Governance committee

The role of the Governance committee include:

  1. Ensuring that the adopted objectives and vision of the institutions as stated in the Articles of Incorporation are maintained and remain relevant.
  2. Ensuring that the Association’s bodies are fully functioning and that their roles and responsibilities are clear and implemented
  3. Ensuring that all committees established by the Board have a clear Terms of References, mandate, duration and are fulfilling their roles;
  4. Providing support to the Bureau, when needed, to develop strategic notes/plans with regards to the sustainability of the network.
  5. Represent the Board in relevant negotiation meetings, related, but not limited, to strategic partnership, fundraising, etc.

The Governance committee is composed of:

Chairperson of the Committee

Prof. Samir Makdisi,

The American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Maassoud karshenas

SOAS, University of London

Patrick Plane

Centre D’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI)

Jan Michalek

Department of Economics, Warsaw Universit