Research Topics

Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

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Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies

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e-Justice Presentation at UNU

This seminar hopes to explore the nexus of Electronic Governance (EGOV) and e-Justice, unveiling a transformative landscape.

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Digital Platform Government, an evolving digital transformation of South Korea

This seminar is about South Korea’s digital government status marked by a well-developed infrastructure of digital governance.

Project 01 Oct 2023

Capacity building programme on Digital Governance in the Public Administration of Cabo Verde

Enhance Cape Verde's public sector with a structured training programme focused on digital transformation and governance.

News 30 Sep 2023

27th Workshop of the SDG-Universities Platform

The workshop discussed the progress of the working groups ahead of the Interim Report Meeting in October 2023.

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Japan's Foreign Policy in Turbulent Times

On 12 October, UNU will host a conversation with Kuniko Inoguchi, Member of the House of Councillors of Japan.

News 29 Sep 2023

'Large Language Models: ChatGPT, Bard, 悟道' discussed in the next session of UNU Generative AI Series

Our next guest speaker in this monthly series of webinars is Prof. Philippe De Wilde, from the University of Kent, United Kingdom.

Person Mercator Fellow

Luisa Kern

Luisa Kern is a Mercator Fellow at UNU-CPR.

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UNU Generative AI Series | Large Language Models: ChatGPT, Bard, 悟道

In the third session of the UNU Generative AI Series of webinars, we welcome Prof. Philippe de Wilde as our guest speaker.

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A Dialogue with Lord Patten: Japan and Britain in a Changing Asia

On 16 October 2023, UNU and the University of Oxford Japan Office will co-host a special Conversation Series event with Lord Patten of Barnes.

Doctorate Degree Doctorate

PhD in Sustainability Science

A three-year programme with an innovative approach to sustainability issues and a global change perspective.

UNU-IAS