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Multilateralism as an Innovation and Development Tool: Lessons from a UNESCO Chair on STI Policies for Latin America

13 Oct 2026

Alex Hunns UN Day_MERIT

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When needs grow and resources shrink: Why cooperation across the UN system matters

06 Oct 2026

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Research Week 2026: Building a Research Community Across UNU-MERIT

05 Oct 2026

Karthika Sujatha_MERIT

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Engaging men to prevent intimate partner violence: Karthika Baby Sujatha receives Emerging Scholar Award

30 Sep 2026

Upcoming Events

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Meaningful E-Participation Outcomes Through the Interplay of Supply and Demand-Side Drivers

Dobrina Poirier

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Seminar

Nearshoring en tiempos turbulentos with Ernesto Stein | UNESCO Chair

Nearshoring is reshaping global production, with important implications for productive development and policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: From Scientific Systems to Artificial Intelligence Adoption: Knowledge, Innovation and Technological Change in Latin America

Fernando Vargas, UNU-MERIT

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Seminar

Innovation and catching up: Policy lessons from Korea for Latin America and the Caribbean with Keun Lee | UNESCO Chair

Keun Lee draws on Korea’s experience to examine how technological innovation can support economic catch-up in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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