Capacity Building
Master's, Ph.D. and Post-doctoral Programmes
UNU Ph.D. Internships
UNU Ph.D. Internships provide Ph.D. candidates who have been accepted in Ph.D. programmes, particularly at universities in developing countries, with the opportunity to conduct part of the research for their dissertation at one of UNU's research and training centres. Interns gain access to the latest scientific information, receive expert advice from the academic staff of the institute and can link up with the wider academic community at the location of the institute. Ph.D. internships are currently available for research in the fields of:
- Development economics
- Biosafety
- Global Sustainability Indices
- Urban Ecosystems
- Environmental Governance
- Disenfranchisement
- Virtual University
- Science and Technology Policy
- Clusters, Sectoral and Regional Innovation Systems
- Innovation Policy Framework
Degree-oriented Studies
UNU currently supports degree-oriented studies (Master's and Ph.D.) in the fields of:
- Nutrition Planning
- Policy and economic dimensions of technical change
- Water resources engineering
- Materials science
- Renewable energy resources for rural areas
- Development Planning for the Humid Tropics
- Integrated Land Management in Drylands
Post-doctoral Fellowships
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme was launched in 2002, and is jointly organized by the UNU and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
It is designed to provide promising, highly qualified0 young researchers with the opportunity to conduct advanced research relevant to the main thematic focus of UNU-IAS (Institute of Advanced Studies), located in Yokohama, and UNU-ISP (Institute for Sustainablity and Peace), located in Tokyo, and in co-operation with their host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutions. This fellowship is intended for candidates who have completed their Ph.D. in the past six years and have professional and/or research experience.
Overview (60 KB PDF)
Detailed information with Application Form
Deadline for application is 31 March 2009.
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