Regular workshops and training courses are also held as part of the research and policy analysis programme. Regular events include:
- Short-term training programme on Policy Design and Evaluation (DEIP, DEPP, IATT or Tailored): Mindel van de Laar
- UNU-MERIT Seminar Series
Coordinators: Sneha Marydas & Cecilia Seri - Migration Seminar series
Coordinator: Soha Youssef - PhD Defences, UNU-MERIT PhD programme
Contact: Julia Walczyk
Upcoming Events
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Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Role of Entrepreneurs and Financiers in the Circular Economy Transitions in Differing Geographical Contexts
Olga Rataj, UNU-MERIT
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Mobile Internet Diffusion and Development Impacts: Evidence and Heterogeneity Effects
Trang Thi Pham, UNU-MERIT
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises
PhD defence Teresa Janz
Seminar
Executive Seminar on Successful University Leadership
This 3-day seminar, led by Emeritus Prof. Jo Ritzen and former Dutch Minister of Education, offers lectures, peer learning, and case-based examples.
Degree Defense
PhD defence: Innovative capacity in low-tech service firms: An analysis of the Brazilian boutique hotels and pest control sectors
Marcia da Mota Daros, UNU-MERIT
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain
Mauricio Cespedes Quironga, UNU-MERIT
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics
Jorge Valverde-Carbonell
Event
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025: A vibrant platform for PhD fellows and researchers to share insights, foster collaboration, and drive innovation.
Conference
Call for papers: 12th Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE)
December 10-12, 2025
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Previous Events
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Workshop
YSI Workshop on Structural Change, Inequality, and Growth
Join the upcoming workshop on structural change and income inequality, organised in partnership with leading scholars and institutions
Event
PhD Summer School on the Economics of the Green and Digital Transitions: Innovation Strategies Policies for a Global Europe
Learn about the EU’s approach to international cooperation, competition, and leadership in the green and digital transitions.
Event
Economic Fitness and Complexity Summer School
A five-day Economic Fitness and Complexity Summer School, jointly organised by UNU-MERIT, UNU-CRIS and the Enrico Fermi Research Centre.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Agents of human development? The strategies of (irregular) Filipino migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Lalaine Siruno, UNU-MERIT
Seminar
Bridging Promises and Reality: The Challenges of EU-Africa Migration Cooperation
Africa-EU migration policies show limited progress due to mismatched priorities, weak political will, and uneven resource commitments.
Event
Youth Innovate: Local Challenges, Global Solutions
Programme Joint Conference – UNU-MERIT -Porta Mosana College