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Janos Bogardi |
The latest addition to UN University's global network of research and training institutes, the UNU Environment and Human Security Programme (UNU-EHS), could be fully operational before mid-2004 following the appointment of a director and the completion of the programme's offices in Bonn.
UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel has announced the appointment of Dr. Janos Bogardi, 57, chief of section with UNESCO's Division of Water Services, as founding director of UNU-EHS. Dr. Bogardi took up his new post on December 1 and immediately began the process of recruiting academic and support staff.
This will make it possible for the Institute to begin its initial programme of activities as early as the second quarter of this year, according to a progress report on the new regional training programme presented to the 50th UNU Council meeting, held in Tokyo December 1-5.
Dr. Bogardi, earned his PhD in water resources engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He held various positions in the academic and private sectors before joining UNESCO in 1995. He has published more than 140 articles and edited three books.
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