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UNU/UM Partnership formalized
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| From left to right: Jo Ritzen, Hans van Ginkel and Franz Palm |
Jo Ritzen, President of Maastricht University and Hans van Ginkel, Rector of United Nations University have signed the document formalizing the integration of UNU-MERIT, their joint research and training institute on innovation and technology in Maastricht. Also present at the signing on 1st May were: Franz Palm, professor at the Faculty of Economics & Business Administration at Maastricht University and representative of the MERIT Foundation; Jayantha Dhanapala, Chairperson, United Nations University Council; Gerald Mols, Rector Magnificus, Maastricht University; Max Bond, Executive Director, Office of the Rector, UNU; and Luc Soete, Director, UNU-MERIT.
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Ramesh Thakur honoured
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| Ramesh Thakur (top) and Jan Pronk speaking at the conference |
The outgoing UNU Senior Vice Rector in charge of the Peace and Governance programme, Ramesh Thakur, was honoured at a farewell conference on Disarmament, Peace and Conflict Prevention in Maastricht on 1st May. The conference was organized on the eve of the 33rd Session of the UNU Conference of Directors taking place at UNU-MERIT. The main speakers were: Jo Ritzen, President, Maastricht University; Jayantha Dhanapala, Chairperson, United Nations University Council and former head of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, UNIDIR; Jan Pronk, Professor of International Development at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague and former UN Special Envoy to Sudan; and Hans van Ginkel, Rector, United Nations University.
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CONDIR 33 meeting in Maastricht
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| Directors of UNU Research and Training Centres/Programmes and UNU management staff attending the CONDIR 33 meeting in Maastricht. |
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UNU-MERIT at UN Commission on Sustainable Development
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UNU-MERIT has convened a side event at the 15th session of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD-15) in New York, taking place from 30th April to 11 May. The UNU-MERIT on 4th May focuses on Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Alternatives in the Transport and Energy Sectors: Issues for Developing Countries. It is part of a research and capacity building programme at the institute that contributes to the development of alternative roadmaps for the use of sustainable energy sources in developing countries.
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Measuring "Eco-innovation" Project
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Building on the work of the European Commission (Eurostat) this project coordinated by Dr. René Kemp aims to develop appropriate indicators to analyse eco-innovation, the evolution of markets for environmental technologies, and the overall eco-efficiency of the EU economy. The results will support the implementation of the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP), launched in January 2004. |
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FACE OF THE MONTH: Asel Doranova
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| Asel Doranova (right) with colleagues in Bonn |
Asel Doranova, a second year PhD researcher at UNU-MERIT, started her internship with the Capacity Building Team at the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) office in Bonn in February 2007. Her tasks include assisting in the design of a database to support regular monitoring of capacity-building and designing a survey to be used to gather information for assessing capacities in developing countries for implementation of the Kyoto protocol and related Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects. Results of the survey will be used to design capacity building activities targeting a wide group of local actors, such as local government, private entities, research and educational institutions and NGOs. In addition the survey structure aims to provide guidance to capture information on national capacities in the reports prepared by country parties.
“I am keen to make my own contribution to projects and activities implemented at the UNFCCC office. My ‘baggage’ of knowledge, experience, and academic perspectives is proving to be interesting for my new colleagues. Besides, this internship gives me a unique opportunity to establish a personal network with experts, resource people and students that would also be important in proceeding in my PhD research as well as in my future research work.”
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PERSPECTIVE: Nec vitia nec remedia
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| Alexis Habiyaremye |
With increasingly unpredictable weather patterns providing yet more compelling evidence of global warming, Alexis Habiyaremye reflects on what it will take to move away from unsustainable consumption patterns to embrace less materialistic lifestyle choices.
Alexis is a PhD researcher at UNU-MERIT.
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Selected Recent Events
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2-4 May, UNESCO Fontenoy, Paris. International Conference on Innovation for Development. UNU-MERIT director Luc Soete presented a paper titled: “Innovation for Development: Models for Developing Countries.”
24-27 April, Nairobi. Africa Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Pre-Study Workshop on Regional and National Health Policies in Africa. The workshop was organized as part of a 12-country regional study coordinated by Dr. Padmashree Gehl Sampath and Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka.
24-25 April, Bahrain. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Seminar on the Potential of Alternative Energy. Prof. Lynn Mytelka participated at the seminar, held at the Arabian Gulf University. The meeting explored a range of alternative energy options, and showcased success stories and national initiatives on using alternative energy technologies in the Gulf countries
19-20 April, Cape Town. Digital Freedom Expo. UNU-MERIT researchers Rishab Aiyer Ghosh - who gave a keynote presentation on “Participation in and use of Free and Open Source Software: A world perspective” - and Philipp Schmidt (currently based at the University of the Western Cape) represented the Institute at the meeting. More
26 April, Brussels. European- South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme (ESASTAP) meeting. ESASTAP has been funded by successive EU Framework programmes to encourage partnerships between South African scientists and European partners. UNU-MERIT researcher Marion Motari, who recently completed fieldwork on South Africa’s health biotechnology innovation system, participated at the meeting. |
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New DEIP workshop planned
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Applications are invited for the Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy in Developing Countries (DEIP) training workshop in Maastricht in October 2007. The course targets senior and middle level officials of Ministries of Science and Technology, Ministries of Industry and other technology supporting institutions and agencies based in developing countries. The deadline for applications is 13 July 2007. |
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