Nada Matas-Rundquist

Nada Matas-Runquist is a Croatian-born French academic, interpreter, teacher, consultant, and international project manager who speaks five languages fluently and is proficient in four more. A true polymath, she has worked in languages, science, bioethics, law, and civic education. She has a Ph.D. from Oxford University, is associate professor in multidisciplinary studies at the University of Montpellier and Avignon, and has permanent professorships in Laos and Croatia. She has studied and held academic posts in eight different countries, including the National University of Laos, and currently divides her time between Vientiane and Avignon.