Continuing Professional and Executive Education

UNU has a strong commitment to continuing professional and executive education, especially that aimed to enhance the capacity of individuals and institutions in developing countries. In line with UNU’s research and capacity development focus, these programmes are available exclusively at the postgraduate level. To support participants, UNU fellowships are awarded to young and mid-career scholars and professionals, primarily from developing countries.

Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs

  • LOCATION: Tokyo
  • NEXT STARTING DATE: TBD
  • APPLICATION DUE: TBD

In rapidly urbanizing and globalizing world, disaster studies requires to understand cross-cutting issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. This intensive short course is an elective to the Master of Science in Sustainability, Peace and Development run by the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace and can be taken by non-degree students (i.e., students not enrolled in the masters programme).

Climate, Energy and Food Security

  • LOCATION: Tokyo
  • NEXT STARTING DATE: TBD
  • APPLICATION DUE: TBD

The central question for the students taking this course to consider is: What is the optimal future direction of the Asia Pacific region in order to deal with the interconnected concerns for climate, energy and food security? This intensive short course is an elective to the Master of Science in Sustainability, Peace and Development run by the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace and can be taken by non-degree students.

UNU Global Seminars

The aim of the UNU Global Seminars is to enhance awareness about contemporary global issues and the role of the United Nations in addressing those issues. Students and young professionals are given the opportunity to interact with distinguished scholars and practitioners from Japan and abroad, and to explore a specific issue in depth through lectures »


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