Dr. Anantha Duraiappah elected as a Fellow to The World Academy of Sciences
Dr. Anantha K. Duraiappah, Director, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) was recently elected as a Fellow for The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), a pioneering, merit-based academy focused on the advancement of science in developing countries.
Dr. Anantha K. Duraiappah, Director, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) was recently elected as a Fellow to The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), a pioneering, merit-based academy focused on the advancement of science in developing countries.
Dr. Duraiappah was recognised and elected to TWAS for his contribution to the progression of the field of sciences in developing nations. Speaking on the occasion of being elected to the TWAS, Dr. Duraiappah expressed:
“It is an honour to be a part of this prestigious body of scientists who have carried out some ground-breaking work in science. I look forward to working alongside this body towards advancement of sciences – specifically in the field of learning sciences.”
With over 33 years’ experience, Dr. Duraiappah is a science-policy pacesetter and plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship.
In his previous post at the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), he initiated and played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). He was the Co-Chair of the Biodiversity Synthesis Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and founding director of the Inclusive Wealth Report released at the Rio+20 Summit in 2012.
Dr. Duraiappah is also a Fellow at the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS).
At UNESCO MGIEP, Dr. Duraiappah is presently focusing on strengthening the science-policy guide in Education by researching and exploring how the neurosciences of learning can contribute to developing emotional & intellectual intelligence through innovative digital pedagogies.
About The World Academy of Sciences:
TWAS was founded in 1983 by a distinguished group of scientists from the developing world, under the leadership of Abdus Salam, the Pakistani physicist and Nobel laureate. There were 42 Founding Fellows. The Academy has now 1,174 elected Fellows from nearly 100 countries, 14 of them Nobel laureates; 137 women comprise 11.7% of the total. Currently 96 scientists from the developing world are serving five-year terms as Young Affiliates, with 31 women accounting for 32.2% of the total. Another 169 scientists are Alumni of the Young Affiliate programme.
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