Editing United Nations University (section)

==Organisation and leadership==

The university is headed by a rector, who holds the rank of [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations]].

To date, there have been seven Rectors at UNU. The current Rector is [[Tshilidzi Marwala|Professor Tshilidzi Marwala]] of South Africa, who took over the role on 1 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala Begins Term as United Nations University Rector {{!}} United Nations University |url=https://unu.edu/press-release/prof-tshilidzi-marwala-begins-term-united-nations-university-rector |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=UNU {{!}} United Nations University}}</ref> Marwala succeeded [[David M. Malone]] of Canada, a two-term Rector who had been serving since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Nations University Prepares to Bid Farewell to Two-term UNU Rector David M. Malone {{!}} United Nations University |url=https://unu.edu/press-release/united-nations-university-prepares-bid-farewell-two-term-unu-rector-david-m-malone |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=UNU {{!}} United Nations University}}</ref>

=== List of rectors ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! Rector || Took office !! Left office
|-
| 1 || [[James McNaughton Hester]] || 11 November 1974 || 10 April 1980
|-
| 2 || [[Soedjatmoko]] || 10 April 1980 || 30 March 1987
|-
| 3 || [[Heitor Gurgulino de Souza]] || 30 March 1987 || 1 September 1997
|-
| 4 || [[:nl:Hans van Ginkel|Hans van Ginkel]] || 1 September 1997 || 1 September 2007
|-
| 5 || [[Konrad Osterwalder]] || 1 September 2007 || 28 February 2013
|-
| 6 || [[David M. Malone]] || 1 March 2013 || 28 February 2023
|-
| 7 || [[Tshilidzi Marwala]] || 1 March 2023 || Incumbent
|}

The Council of UNU<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unu.edu/administration/unu-council|title=UNU Council|work=unu.edu|access-date=29 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615160724/http://unu.edu/administration/unu-council|archive-date=15 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> is the governing board of the University and is composed of 12 members<ref>{{cite web |title=UNU Council |url=https://unu.edu/about/unu-council |publisher=United Nations University}}</ref> who are appointed by the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] with the concurrence of the [[Director-General]] of [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/director-general/|title=Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova {{!}} United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|website=www.unesco.org|access-date=2016-09-21}}
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