The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources
Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future
Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies
Research Fellow
Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia
Christine serves as a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Technical Advisor at I-TECH in Malawi and is current PhD candidate at UNU-MERIT since 2021.
Research Fellow
Dina Kamal
Dina Kamal is a PhD Dual Career fellow at UNU-MERIT since 2018.
Research Fellow
Silvana Huanqui
Silvana Huanqui is a PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT / Maastricht University. Her research thesis explores the relationship between Global Value Chain Integration in the mining sector and Local Economic Development and Productive Diversification.
Research Fellow
Elizabeth Hassan
Elizabeth Hassan is a part-time PhD fellow in the GPAC2 programme. Her research interests include school funding and learning outcomes, school effectiveness and socio-economic considerations. Elizabeth's PhD research focuses on educational resilience of public secondary schools in Nigeria and she is supervised by Prof. Dr. Louis Volante and Prof. Dr. Wim Groot.
Research Fellow
Valerio Giuffrida
Valerio Giuffrida is PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT
Degree Defense
Research Fellow
Lotte Geunis
Lotte Geunis is a parliamentary advisor specialising in open government reforms, with a focus on youth participation. She has worked with the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, International IDEA and the Open Government Partnership.
Research Fellow
Amira Gamaleldin
Amira Gamal El-Din is currently holding the position of Governance and Anti-Corruption Advisor at USAID/Economic Governance Activity in Egypt, where she is providing high-level technical assistance and support to the government counterparts. She is a Ph.D. fellow at Maastricht University with a focus on Governance and Policy Analysis.
Research Fellow
Tenzin Dolker
Tenzin Dolker is a multilingual gender justice, migrant rights and global development specialist, and a PhD Fellow since 2019 with over 15 years of experience in civil society, philanthropic and inter-governmental sectors.
Research Fellow
Mauricio Cespedes Quiroga
Mauricio Cespedes is the Vice minister of Science and Technology in Bolivia and a PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT since 2016.