Ms. Eol Chae has over 9 years of experience, holding bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in architecture and urban design, working with different institutions under different capacity. Prior to joining UN-Habitat, she worked as a senior researcher and led and participated in national R&D projects for developing strategies for sustainable city, smart city and urban regeneration in the global, national, territorial and metropolitan scale. She has been working on National Urban Policy, Urban-Rural Linkages and other associated areas of work.