Board & Directorate

The main tasks of the Board are overall supervision of the IGS North-South and setting the strategic direction. The Directorate is mainly responsible for supervision of the operational management, and making decisions on admission to the IGS North-South and certification. For further details, please see the IGS North-South Rules of Procedure.

UniBasel, Gesellschaftswissenschaft, MA, Portraits, Laurent Goetschel,

Chairman of the Board & Directorate,
IGS North-South
Director, swisspeace, University of Basel
Professor of Political Science, University of Basel

Thomas Breu 300x332

Executive Director, Secretary of the Board & Directorate Member, IGS North-South
Director, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern

Norman Backhaus

Board & Directorate Member,
IGS North-South

Professor, Institute of Geography, University of Zurich

Joana Eichenberger

Board Member, IGS North-South
Student Representative
PhD Candidate, University of Bern

Tobias Haller

Board Member, IGS North-South
Professor, Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern

Christian Kull
Board Member, IGS North-South
Professor, Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne
Susan-Thieme_162

Board Member, IGS North-South
Professor, Institute of Geography, University of Bern

René Véron
Board Member, IGS North-South
Professor, Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne
Jakob Zinstag

Board Member, IGS North-South
Professor Swiss TPH, University of Basel