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Upcoming Events
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
Conference
Call for papers: 12th Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE)
Previous Events
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
Seminar
Government Automation: Benefits, Risks and Key Enabling Factors
Government automation seminar: 12 case studies reveal benefits, risks, and frameworks for maximizing public value while minimizing harm.
Side Event
Leveraging the Nexus Between Data and Capacity Development to Supercharge Domestic Revenues
SEVILLE: UNU-WIDER will co-organize a side event at FFD4 exploring the power of administrative data to improve fiscal systems and domestic revenue mobilization.
Event
Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
Supporting reform of the international financial architecture and mobilizing investments in the Sustainable Developments Goals.
Conversation Series
Building Co-Existence: Towards an Inclusive Japan
On 26 June 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Ven. Kodo Nishimura, Buddhist monk, and Mr. Juan Pablo Reyes, publicist and photographer.