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News
Call for Papers: 10th Asian International Economic Law Network Conference - Beyond Hegemonic Instability: Green Regionalism in the Global Context
The organising committee welcomes proposals addressing questions concerning green regionalism & its global implications. Submission deadline: 1 July.
Announcement
Next Course: “Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture: Bridging the Gap Between Lab and Field”, August 2026
Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Julián Rafael Dib at PROIMI-CONICET in Tucumán, Argentina.
News
Nidhi Nagabhatla will co-Lead the Committee on Data Policy and Sustainable Development Goals
Nidhi Nagabhatla has been nominated to co-lead the committee on Data Policy and Sustainable Development Goals Beyond 2030 Agenda.
Expert
Christoph Schmitt
Christoph Schmitt, Academic Affiliate at UNU-FLORES.
Person
Person
Yifan Mao
Yifan Mao is a research fellow at the United Nations University Institute in Macau who focused on the intersection of AI, education, and a sustainable future.
Article
Ancestral Sociohydrology: Transforming Water Research by Learning from Multiple Ways of Knowing, Relating to, and Governing Water
The contemporary scientific concept of the hydrological cycle emerged within a positivist paradigm.
Commentary
Putting Sustainability at the Center of the AI Conversation
Writing in The Japan Times, our expert Jerome Silla highlights the transformative potential of AI for sustainable development.
Seminar
Organisational Capabilities, Digitalisation, and Labour Productivity
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series, in collaboration with the MILE–SBE Seminar Series, is pleased to announce an upcoming research seminar featuring Elena Cefis, Full Professor at the University of Bergamo.
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Marino Tommaso Dezulian
Marino Tommaso Dezulian