About us

The Knowmad Institut – European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science is an independent Think & Do Tank based in Brandenburg, Germany.

Since 2018, we have been working at the intersection of research, policy, and technology to advance Human Dignity, Open Science, and Sustainable Development. Our team provides evidence, analysis, and advocacy that support decision-makers in the public and private sectors, civil society, and international organizations in facing the challenges of emerging technologies, global security, and human rights.

Our initiatives range from publishing a diamond open-access journal, to coordinating international coalitions for humanitarian drug policy reform, to promoting digital rights and curating access to millions of open scientific resources.

We act locally and globally, committed to making sure that facts, science, and ethics remain at the core of governance in uncertain times.

Meet Our Team

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Experts Committee

"“I firmly believe in the Knowmad Institut’s focus to create knowledge that responds to the protection of human rights through an inter-generational and multidisciplinary approach. Not only so, but the founders focus on the inclusion of not only varying disciplines but life experience to enrich the perspectives and expertise of participants. I believe too, that the most powerful thing to affect change is to create knowledge that speaks to the truth of many people in the world and not a handful of gatekeepers that have shaped local and international policy for centuries.”"
Natalia Navas

Natalia Navas

A distinguished Salvadoran sociologist. With a degree from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and a master’s degree from CUNY’s Graduate Center, she completed her PhD at the Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University. Dr. Navas has …
"“It is important that thought and action be articulated, reading the reality with social, political, economic, and technological tools that are independent and critical of the dynamics of the dominant powers.I believe that Knowmad Institut proposal brings us closer to a vision of multidisciplinary collaboration in both thought and action, which challenges us to rethink what is established and open the space for alternatives that radically promote social justice, human rights, freedom, and dignity.”"
Marcos Knoblauch

Marcos Knoblauch

Member of Experts Committee

Aeronautical engineer, master in space and aeronautics from TUM – Germany – and Cranfield University – UK -, and master in human rights from UNLP – Argentina. He has long worked as a teacher and researched in applied sciences, in …

Experts Committee

Natalia Navas

Natalia Navas

A distinguished Salvadoran sociologist. With a degree from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and a master’s degree from CUNY’s Graduate Center, she completed her PhD at the Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University. Dr. Navas has worked extensively in advocacy for the human rights of marginalized communities, focusing on issues related to the workplace and community development. Her current research delves into the sociology of transnational political participation of immigrants in New York and their countries of origin. Dr. Navas’s expertise and dedication significantly enhance the Knowmad Institut’s mission and goals.
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Marcos Knoblauch

Marcos Knoblauch

Member of Experts Committee

Aeronautical engineer, master in space and aeronautics from TUM – Germany – and Cranfield University – UK -, and master in human rights from UNLP – Argentina. He has long worked as a teacher and researched in applied sciences, in the field of space technology. He has extensively worked in the defense of human rights with marginalised communities, in regions where armed conflict is present and under military occupation. He is currently a member of an international accompaniment organization supporting communities and leaders in high risk based in Colombia.
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