyama

Programme Assistant

Ikuyo Kaseda

Ikuyo Kaseda

Programme Assistant

Dong-Wook Kim

Dong-Wook Kim

Academic Librarian

Raffaele Lima

Raffaele Lima

Programme Assistant

Jyuri Michino

Jyuri Michino

Programme Assistant

Aya Mizuno

Aya Mizuno

Programme Assistant

Kozue Tatsuhara

Kozue Tatsuhara

Programme Assistant

Madoka Yoshino

Madoka Yoshino

Programme Associate

Degree Programme Administration

Zaira Malik

Zaira Malik

Programme Asssociate

Karolina Polanski

Karolina Polanski

Project Assistant

Communications

Christian Brauneck

Christian Brauneck

Graphic Design Consultant

Alexandra Franco Guajardo

Alexandra Franco Guajardo

Communications Associate

Anne Lecroq

Anne Lecroq

Media and Engagement Associate

Avelino Jr. Mejia

Avelino Jr. Mejia

Communications Associate

Hanna Takemoto

Hanna Takemoto

Communications Associate

Tomoyo Tanno

Tomoyo Tanno

Communications Associate