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Ghana’s Free High School Policy Is Getting More Girls to Complete Secondary Education — Study
The impact of Free Public Senior High School (FreeSHS) policy on education outcomes in Ghana.
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What is Economic Fitness and Complexity?
The science of complex systems can play an important role in understanding social and economic dynamics.
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Networking, Exploring, Debating: The 2024 NASPAA Simulation Competition in Budapest
Seven MPP students travel to Hungary for an international student event
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What to Expect from our Intensive Course on Economic Fitness and Complexity
5 days, state-of-the-art research, top experts
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Ukraine and the SDGs: How the War Has Influenced Global Development
An analysis of how the conflict has influenced – and continues to influence – progress toward achieving the SDGs.
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Sparking Career Ambitions: The Annual MPP Trip to the UN Office at Geneva
A student’s reflections on an inspiring week.
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Final CatChain Symposium: Conclusions from a Major Four-Year Research Project
On 19-20 February 2024, UNU-MERIT hosted the final symposium of CatChain.
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A Student’s Experience Exploring UN Agencies in Brussels
UNU-MERIT master’s students take their global development studies to the EU’s heart.
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Curious About our Master's Programme? Here are 6 Events to Learn More
Events to get to know our our MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP) programme.
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We’re Finally Recognizing Climate Change’s Mental Health Toll
COP28 spotlighted the power of health and youth communities to be a dual catalyst of climate action and psychological resilience.