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Upcoming Events

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Event

MPP Experience Day

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: On Monday 14 April 2025, UNU-MERIT will host its first MPP Experience Day, an event designed especially for prospective students of our MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).

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Seminar

Evaluation of Lifelong Learning in Higher Education - Lunch seminar

Cristina Mancigotti will present the project "Evaluation and Impact of Lifelong Learning in Higher Education: the case of a Dutch University".

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Essays on the economics of conflict and human capital in Central Africa

Soazic Elise Wang Sonne

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Seminar

Migration Seminar Series: Missiles and Misfits: Reimagining Home and Security for Queer Internally Displaced Persons From South Lebanon.

This paper explores the intersection of armed conflict, displacement, and LGBTIQ+ identity, highlighting the challenges and resilience.

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