Shai Diner

Shai Diner undertook an internship with the Global Compact Cities Programme in 2013 during the final semester of his Bachelor of Social Science (Policy & Research) studies at RMIT University. Building on his keen interest in research and international development, Shai conducted research into land rights in Cambodia to aid with projects being undertaken at the Cities Programme.

In addition to English, Shai is fluent in Hebrew and has intermediate Spanish language skills. He has travelled in Central America, Asia and the USA. He is currently undertaking a Masters by Research focused on Bogotá, Colombia.

Shai’s internship was supervised by Dr Liam Magee. His Masters research is also supervised by Liam and by Dr Nicole Pepperrel. Shai continues to provide research support to the Cities Programme.

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