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: Julia Walczyk
Upcoming Events
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Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The implementation and evaluation of Problem-Based Learning in Azerbaijani Higher Education
Ulkar Sattarova
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Technological Change and Production Specialisation in the Green and Digital Transition
María de las Mercedes Menéndez de Medina
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? Host Country Corruption, Multinational Firms’ Foreign Direct Investment, and Innovation
Negash Haile Dedho
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on the creation and diffusion of novel technologies
Davide Bonaglia
Conference
Call for papers: 12th Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE)
December 10-12, 2025- Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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).
Previous Events
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Symposium
UNU Migration Network Research Symposium
On 29 September 2025, researchers from across the UNU system will meet in Maastricht share their research and discuss future joint initiatives.
Workshop
Intensive Course on Agent Based Modelling in Social Sciences
Learn to design, implement, and analyse robust agent-based models (ABM) for research projects in this intensive, full-time course.
Event
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025
UNU-MERIT’s Internal Conference is an annual event where researchers and fellows share work, exchange feedback, and strengthen collaboration.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics
Jorge Valverde-Carbonell
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain
Mauricio Cespedes Quironga, UNU-MERIT
Degree Defense
PhD defence: Innovative capacity in low-tech service firms: An analysis of the Brazilian boutique hotels and pest control sectors
Marcia da Mota Daros, UNU-MERIT
Seminar
Ethnic Favouritism in Environmental Disaster Payouts.
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Sumeet Gulati, a Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at the University of British Columbia.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises
PhD defence Teresa Janz