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Upcoming Events
Conversation Series
Bridges and Borders: Multicultural Exchange and Peacebuilding in the AI Era
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises
Seminar
Executive Seminar on Successful University Leadership
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
Previous Events
Side Event
Human Security and the Health Impacts of Ocean Plastic Pollution — Interlinkages between SDG 3 and SDG 14
NEW YORK: This side event of the 2025 UN HLPF will discuss how marine plastic contamination is affecting human health and well-being.
Event
Workshop on Innovative Resource Mobilization Strategies for International Organizations
Identifying concrete financing mechanisms to strengthen multilateral institutions and support delivery of global public goods.
Side Event
Societies in Harmony with Nature: Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities through the Implementation of the Satoyama Initiative and COMDEKS
ONLINE: This side event of the 2025 UN HLPF will explore the role of COMDEKS in achieving the SDGs and key targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Event
SCIENCE TALK: The Geography of Invisible Vulnerabilities
Understanding the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)-Health Inequalities in Place
BIG IDEAS Series
Sowing Equality: Addressing Gender Barriers in Food, Water and Agricultural Systems
ONLINE: On 15 July 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr. Nidhi Nagabhatla, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS.
Workshop
Learning from the Global Majority: A New Global AI Governance
A workshop bringing together global voices to shape inclusive, sustainable, and responsible AI governance.
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.