Unesco Director-General Appoints Senior Staff

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova last week informed the members of UNESCO's Executive Board of her choice of senior management team. Bokova, whose mandate began on 15 November last year, said that she had chosen a "strong, competent, coherent and motivated team" to lead the organisation. The Education Sector will be headed by Qian Tang of China, who is currently its interim Assistant Director-General.
A specialist in secondary and technical education, Tang has been an educator and a diplomat as well as a technical and professional education manager in China's Ministry for Education. He played a central role in establishing UNEVOC, UNESCO's International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Bonn, Germany, has been instrumental in mobilising donor resources for Education for All and has promoted South-South cooperation in education.
The new Deputy Director-General will be Getachew Engida, an Ethiopian who is currently UNESCO's Comptroller and has had a distinguished international career in auditing and financial management. The new Assistant Director-General in charge of the Natural Sciences Sector will be Gretchen Kalonji of the US, who is currently direction of international system-wide research development at the University of California's Office of the President.
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Source: University World News, Issue No: 0120, 18 April 2010