News
Sixth SDG–UP Workshop Considers University Curriculums, Management, Financing & Evaluation
On 24 March 2021, UNU-IAS organized the sixth workshop for the UNU SDG–Universities Platform (SDG-UP).
News
Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking Enters New Phase of Growth
UNU-CPR appoints Daniel Thelesklaf as Project Director of the Liechtenstein Initiative for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking.
Announcement
Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking Enters New Phase of Growth
UNU-CPR appoints Daniel Thelesklaf as Head of Secretariat and Project Director of FAST and welcomes new partnership with Norad to support FAST.
News
Fifth SDG–UP Workshop Discusses Efforts to Nurture Change-Makers for the SDGs
The fifth workshop of the SDG–Universities Platform (SDG-UP) was organized on 18 February 2021.
News
UNU Researchers Win IN3+ Award
Researchers affiliated with UNU-EGOV won the prestigious IN3+ Award 2021.
Article
Three Vaccine Assumptions for 2021
Policymakers should incorporate three assumptions into vaccination plans: delays, rise in inequality, and the influence of geopolitics in procurement.
Announcement
Applications Open: Online PhD Fellowship
The 2021 Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme at UNU-WIDER will take place online from September – November 2021.
Blog Post
Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Artificial Intelligence
Core values like universality, equality and non-discrimination should exist online, as they do offline, and in the design and implementation of AI.
Media Coverage
SDGs–Universities Platform Featured in Chunichi Shimbun Newspaper
The article highlighted SDG–UP activities to promote and integrate the SDGs into all aspects of higher education in Japan.
News
UNU Senior Vice-Rector Taikan Oki Awarded 2021 International Hydrology Prize
The recipient of the 2021 International Hydrology Prize (Dooge medal) is Prof. Taikan Oki of Japan, UNU Senior Vice-Rector.