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UNSSC MDP Team




MR. MIGUEL PANADERO

SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGER, KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 

 Miguel Panadero is the Senior Manager heading the Knowledge Centre for Leadership and Management, which provides UN staff with world-class learning opportunities in professional, management and leadership skills, as well as leads UNSSC contribution to UNLOCK.

Miguel is a Spanish national with over 20 years of international experience in the fields of learning and organisational effectiveness. In previous assignments with UNSSC he has focused on executive management and professional development, knowledge management and developing technology-enhanced learning environments. From his service at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) he also brings to the team experience in multilateral diplomacy, crisis management, policy development, human resources management and reform processes, including the design and implementation of various Oracle-based ERP solutions. 

Miguel is alumni of doctoral studies at the University of Plymouth (UK) and the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), holds a LL.M. from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) and is a member of the Spanish Bar Association.


DR. UGO CARUSO

LEARNING PORTFOLIO MANAGER, KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 

 Dr. Ugo Caruso currently serves as Learning Portfolio Manager for the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) Knowledge Centre for Leadership and Management (KCLM). Before joining KCLM, Ugo led the Digital Learning Unit of UNSSC’s Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development in Bonn, Germany (2015-2018). Ugo has more than 10 years of experience in coordinating, designing and developing digital learning solutions for UN Staff and partner agencies. Prior to joining UNSSC, Ugo worked for the European Centre for Minority Issues, the Council of Europe Roma and Migration Department, and was lecturer and researcher on human and minority rights at the Universities of Southern Denmark (Odense campus) and Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main (Germany). At the country level, Ugo worked in former Yugoslavia and South Asia focusing on minority rights and conflict prevention mechanisms. He was also visiting researcher to the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Nepal), the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Germany) and the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law (Germany). Ugo holds a Ph.D. in Public International Law from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main.



MS. MELANIE WISE

KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 

Melanie Wise is Programme Assistant, Knowledge Centre for Leadership and Management at United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC). She joined the UNSSC in 2009 as Human Resources Assistant and the UN Lab for Organizational Change & Knowledge (UNLOCK), UNSSC in 2015 as Programme Assistant. 

Prior to joining the UNSSC, she has worked as a Junior Human Resources Assistant and a Junior Accounting Assistant for the ITCILO. From 1998 to 2009, she worked at the European Training Foundation in Turin. In her previous work experience, she has worked in several accounting, architecture and lawyer’s companies in Los Angeles, California. Melanie has a background in Human Resources, Finance, Architecture and Programmes. She is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish. Melanie holds a Master's Degree in Architecture obtained in Los Angeles, California.


DR. XUN MA (FRANK)

ASSOCIATE FELLOW, KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 

Dr. Xun MA (Frank) is an Associate Fellow at the Knowledge Centre for Leadership and Management of the UNSSC, specialising in learning technologies and instructional design. Before moving to Turin, he was in his master study in Science Education with a focus on Educational Technology in UCL Institute of Education, London. He holds a B.Sc and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China. He also spent one semester as an undergraduate exchange student in KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He is passionate in education with great interests in online teaching and learning. He has also got two certificates from the online platform Coursera, although his favourite MOOC platform is FutureLearn. He is also a believer in science and always wants to do more in science communication.


MS. ANNE-ELISABETH AKRASI

INTERN, KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 

Anne-Elisabeth Akrasi is an intern at the Knowledge Centre for Leadership and Management of the UNSSC. She holds a master’s degree in International Public Management from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and a master’s degree in Environment, Development and Policy from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the Paris Institute of Political Studies. While in her bachelor’s degree, she also studied at Erasmus University Rotterdam as an exchange student for two semesters. During her studies, Anne-Elisabeth has worked in the development cooperation sector with different national administrations.
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