The Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) explores the social, political and economic factors that drive technological innovation, with a particular focus on creation, diffusion and access to knowledge.
Following the integration of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance in December 2010, the Institute now covers all aspects of governance in domestic and global organizations, from risk assessment to policy analysis, design and evaluation. In its enlarged form, UNU-MERIT functions as a unique research centre and graduate school, and as a think tank addressing a broad range of policy questions on science, innovation and democratic governance.
UNU-MERIT offers a PhD in Public Policy, Innovation & Development and a Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development.
Mrs. Atchaka Brimble (Thailand)
Director-General, Office of Industrial Economics, Ministry of Industry, Thailand
Professor Dr. Jorge M. Katz (Argentina)
Professor of Economics, University of Chile and University of Buenos Aires
Professor Dr. Gerard P. M. F. Mols (The Netherlands) — Observer
Rector Magnificus at the University of Maastricht
Professor Richard R. Nelson (USA)
Director, Program on Science, Technology, and Global Development Columbia Earth Institute
Professor Franz C. Palm (Belgium) — Chair
Professor of Econometrics, Royal Netherlands Academy
Mr. Joop F. Sistermans (The Netherlands)
Chairman, Dutch Advisory Council for Science and Technology (AWT)
Professor Lan Xue (China)
Executive Associate Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Professor Konrad Osterwalder (Switzerland)
Rector, United Nations University
Professor Dr. Luc Soete (Belgium)
Director, UNU-MERIT
Prof. Luc Soete, Director
United Nations University
Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology
Keizer Karelplein 19, 6211 TC Maastricht
The Netherlands
T: +31 43 388-4400
F: + 31 43 388-4499
E-mail: info@merit.unu.edu