Nor Anisa
MPS Class of 2026, Global Development
- Pronouns: She/her
- Grand challenge: Ensuring trade-offs environmental governance and socio-economic justice in Southeast Asia and India. As a young leader and scholar, I'm looking forward to promoting transparency and accountability.
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Nor Anisa is a Southeast Asian development practitioner and emerging scholar specializing in inclusive international development, sustainability, and green transformation. Currently pursuing a Master of Professional Studies in Global Development (Class of 2025–2026), Anisa serves as a Graduate Assistant at the Polson Institute for Global Development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Mulawarman University (2021) and has led impactful humanitarian initiatives, including serving as team leader and educator of Youth Volunteer on Remedial Reading Intervention. She was part of YSEALI Academic Fellowship on Environmental Issues, East-West Center, Hawaii (2023) and Youth Biodiversity Leaders Program, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Singapore (2023). Anisa’s research centers on the socio-economic dimensions of land governance, sustainability, and green transformation in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, with a focus on community agency, policy equity, and participatory development.