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Upcoming Events
Event
CONCERT: Gents Universitair Symfonisch Orkest (GUSO) and UNU-CRIS Welcome Nikola Meeuwsen
Seminar
Webinar #5 | Publishing Challenges and Strategies to Overcome them
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Digital Readiness for the 2030 Agenda in an Era of Climate Extremes
Event
Building Government AI Capacity: Insights from the City, National and Regional Perspectives
Training
IATT STI Forum Side Event: Scaling Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Capacity Building: Lessons Learnt, Gaps and the Way Forward
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Science Talk: Scaling Onsite Water Reuse as a Climate Adaptation Strategy for Urban Water Scarcity
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: Refugee Finance in the EU - The Implications for International Protection
Previous Events
Seminar
Innovation Beyond Formal Boundaries: Modelling Capability Accumulation in Informal Firms
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to announce an upcoming research seminar featuring Dr. Danilo Spinola,Senior Lecturer in Economics at Birmingham City University (BCU).
Lecture
UNU Rector AI Lecture Series III: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work in Developing Economies
Join us to explore what AI-driven transformation means for the future of work in developing economies—and how societies can prepare.
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Science Talk: Can Environmental Water Markets Sustain Utah's Great Salt Lake?
Bridging Water Scarcity and Governance Through Market-Based Solutions
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Global Governance Author Information Session & Book Talk
Global Governance invites scholars to a publishing info session and Q&A, featuring a book presentation by Editor-in-Chief Inken von Borzyskowski.
Training
Communicating Science-Based Public Policies: Challenges in the Digital Age
This training seeks to outline a diagnosis of the challenges institutions face when communicating public policies grounded in scientific evidence.
Seminar
Selective industrial policy for the EU open strategic autonomy: the role of products’ relatedness
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to announce an upcoming research seminar featuring Valentina Meliciani, Full Professor of Applied Economics at LUISS University.
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Documentary Film Screening: Astropolitics
On 23 April 2026, UNU will host a screening of the documentary film Astropolitics, which highlights how space has become more accessible, yet also more contested.
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Science Talk: Spatial Patterns of Groundwater Use and Depletion in Transboundary Aquifers
A New Typology of Border-Zone Use to Identify High-Risk Regions and Guide Cooperation
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The Mahalla — An Important Social Bridge Between Civil Society and Government to Support Sustainable Development
On 22 April 2026, UNU will co-host a high-level dialogue to explore the role of civil society institutions in achieving the SDGs.
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: The reach and impact of migration information campaigns in 25 communities across Africa and Asia
Nicolás Caso on migration information campaigns and their effects on migration aspirations.