The United Nations University (UNU) is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation headquartered in Japan, and was established by GA res. 2951 (XXVII)(1972) as an autonomous organ of the General Assembly.
Be a system of academic institutions, rather than an inter-governmental organisation
Comprise a central programming and coordinating body along with a decentralised network of affilated research, teaching and training institutions
Be integrated into the world university community, and devoted to research into "pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare" and to post-graduate training and teaching of young scholars and researchers (particularly those from devleloping countries)
Have a special mandate to alleviate the intellectual isolation of academics in developing countries by organising worldwide networks of collaborating scholars and research institutions
Be funded by voluntary contributions (from governments, international organisations, foundations, universities and others).
The mission of the UN University is to contribute, through collaborative research and education, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.
UNU undertakes a wide range of acitivities focused on knowledge generation (basic and applied research, and foresight and policy studies), education and capacity development (developing human and organisational capabilities), and knowledge transfer and sharing (communications, dissemination and outreach).
The Rector is the chief academic and administrative officer, with overall responsibility for the direction, organization, administration and programmes of the University. The Rector holds the rank of UN Under-Secretary-General.
The UNU Council is responsible for devising the principles and policies that govern the University’s operations, and for considering and approving the budget and work programme.
The University is comprised of 13 institutes and programmes located in 12 countries each with its own Director, advisory board and staff.
As part of the UN family of organizations, the University maintains close working relationships with other UN agencies, programmes, commissions, funds and convention secretariats. In order to enhance these collaborations, two liaison offices are maintained at the UN Secretariat in New York and at UNESCO in Paris.
Dr Radha Kumar, Chair of UNU Council; Policy Analyst, India 2016–2022
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Secretary-General, African Research Universities Alliance, Ghana 2016–2019
Professor Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Scientific Director, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP); Professor, Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, State University of Campinas, Brazil 2016–2022
Ms Isabel Guerrero Pulgar, Director IMAGO Global Grassroots, Lecturer at Harvard and MIT, Chile 2016-2022
Ms Angela Kane, Senior Fellow, Vienna Centre for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; Professor, Sciences Po (Paris), Germany 2016–2022
Dr Segenet Kelemu, Director General and CEO, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Ethiopia 2016–2022
Dr Bassma Kodmani, Executive Director, Arab Reform Initiative, Syria 2016–2019
Professor Irena Lipowicz, Professor, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (Warsaw), Poland 2016–2019
Professor Tsuneo Nishida, Honorary Director, Institute for Peace Science, Hiroshima University, Japan 2016–2022
Professor Lan Xue, Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University; Director, China Institute for S&T Policy; Deputy Director, China Institute for Strategic Studies on Engineering and Technology Development; Adjunct Professor, Carnegie Mellon University; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, China 2016–2019
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The United Nations University (UNU) is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation headquartered in Japan, and was established by GA res. 2951 (XXVII)(1972) as an autonomous organ of the General Assembly.
The Resolution provided that the University:
The mission of the UN University is to contribute, through collaborative research and education, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.
UNU undertakes a wide range of acitivities focused on knowledge generation (basic and applied research, and foresight and policy studies), education and capacity development (developing human and organisational capabilities), and knowledge transfer and sharing (communications, dissemination and outreach).
The
Rectoris the chief academic and administrative officer, with overall responsibility for the direction, organization, administration and programmes of the University. The Rector holds the rank of UN Under-Secretary-General.The UNU Council is responsible for devising the principles and policies that govern the University’s operations, and for considering and approving the budget and work programme.
The University is comprised of 13 institutes and programmes located in 12 countries each with its own Director, advisory board and staff.
As part of the UN family of organizations, the University maintains close working relationships with other UN agencies, programmes, commissions, funds and convention secretariats. In order to enhance these collaborations, two liaison offices are maintained at the UN Secretariat in New York and at UNESCO in
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53-70, Jingumae 5-chome
Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8925
Japan
Telephone: (+81 3) 5467 1212
Fax: (+81 3) 3499 2828
Email: mbox@unu.edu