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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Event
MPP Experience Day
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: On Wednesday 12 November 2025, 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).
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Technological Change and Production Specialisation in the Green and Digital Transition
María de las Mercedes Menéndez de Medina
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, 15 November 2025
Seminar
War, Trauma, and Survival: A Child Survivor’s Journey Through Genocide and Displacement
Senija shares her journey from war and displacement to resilience, exploring trauma, identity, and the power of healing through storytelling.
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: 13th 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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Training
Online Training for Latin America on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and Policy Instruments for the SDGs
Online training on STI policy and instruments for SDGs in Latin America, hosted by IATT and UNU-MERIT.
Seminar
The Unpromised Land: Elites and Human Capital Development in 20th-Century Peru
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Hector Paredes, a PhD Student at the Paris School of Economics working on Development, Globalisation, Political Economy and Trade.
Seminar
Social protection responses to forced displacement: recent approaches and field practices
Over 122M people were forcibly displaced in 2024. This highlights urgent needs to link humanitarian aid with national social protection.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The implementation and evaluation of Problem-Based Learning in Azerbaijani Higher Education
Ulkar Sattarova
Seminar
Reviving Joint Liability Contracts: Asymmetric Joint Liability Loans and Moral Hazard
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Francesco Cecchi, Associate Professor in the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University
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.