UNU-MERIT and MGSoG Joint Seminar Series

UNU-MERIT - a joint research and training centre of United Nations University and Maastricht University, and the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG), have launched a joint monthly Seminar Series. The seminars will disseminate the latest research findings and encourage broad-based discussions on key global issues on development, innovation, international policy and governance with a focus on developing countries context.

The Seminar Series aims to bridge the sometimes artificial divide made between academic research, and policy formulation and implementation. The complex processes of globalization being experienced by all countries today necessitate a proactive and knowledge-based approach to policymaking that is supported by evidence-based research.  The seminar speakers are renowned international specialists and seasoned policy practitioners with first hand experience in integrating multiple perspectives into day to day decision-making.

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We believe that scientific exploration and explanation are adventurous endeavours requiring discipline and creativity. The objective is to enhance ingenuity in technical and in political matters. The School provides an academic forum to discuss, to discover and to learn in an open-minded atmosphere. Scholarly research is matched by socially embedded curiosity and by the desire to contribute to the analytical mapping of problems and solutions. The relevance of the topics, the scholarly quality of the contributions and the international scope of the organizing institutes, turn these joint seminars into sessions in an intellectual powerhouse. Prof. Dr. Chris de Neubourg, Academic Director, MGSOG

The facilitation of regular policy discussions is an important aspect of our research mission. As a part of the international and local university community, UNU-MERIT hopes to contribute to insights on global issues that global and local policymakers are concerned about. The joint seminars will help to expose our research community to the practical realities of the national and international governance of science, technology and innovation. This ensures that our research and policy analysis remains relevant, and will hopefully, even if it is only indirectly, contribute to the poverty reduction and sustainable development goals that are at the heart of the mission of the UNU. Prof. Dr. Luc Soete, Director, UNU-MERIT

About UNU-MERIT
UNU-MERIT is a joint research and training centre of United Nations University (UNU) and Maastricht University in the Netherlands. UNU-MERIT provides insights into the social, political and economic factors that drive technological change and innovation. The Centre's research and training programmes address a broad range of policy questions relating to the national and international governance of science, technology and innovation, with a particular focus on the creation, diffusion and access to knowledge.
   
About MGSoG
The Maastricht Graduate School of Governance seeks to train experts who become a pivotal element in national social governance focused on making national social protection systems economically, financially and socially more sustainable. The main objective of the School is to create a critical mass of researchers, specialized in social protection and public policy, that are able to provide necessary practical advice based on sound research. The School believes that the combination of knowledge and skills is essential for communicating research results and is therefore integrated in its Master’s, PhD and training programmes.

For more information please visit the online calendar at www.merit.unu.edu or www.governance.unimaas.nl