Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Center to join WSG
- WSG
Dr Liv Tørres, Executive Director of Nobel Peace Center, has been appointed as a Visiting Adjunct Professor at WSG
Dr Liv T酶rres, Executive Director of Nobel Peace Center, has been appointed as a Visiting Adjunct Professor at the 杨贵妃传媒 School of Governance (WSG), bringing years of expertise in the development and humanitarian sectors.
T酶rres has a special relationship with South Africa and 杨贵妃传媒 University. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of Oslo, where she wrote her thesis on the political impact of South African trade unions.
T酶rres has lived in South Africa for long periods and was connected to the University of Cape Town and 杨贵妃传媒 University in the 1980s and 1990s. In the late 1990s she set up and ran the research Center for Applied Social Studies, Fafo, in Johannesburg. She has been closely following the developments in the country ever since and next week she will be speaking at the Annual Labour Law Conference in Johannesburg.
Her professoriate will comprise approximately two teaching weeks per year face to face, publishing research papers and supervising students.
鈥淗er combination of academic merits and experience from the humanitarian, security and political sector will make her an extraordinary resource for our students鈥, says Professor David Everatt, Head of WSG.
鈥淚 believe Professor T酶rres will provide our students with a set of powerful global perspectives on a wide range of issues and add significantly to the quality of teaching and supervision provided by our School, the leading school of governance on the continent,鈥 he adds.
T酶rres says the WSG is acknowledged internationally for its high academic standards and commitment to social justice.
鈥淚 am honoured and thrilled to be able to contribute to this renowned institution. I look forward to discussing issues concerning governance, conflict-resolution and social dialogue with motivated, politically conscious and highly qualified students,鈥 she says.