Niyanta Shetye
Niyanta Shetye is an Academic Employee at Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg since 2021, where he supports various environmental projects, teaching activities and research. He also conducts seminars and lectures for master's students on international climate policy, sustainable development and has a keen interest in digitalisation. Niyanta has experience as a Scientific Assistant and E-learning Consultant, working on courses related to climate policy and environmental issues. His skills include event management, project coordination, scientific writing, project proposal writing, and expertise in environmental law and policy analysis. He has contributed to e-learning courses at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and One Resilient Earth on climate change adaptation, Nature based solutions, and droughts.
During his studies at BTU Cottbus, Niyanta worked with the United Nations Climate Change secretariat and the United Nations University - Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) for research and communications activities.
This inspired him to pursue his master thesis on "Communicating Climate Change" and his doctoral studies on "Digitalisation for Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building - D-CARB".
Apart from work and studies, Niyanta practices landscape photography and travel photography in his free time.
Building 10
Room 517b
Erich-Weinert-Str. 1
03046 Cottbus
T +49 (0) 355 69 2908
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- April 2021 to March 2023: Academic Employee with the Chair of Public Law, in particular, Environmental and Planning Law.
- April 2021 to March 2023: Coordinator for the DAAD-BMZ funded "International Circular Economy Week 2021 and 2022".
- May 2020 to September 2021: E-learning consultant and on-demand volunteer with the One Resilient Earth gGmbH.
- November 2021 to December 2021: E-learning consultant with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
- October 2020 to November 2020: E-Learning consultant with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
- January 2019 to April 2019: Intern at United Nations University - Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) in the Communications and Advocacy Unit.
- April 2017 to November 2017: Intern at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat in the Adaptation Department and the Finance, Technology and Capacity Building Unit.
- Project coordinator for the DAAD-BMZ funded project "International Circular Economy Week 2021 and 2022" focusing on knowledge exchange, capacity building and networking for German alumni from the Global South.
- Teaching activity within the DAAD-funded project "World Heritage Online Studies".
- Project coordinator of DAAD funded SDG special project: Making Alumni Networks Digital - E-Learning Africa "MANDELA" 2023 and 2024
- Digitalisation and Transformative Learning for Sustainable Futures in Rural Africa – Leaving No One Behind” a book chapter in “Daniels, C., Teevan, C., Erforth, B. (Eds.) (2022): AU-EU cooperation in the age of Digital Transformation. Routledge. (Innovations in International Affairs) – will be published in November 2022. Available online at: https://www.routledge.com/AfricaEurope-Cooperation-and-Digital-Transformation/Daniels-Erforth-Teevan/p/book/9781032228235
- Digital Innovation for Climate Action in Cities”, a chapter in “Albrecht, E., Palekhov, D., Kramm, S., Mileski, T. (Eds.) (2021): Transposition of the Acquis Communautaire: Environment and Migration. Germany. Dr Kovač. (Environmental Law in Research and Practice, 77). Available online at: https://www.verlagdrkovac.de/978-3-339-11536-2.htm.