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Medinat Malefakis
Dr. Medinat Abdulazeez Malefakis is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NADEL) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Her distinguished career bridges academia and policy, with a research and practitioner portfolio encompassing terrorism, violent conflict, peacebuilding, humanitarian displacement, and the socio-cultural dimensions of development cooperation, with a specific interest in the intersection of digital technologies with these fields.
Prior to her current appointments, Dr. Malefakis held positions including Country Lead/Senior Program Manager at the Global Survivors Fund, Early Career Fellow at the Collegium Helveticum (ETH Zurich), Conflict and Humanitarian Information Analyst for the Norwegian Refugee Council, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Berlin Social Science Centre (WZB),
Research Fellow with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and Junior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute.
Dr. Malefakis actively guides the strategic direction of several leading organizations. She holds governance positions on the Board of Trustees of Saferworld and the Board of Directors of Fairpicture, and serves as Board Chair for Build Up. Additionally, she is an Independent Review Panel Member for the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) and serves on the Advisory Board of the Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (GRPAlliance).
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Beyond the Buzzword - What it Really Takes to Build Equitable Partnerships21-Oct-2026Discussion Room
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