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Upcoming Events
Workshop
Digital4Culture - Understanding the Relationship between Digital Technologies and Cultural Heritage
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
Conference
ICEGOV 2025 – 18th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
Previous Events
Event
Exhibition for Peace: 80 Years Since the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
From 11 July, UNU will host an exhibition on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, nuclear disarmament and movements towards peace.
Event
SCIENCE TALK: Water and Food Security Challenges in North Africa
An Integrated Approach to Water Scarcity, Climate Resilience, and Regional Stability
Seminar
Seminar
Greening Education: Transforming Circular Economy Education for Future Generations
BEIJING & ONLINE: This parallel session of the 20th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology will explore how to integrate circular economy principles into business education.
Lecture
Valedictory lecture Prof Dr Clemens J.M. Kool
Prof Dr Clemens J.M. Kool’s valedictory lecture explores Europe’s challenges since the euro’s introduction and advocates for stronger integration and solidarity.
Side Event
Rethinking Debt Sustainability to Kickstart Growth
SEVILLE: UNU-WIDER will co-organize a side event at FFD4 examining insights from debt sustainability analyses to tackle debt burden and economic development challenges.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Mobile Internet Diffusion and Development Impacts: Evidence and Heterogeneity Effects
Trang Thi Pham, UNU-MERIT
Workshop
Co-creation for Public Administration: Engaging Citizens in the AI Lifecycle
Join UNU-EGOV's workshop on co-creation strategies for citizen engagement in public sector digital transformation.
Symposium
Empowering Lesotho: Unlocking Finance to Drive the Energy Transition in a Landlocked Developing Country
On 3 July 2025, UNU will co-host a symposium exploring investment towards clean energy in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Event
SCIENCE TALK: Assessing Water Policy Interventions
A Stakeholder-Driven Multi-Scenario Approach for Regional Adaptation