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: Karthika Baby Sujatha, Lizeth Molina & Raghav Chakravarthy - Migration Seminar series
Coordinator: Soha Youssef - PhD Defences, UNU-MERIT PhD programme
Contact: Soha Youssef
Upcoming Events
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Seminar
Reducing Racial Bias in Hiring: A Field Experiment with Colombian Firms
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Jaime Millan-Quijano, Professor at the Department of Economics (Public Economics Section) at Universitat de Barcelona a researcher at the Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
Event
Book Launch: When the Almond Trees Bloom
Book launch and policy dialogue on conflict and peacebuilding with Samina Vabo Ansari.
Seminar
Under pressure? Forced migration and public health
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring David Zuchowski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic Analysis at the Universitat de València and research fellow at Global Labor Organization (GLO).
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: Who counts and who's counted: the complicated relationship between migrants and population data
This seminar traces how migrants were counted in UK censuses, showing how population data can mean recognition, risk, and evolving democratic power.
Event
Master Open Day
Learn about the MSc in Public Policy and Human Development at UNU-MERIT during the UM Master’s Open Day on Saturday, 28 February 2026
Conference
PhD Event: March Research Days
In Person: Join our annual event as PhD fellows present their research.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Economics of Children’s Outcomes: The Role of Policy Interventions and Household Dynamics
Karol Rodriguez Cabrera
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on the Extended Effects of International Scientific Mobility
Rodrigo Ito
Event
Online Q&A Session on UNU-MERIT's MSc Programme
ONLINE: On 9 April, UNU-MERIT will host a Q&A session for prospective students interested in their MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).
Event
MPP Experience Day
MAASTRICHT : On Monday 13 April 2026, UNU-MERIT will host the MPP Experience Day, an event designed especially for prospective students of our MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).
Event
Migration Law and Policymaking (MiLAP) Follow-Up Training Programme
Follow-up training for MiLAP alumni, strengthening practical skills in migration law and policy through applied learning and peer exchange.
Previous Events
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Event
Holocaust Remembrance Day – UN Cinema Screening: The Last Ones of Auschwitz
UN Cinema screening of The Last One of Auschwitz, organised with UNRIC and UNSA to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on labour dynamics and industrial growth: Supply chains, innovation and informality
Gbenoukpo Robert Djidonou
Seminar
Online Q&A Session on UNU-MERIT's MSc Programme
ONLINE: On 11 December, UNU-MERIT will host a Q&A session for prospective students interested in their MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).
Seminar
Designing Job Recommender Systems: Job Search Model and Evidence from Experiments
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Prof. Bruno Crépon, Professor of economics at ENSAE and a research fellow of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
Event
The Michael Cichon Graduate Award for Theses in Social Protection and Public Policy - 2025
Honouring excellence in social protection research at the 2025 Michael Cichon Graduate Award.
Conference
Call for papers: 13th Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE)
December 10-12, 2025- Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on the creation and diffusion of novel technologies
Davide Bonaglia