Kalev Sepp is a professor and head of the Department of Environmental Protection and Landscape at the Estonian University of Life Sciences. He lectures on nature conservation, landscape ecology and analyzes environmental management. Kalev is the head of Ph.D. studies on environmental science and applied biology and is the head of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He was a Vice-President of the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN), an elected Councillor of IUCN (2004-2012), and a Horizon 2020 Programme Committee member for Environment, including climate change in Brussels. Kalev belongs to the Expert Commission of applied research projects at the Ministry of Rural Affairs, a member of the Scientific Council of the Estonian Ministry of the Environment.
Prof. Aslam Fataar is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town. He specialises in the areas of Sociology of Education and Education Policy. He has published more than 200 academic articles, book chapters, and opinion pieces. He is the outgoing President of the South African Education Research Association and the former Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Southern African Education Review. His current book is “Searching for Islamic Ethical Agency in Post-Apartheid Cape Town” (Africa Sun Media Press: Stellenbosch). He won three awards for three of his published articles and two awards in recognition of his educational scholarship from the Education Association of South Africa.
Prof. Yuzuru Shimada is a professor and Dean of Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan. His research focuses on “Asian Law” with a focus on Indonesia, and “Law and Development,” which examines the relationship between law and socio-economic and political development. His current research topics are: (1) the post-authoritarian constitutional regime in Indonesia, (2) the history of Asian law, especially Indonesian law (legal transplantation), (3) the role of law in large-scale disasters, and (3) constitutional courts in Asian countries, with a focus on Indonesia.
Dr. Corrienna binti Abdul Talib is an Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor. She is affiliated with the Department of Educational Sciences, Mathematics, and Creative Multimedia in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Dr. Corrienna earned her Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from Universiti Putra Malaysia and pursued her Master’s and Ph.D. in Chemistry Education at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her research interests include STEAM education, environmental sustainability, thinking skills, assessment, and technology and innovation. Assoc. Prof Dr. Corrienna is a sought-after keynote and plenary speaker, facilitator, and trainer both locally and internationally. She has been involved in numerous projects, seminars, workshops, conferences, and talks aimed at fostering a technology-driven thinking community among teachers and students. Her work has earned her multiple awards and a 5-star rating for her projects. Looking ahead, she aims to make significant contributions in her areas of expertise and further develop her projects—MyGambot, Scratchtopia Challenge, and Scibog—to enhance critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creative thinking skills.
Moises Neil V. Seriño is a professor of the Department of Economics, Visayas State University, Visca, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines. He earned his doctorate degree in economics at the University of Göttingen, Germany in 2014. He was a visiting research fellow at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University in 2019. He is currently the director of the Visayas Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Center and the dean of the College of Management and Economics, Visayas State University. His research interests include development economics, climate change, agricultural economics, environmental conservation and sustainable development.
Dr. Drs. Fadillah Amin, MAP, Ph.D. was born in Batu City, East Java, completed his undergraduate studies at the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administrative Science (FIA), Universitas Brawijaya in 1992, then pursued Strata 2 (Master) studies at the Brawijaya University Postgraduate Program (PPSUB), Department of Public Administration with Specialization in Regional Finance, graduated in 2004. Furthermore, the author took Strata 3 (Doctoral) studies at the Doctor of Administrative Sciences Program (PDIA) FIA UB which was completed in 2011. After completing his doctoral studies in the country, the author took another S-3 study at the Department of Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University, Australia, which was completed in 2014. Currently the author is a permanent lecturer at the Faculty of Administrative Science who teaches in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs at FIA UB. In addition to teaching, the author is also active in conducting research and community service, especially those related to the author’s interests and specializations, namely in the fields of state finance, regional finance, village finance, budgeting for central and regional government agencies, national and regional development policies and planning, and related themes.
