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Upcoming Events
Conference
PhD Event: March Research Days
Seminar
Bridging Science and Diplomacy: Europe’s Strategic Engagement in the Middle East
Seminar
Working Smarter with AI Assistants: A Practical Guide to Prompting and Beyond
Workshop
Co-Creation Session on Sandboxing for Digital Governance
Conversation Series
From Regulation to Collaboration: The Role of the Private Sector in the UN System
Event
Science Talk: NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)
Event
SDGs Café — High School Students’ Insights from COP30
Event
Webinar #2: Identidade Digital e Serviços Públicos para a População: Desafios e Oportunidades nos PALOP
Previous Events
Event
2026 Japan RCE Youth Meeting
KOBE, JAPAN: The 2026 Youth Meeting of Japan Regional Centers of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development will be held on 21 March.
Event
Mathematics for Sustainability Seminar
An in-person seminar in Shanghai exploring how mathematical thinking contributes to sustainable development, featuring Professor Luis Seco.
Seminar
Second generation’s family-driven ‘return’ migration and educational (dis-)integrations in the ancestral homeland
Dr. Nilay Kılınç on second-generation ‘return’ to Turkey and educational integration in the ancestral homeland.
Event
Science Talk: Water Security at the Intersection of Smallholder Agriculture and Food, and Nutrition security
Perspectives from Southern Africa and the African Continent
Seminar
World Water Day 2026: Water and Gender
ONLINE: Marking World Water Day 2026, this event will explore ways to mainstream gender in water and sanitation issues.
Conference
Green industrialization and inclusive growth in a fractured world order
The conference explores how the Global South can advance green industrialization and inclusive growth in shifting global governance.
Workshop
The CliMent Training School 1: Methods in Climate-Mental Health Survey Design and Quantitative Data Analysis
UNU-CRIS and Ghent University are jointly hosting CliMent Training School 1 from 17–19 March 2026 in Bruges, Belgium.
Symposium
SDG–UP Public Symposium 2026
TOKYO & ONLINE: On 13 March 2026, UNU-IAS will host a symposium to discuss sustainability initiatives by members of the UNU–SDG Universities Platform.
Seminar
Unpacking the Findings of the World Intellectual Property Report 2026: Technology on the Move
HYBRID: WIPO’s Intan Hamdan-Livramento and Julio Raffo present WIPR 2026 on technology diffusion and growth.
Conversation Series
Leveraging Partnerships for a Renewed and More Effective Multilateralism
TOKYO: On 12 March 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Julien Pellaux, Director of the Partnerships Division at UNESCO.