Online Courses

UNU-MERIT offers a range of online and blended courses for working professionals keen to expand their expertise in public policy.

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Our online courses equip professionals with a powerful blend of theoretical foundations, practical tools, technical expertise, and sector-specific knowledge enabling participants to translate policy theory into effective practice.

Designed with a strong focus on policy design, policy analysis, and the methodologies of evidence-based policy research, these programmes deliver critical skills that are often difficult to access while in full-time employment.

To ensure flexibility, we offer a variety of formats: single online courses, certificate programmes, and blended learning options. For organisations or individuals with specific learning objectives, we also provide bespoke online course packages tailored to your needs.

Application & start dates - academic year 2025-2026

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Our Online Courses

Capacity Development Office - Online course

Governance in Theory and Practice

This course introduces the wider multidisciplinary study of governance and offers diverse literature and methodological approaches.

Capacity Development Office - Online course

Introduction to Impact Evaluation of Policies and Programmes

A course instructing the methodologies required to conduct a rigorous impact evaluation of a development policy, programme, or intervention.

Capacity Development Office - Online course

Impact Evaluation of Policies and Programmes: Estimation and Analysis of Causal Impacts

This course builds upon the impact evaluation course and provides a hands-on approach to estimating and analysing causal impacts

Capacity Development Office - Online course

Introduction to Migration Studies

Over eight the course will cover important terms, concepts, definitions, data and flows related to migration studies.

Capacity Development Office - Online course

Public Policy Analysis

This course will be introduced to the fundamentals of public policy analysis in developed and developing settings.

Capacity Development Office - Online course

The Public Policy Process

This course provides a critical analytic and descriptive framework to analyse the different aspects of the policy process.

Capacity Development Office - Online course

Certificate Programme: Governance and Policy Evaluation

This certificate programme is a bundle of three online courses.

Capacity Development Office - Online course

Certificate Programme: The Public Policy track in Social Protection

This certificate programme is a bundle of three online courses.

Application Process

You can apply for each course by using the online application form.

During the application process, you will need to upload the following documents:   

  • Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
  • A copy of your (valid) passport (PDF or JPEG)

After completing the application, you will receive a confirmation email along with the payment information. Once we receive the payment, we will register you as a participant for the course, and the Online Courses Administration Team will contact you. The administrative process typically takes an average of 5-10 working days.   

If you have any questions regarding the application documents or the application process or if there are any clarifications you need before applying, please feel free to reach out to the Capacity Development Office at the email address: onlinecourses@merit.unu.edu. 

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