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Frictions and Fault Lines: How Entrepreneurs and Financiers Drive the Circular Economy Transitions in Differing Geographical Contexts

20 Jun 2025

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Reflections from UNIDO: Contributing to the 2026 Industrial Development Report

19 Jun 2025

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European Youth Event: young activist fights poverty – Interview with Maria Nathalia Ramirez

16 Jun 2025

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United Nations University and Maastricht University Appoint Prof Dr Fiona Tregenna of South Africa as Director of UNU-MERIT

16 Jun 2025

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Sociotechnical Transitions Towards Circular & Sustainable Economies: The Case of Solid Waste Management in Ghana

Maria Tomai

20 Jun 2025, 10:00 - 11:30

Degree Defense

PhD Defence: The Role of Entrepreneurs and Financiers in the Circular Economy Transitions in Differing Geographical Contexts

Olga Rataj, UNU-MERIT

24 Jun 2025, 12:45 - 14:15

Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Mobile Internet Diffusion and Development Impacts: Evidence and Heterogeneity Effects

Trang Thi Pham, UNU-MERIT

03 Jul 2025, 10:00 - 11:30

Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises

PhD defence Teresa Janz

12 Sep 2025, 13:00 - 14:30

Poverty

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