Upcoming Events
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics
Event
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025
Workshop
Intensive Course on Agent Based Modelling in Social Sciences
Conference
14th Global RCE Conference
Conference
ICEGOV 2025 – 18th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
Previous Events
Seminar
Water as Enabler for Climate Action and the Future Society of Our Lives
On 16 May 2025, UNU, SIWI and the Embassy of Sweden in Japan will co-host a seminar on the importance of water management in tackling climate change.
Workshop
AI agents in humanitarian action: exploring new frontiers
Examining the potential role of AI agents in humanitarian, peacekeeping and development contexts.
Symposium
80th Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — The Imperative of Global Unity: How to Renew Multilateralism in a Fragmented World
On 15 May 2025, UNU will co-host a symposium exploring paths towards multilateral cooperation to ensure a peaceful and equitable future for all.
Event
SCIENCE TALK: Season-Net: A Deep Learning Framework for Bias Correction in Seasonal Forecasting Model
Potential Use for High Accuracy Impact-Relevant Predictions for Climate-Sensitive Applications.
Seminar
Event
Multistakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
Towards the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Al for the Sustainable Development Goals
Seminar
Shielding the few and perpetrating the pattern for the many: interaction of gender discrimination and status in predicting promotion
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Giulio Marini, a Senior Assistant Professor at the University of Catania, Italy.
BIG IDEAS Series
Pandemics and Human Security Threats: Challenges and Opportunities in Global Health
TOKYO & ONLINE: On 8 May 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Susan Brown, Director of the Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy of UNDP.
Conversation Series
Aligning Intelligence with Purpose: Egypt’s Vision for Responsible and Inclusive AI
On 8 May 2025, UNU will host a conversation with H.E. Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt.
Event
Information Session on the 2025 Global Youth MIDORI platform (GYM)
ONLINE: This information session will provide an overview of the GYM youth capacity development programme and guidance on the application process.