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Upcoming Events
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises
Seminar
Executive Seminar on Successful University Leadership
Degree Defense
PhD defence: Innovative capacity in low-tech service firms: An analysis of the Brazilian boutique hotels and pest control sectors
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain
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
Previous Events
Degree Defense
BIG IDEAS Series
The World Drought Atlas: Understanding and Managing Systemic Drought Risks
ONLINE: On 24 June 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Davide Cotti and Edward Sparkes, Senior Research Associates at UNU-EHS.
Conversation Series
India and the World: Democracy, Development and Justice
On 23 June 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Abishek Singhvi and Prof. C. Raj Kumar.
Degree Defense
Side Event
Addressing Loss and Damage in Informal Settlements: Pathways to Resilience and Equity
ONLINE and BONN: On 19 June 2025, UNU, Habitat for Humanity and UN-Habitat will co-organize a side event at the June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany.
Conversation Series
The Future of Education, Culture and Science in the Digital Age
On 19 June 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Ms. Gabriela Ramos, former UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social Sciences.
Workshop
YSI Workshop on Structural Change, Inequality, and Growth
Join the upcoming workshop on structural change and income inequality, organised in partnership with leading scholars and institutions
Event
SCIENCE TALK: Urban Flood Forecasting and Community-Based Risk Mitigation
Integrated Approaches from Mumbai to the Caribbean and New York City
BIG IDEAS Series
Women, Peace, and Cybersecurity: a Gendered Approach to Empowerment in a Digitally Interconnected World
ONLINE: On 17 June 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Jaimee Stuart, a Senior Researcher and Team Lead at UNU Macau.
Event