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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.

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On-line training on science, technology and innovation policy and policy instruments for Africa

UN-IATT Work Stream 6 on Capacity-Building in STI for SDGs will organise three online training sessions on 19, 21 and 26 May 2025 to enhance STI policy-making for SDGs, targeting African stakeholders and open to global participants.

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Symposium

New Frontiers in Global Security: Emerging Technologies and Outer Space

On 19 May 2025, UNU will co-host a symposium exploring global security in an era of rapid technological advancements, focusing on AI and outer space.

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Symposium

Nature, Culture, and Community: Rethinking Urban Connections from Kanazawa

KANAZAWA, JAPAN: This symposium will explore innovative approaches for regenerating urban ecosystems while safeguarding and celebrating cultural heritage.

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Conversation Series

Art and Science: Towards a New Framework

On 22 May 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Nobuhiro Hayashi, Vice President for International Strategy and Engagement at the Institute of Science Tokyo.

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Seminar

Open Source Software as Digital Platforms to Innovate

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Dr. Sergio Gabiel Petralia, an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Geosciences at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

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BIG IDEAS Series

(Dis)Empowered by Context: Female Entrepreneurs, Firm Performance and Institutions

On 27 May 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr. Hanna Berkel, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER.

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Youth Innovate: Local Challenges, Global Solutions

Programme Joint Conference – UNU-MERIT -Porta Mosana College

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AI agents in humanitarian action: exploring new frontiers

Examining the potential role of AI agents in humanitarian, peacekeeping and development contexts.

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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.

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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.

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Nexus Seminar N.83: Organizational Sustainability: A Question of Normativity in Daily Practices

Nexus Seminar

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Multistakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs

Towards the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Al for the Sustainable Development Goals

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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SCIENCE TALK: Uneven Ground: Who Bears the Weight of a Sinking Coast?

Remote Sensing Based Monitoring of Land Subsidence in Densely Populated Coastal Regions and Critical Economic Hubs