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Shaping Tomorrow: Apply Now for UNU’s Digital Technology and Sustainable Development Program
Applications are open for UNU-DTSD 2026, where young scholars learn how digital tech supports fair and sustainable development.
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Welcoming the 2025-2026 MPP Cohort: A New Beginning at UNU-MERIT
Introducing the 2025/26 cohort of our MSc in Public Policy and Human Development programme (offered in partnership with Maastricht University).
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Fighting Corruption from Home: How Multinational Firms Learn to Navigate Corrupt Markets
What happens when companies experience corruption abroad? Do they learn to resist it—or to hide it better?
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How the PhD Summer School on the Economics of the Twin Transitions is Shaping the Future of Innovation Policy
PhD Summer School trains young researchers with theory and tools to design innovation policies for Europe’s green and digital transitions.
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the UN: What you need to know
The Netherlands plays a key role at the UN, hosting major courts in The Hague and supporting peace, justice, and human rights worldwide.
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A Year in the MPP: Growth, Connection and Everything in Between
MPP student ambassador Margarida Leite Magalhães reflects on a year of growth, rigour, and community at UNU-MERIT.
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Share The Invisibility of Hidden Poverty: Reflections from a Social Protection Perspective
PhD fellow Nathalia Ramírez writes for socialprotection.org about hidden poverty and the need for more inclusive social protection systems.
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From Numbers to People: A Liberian Public Servant's Journey through the MPP
In this blog, Sie Anderson reflects on his journey from Liberia’s accounting department to UNU-MERIT’s MPP program and shares his future aspirations.
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One Year, Many Journey- Marking the Close of a Dynamic Academic Year
MPP Director Dr Elaine Lebon-McGregor reflects on a transformative academic year, highlighting key milestones across all specialisations.
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UNU and Maastricht University Renew Collaboration Agreement for UNU-MERIT
UNU and UM renewed their partnership for UNU-MERIT, securing a future-focused framework for global research, education, and policy engagement.