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
Can combining education and entertainment in video games promote pro-environmental behaviour?
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Stefania Innocenti, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford.
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).
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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.
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: The reach and impact of migration information campaigns in 25 communities across Africa and Asia
Nicolás Caso on migration information campaigns and their effects on migration aspirations.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Cost of Division. Essays on Political Economy, Social Cohesion, and Public Policies
Stefanie Cipriano Roost
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Climate Change, institutions, and inequality: Evidence from India
Manisha Mukherjee
Training
How Science, Technology, and Industrial Policy Will Shape Europe’s Future
UNU MERIT co-organises PhD Summer School 2026 in Strasbourg on Europe’s innovation, science and industrial policy.
Previous Events
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Exploration in Research Teams: Building on the Shoulders of PhD Students
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Professor Michele Pezzoni, Associate Professor at Université Côte d’Azur and linked to CNRS, GREDEG, and Observatoire des Sciences et Techniques, HCERES in France.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on the Extended Effects of International Scientific Mobility
Rodrigo Ito
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Economics of Children’s Outcomes: The Role of Policy Interventions and Household Dynamics
Karol Rodriguez Cabrera
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Skills for resilience, Human capital and occupational mobility across dynamic labor markets
Renata Mayer Gukovas
Conference
PhD Event: March Research Days
In Person: Join our annual event as PhD fellows present their research.
Seminar
Second generation’s family-driven ‘return’ migration and educational (dis-)integrations in the ancestral homeland
Dr. Nilay Kılınç on second-generation ‘return’ to Turkey and educational integration in the ancestral homeland.
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Unpacking the Findings of the World Intellectual Property Report 2026: Technology on the Move
HYBRID: WIPO’s Intan Hamdan-Livramento and Julio Raffo present WIPR 2026 on technology diffusion and growth.