Heimo Mikkola
Heimo Mikkola obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Kuopio, Finland. He has more than 40 years of experience in sustainable development through working with growing responsibilities in international organizations, particularly the African Development Bank, European Union, United Nations, and the World Bank. He has visited 139 countries. In South America, he worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Colombia and Uruguay. He also visited Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Guadelupe, Panama, and Venezuela in this capacity. Dr. Mikkola is an adjunct professor at Eastern Finland University and has been a visiting professor at three different Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan universities between 2010 and 2018. He has published more than 700 papers and books. He is also a book editor for numerous titles.