Education

Education underpins sustainable development; access to education empowers individuals to break the cycle of poverty, fosters peace by building tolerance among cultures, and promotes gender equality. 

As an educational institution, UNU inherently focuses on creating learning and training opportunities that advance inclusive global development and that foster learning networks to promote regional and local sustainable development initiatives.

UNU offers several postgraduate degree programmes that enhance the capability of young scholars to contribute to the extension, application, and diffusion of knowledge.

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Media Coverage

Capacity Development for Realizing Sustainability

UNU-IAS Director Dr. Kazuhiko Takemoto was interviewed by the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.

24 Feb 2014

Project

UNU Global Seminar Japan — Shonan Session

The UNU Global Seminars brings together experts from academia and policymaking in Japan and abroad to share perspectives on global concerns.

20 Dec 2013

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Education for Sustainable Development - RCEs and ProSPER.Net

The aim of this project is to generate, accelerate and mainstream Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).

27 Nov 2020

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Sustainability Science Journal

This journal promotes science-based predictions and impact assessments of global change.

28 Nov 2017

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Global Leadership Training Programme in Africa (GLTP)

The GLTP is a training scheme that provides Japanese postgraduate students with opportunities to conduct field research in Africa.

20 Mar 2014

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WIDER Development Conferences

By bringing together researchers and policy makers from across the world, UNU-WIDER's Development Conferences promote research and policy analysis.

07 Jan 2014

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Research Communication

This Project aims to make UNU-WIDER's research readily available to stakeholders and audiences in a form they can use.

01 Jan 2014

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Academic Excellence

The Academic Excellence initiative at UNU-WIDER supports researchers from developing countries to promote their work and ideas to a global network of academics and policy makers.

01 Jan 2014

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Biotechnology and development

This project consists of training courses, fellowships, workshops, and activities aimed at building strong research networks throughout Latin America.

29 Mar 2017

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Convening at IIGH

This project intends to convene policy dialogues and to serve as a hub and platform for exploring issues related to global health.

03 Nov 2020

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UNU SDG–Universities Platform

This project promotes collaboration and dialogue exchange between Japanese universities on opportunities and challenges in promoting the SDGs.

17 Jan 2021

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Understanding Systemic and Cascading Risks: Learnings From COVID-19 (CARICO)

This project aims to develop a conceptual model that supports the analysis of systemic and cascading risks.

01 Mar 2021