PHD students

Ana Alicia Dipierri is a researcher, at the CERMi-ULB under the joint supervision of Marek Hudon and Tom Dedeurwaerdere (UCL). She starts in October with a 2+2 Aspirant fellowship of the FNRS. Her topic of interest is the behavioral changes that occur in the food system towards a sustainable development. More precisely, the objective of her PhD is to understand the changes in the behavior, the innovative solutions and the triggering motivations of several actors (i.e. small-scale and medium producers and enterprises, industrial actors, not-for-profit organizations, etc.), towards a sustainable development. She holds a master’s degree in international development and economics (HTW Berlin, Germany), two post-diploma/licentiate degrees in marketing (UOC Barcelona, Spain) and international trade (UB Barcelona, Spain), and a diploma/licentiate in tourism development (UNCo Neuquen, Argentina).

Email: Alicia.Dipierri@ulb.be

Tel.: +32 (0)2.650.35.88

Nzanzu Y'Ise Kivalya

Nzanzu Y'Ise Kivalya is doing a PhD at the University of Mons (Warocqué School of Business and Economics) under the supervision of Dr Cécile GODFROID. In his research, he discusses gender issues in Microfinance. More specifically, his PhD topic is entitled: "Microfinance and Women". He also holds a Specialised Master's degree in the "European Microfinance Programme" from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Solvay School of Economics and Management).

Email:  nzanzukivalya@gmail.com