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News

Call for journal papers on urban clean production

2012•05•14 — Yokohama

Draft papers for a special issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production should be submitted by 20 June 2012. »

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets with UNU-GTP students

2012•05•08 — Reykjavík

During his visit to Iceland in April, China's Premier Wen Jiabao met with Director Fridleifsson and students of UNU-GTP. »

Apply now for online migration studies course

2012•05•07 — Maastricht

The application deadline for the MGSoG 8-week (June-July) online course Introduction to Migration Studies is 13 May 2012. »

UNU-CRIS seeks proposals for books on regionalism

2012•05•06 — Bruges

Book proposals are solicited for the United Nations University Series on Regionalism (UNU-CRIS and Springer). »

Call for papers on climate change and development

2012•05•02 — Helsinki

UNU-WIDER invites abstracts for papers to be presented at a September conference in Helsinki. The deadline is 10 June 2012. »

UPCOMING Events

UNU’s work on peace, security and human rights

2012•05•21 — Tokyo

Dr. Vesselin Popovski of UNU-ISP will present the latest UNU research and publications in this field. »

Balancing innovation and sustainable development

2012•05•22 — Yokohama

This UNU-IAS workshop will focus on the tensions between promoting innovation while advancing sustainable development. »

Marine biodiversity

2012•05•22 — Tokyo

This symposium seeks to raise public awareness of biodiversity and sustainable use of oceanic resources. (in Japanese only)... »

Trade facilitation

2012•05•24 — Maastricht

Dr. Andrew Grainger (Nottingham University Business School) will discuss recent developments in trade facilitation. »

Software research towards future eGovernment

2012•06•01 — Macao

This seminar will explore research areas in computer and software engineering that will influence eGovernment. »