Tin Shine Aung

Tin Shine Aung is a sustainability scientist and consultant specializing in Education for Sustainability, Sustainability Diplomacy, and polycrisis. He is currently finalising his PhD in Sustainability Science at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, with research on Digital Science Communication for Behaviour Change: Students’ Sustainability Literacy. He serves as Consulting Director at the Shwetaungthagathu Reform Initiative Centre (SRIc), a think-and-do tank and consultancy, and is an Alumni Mentor and former Professional Fellow of the U.S. State Department’s YSEALI Professional Fellowship Program in Sustainability and the Environment. His work has been published in academic journals and policy outlets, including Open Research Europe, Marine Drugs, The Diplomat, East Asia Forum, Small Wars Journal, and in international think tanks such as the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS). His research interests span interdisciplinary sustainability, education, governance, sustainability diplomacy, and polycrisis, with a particular focus on Myanmar. He holds a Master’s degree in Marine Science from the University of Porto, Portugal, a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Yangon, and a postgraduate diploma in International Studies/Relations from the Myanmar–Korea Centre for International Studies.