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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On-line training on science, technology and innovation policy and policy instruments for Africa
UN-IATT Work Stream 6 on Capacity-Building in STI for SDGs will organise three online training sessions on 19, 21 and 26 May 2025 to enhance STI policy-making for SDGs, targeting African stakeholders and open to global participants.
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.
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
Workshop
YSI Workshop on Structural Change, Inequality, and Growth
A two-day Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) Workshop hosted by UNU-MERIT
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
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.
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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.
Previous Events
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Open Source Software as Digital Platforms to Innovate
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Dr. Sergio Gabiel Petralia, an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Geosciences at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Seminar
Shielding the few and perpetrating the pattern for the many: interaction of gender discrimination and status in predicting promotion
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Giulio Marini, a Senior Assistant Professor at the University of Catania, Italy.
Seminar
The labour market effects of cash transfers to the unemployed: Evidence from South Africa
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Timothy Köhler, a Junior Research Fellow at the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) based in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa.
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Migration Seminar Series: Missiles and Misfits: Reimagining Home and Security for Queer Internally Displaced Persons From South Lebanon.
This paper explores the intersection of armed conflict, displacement, and LGBTIQ+ identity, highlighting the challenges and resilience.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on the economics of conflict and human capital in Central Africa
Soazic Elise Wang Sonne
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Evaluation of Lifelong Learning in Higher Education - Lunch seminar
Cristina Mancigotti will present the project "Evaluation and Impact of Lifelong Learning in Higher Education: the case of a Dutch University".
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MPP Experience Day
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: On Monday 14 April 2025, UNU-MERIT will host its first MPP Experience Day, an event designed especially for prospective students of our MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).