Joint PhD programme
The Joint PhD programme is a multidisciplinary programme offered by UNU-MERIT and the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG), providing advanced training in the knowledge and skills most relevant to policy analysis and the economics of technology and innovation.
Built around core courses for all PhD fellows, the programme has two specializations leading to a PhD in Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change at UNU-MERIT, or a PhD in Public Policy and Policy Analysis at the MGSoG.
During their first year, students complete a basic, compulsory training programme conducted by leading scholars of the host and partner universities. These courses are taught in Maastricht and spread across two semesters.
Joint PhD programme of MGSoG and UNU-MERIT
The Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change (UNU-MERIT)
Public Policy and Policy Analysis (MGSoG)
Next starting date: 1 September 2012
Application deadline: 1 March 2012
Dual Career Training Programme to obtain a PhD in Governance and Policy Analysis (GPAC²) (MGSoG / UNU-MERIT)
Next starting date: 5 March 2012
Application deadline: 1 December 2011
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Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development
(Maastricht Graduate School of Governance)
The starting point of the MPP programme is to stimulate students to gain
an understanding of the basic idea of good governance. The emphasis of
the programme lies with the question of how can public policy be dealt
with in the most effective and efficient way.
To guarantee high quality in an international environment, we cooperate
with the faculties of Maastricht University, partner universities and
international organizations, like the International Labour Organization
(ILO). The MPP programme concentrates on public policy analysis and
governance in general and includes the following specializations:
- Social Policy Design and Financing (in co-operation with the ILO)
- Trade and Development Law
- Sustainable Development
- Migration Studies
- Risk and Vulnerability (in co-operation with UNU-EHS)
- Regional Integration & Multi-Level Governance (in co-operation with UNU-CRIS)
- Innovation, Institutions & Development
Objective
In this programme, you will be trained in formulating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating policy in order to be able to give recommendations for improving or replacing ongoing policies. Students are provided with a variety of skills, tools and knowledge which enables them to work as policy designers and policy analysts in public and private institutions.
Student profile
The programme serves various groups of students, ranging from bachelor's students to mid-career professionals. The Maastricht Graduate School of Governance aims to recruit students with strong academic records, a demonstrated commitment to public (international) affairs and/or an outstanding potential for career growth and leadership.
What can you expect?
- concentrated one-year master's programme
- approximately four hours of class per day
- training in small international groups
- skills trainings, workshops, presentations, debates
- personal guidance
- challenging but fun!
More information about programme details, student profile and admission
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Training Courses
Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy in Developing Countries (DEIP)
The UNU-MERIT course on the Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies in Developing countries (DEIP) is an intensive one week course for policy makers in science, technology and innovation policy in developing countries and for participants from the private sector involved in strategic decision-making about technology and innovation. The programme aims to meet the growing demand from developing countries for support in analysing the latest technological developments and designing appropriate responses and policies tailored to their specific development contexts.
The target population of the course consists of senior and middle level officials of Ministries of Science and Technology, Ministries of Industry, Ministries of Economic Affairs and other technology supporting institutions as well as representatives from the private sector involved in science and technology policy issues
The course focuses on the theory and practice of innovation policy, on policy design, policy implementation, on the measurement and monitoring of innovative performance and on the evaluation of the outcomes of innovation policies.
Courses are planned jointly with host organisations in developing countries. Applications for the organisation of a course can be sent to the secretary of the training courses:
Ms. Eveline in de Braek
UNU-MERIT
PhD Programme
Keizer Karelplein 19
6211 TC Maastricht, The Netherlands
indebraek@merit.unu.edu
More information
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Other teaching activities
1. DIMETIC
In addition to its internal teaching activities, UNU-MERIT is one of
the three institutions that founded the Economics of Technological and
Institutional Change (ETIC) programme. The two other institutes are
BETA (Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, in Strasbourg, France),
and IKE (Institute of Production) at Aalborg University, Denmark. The
ETIC programme has been a series of doctoral training programmes aimed
primarily at PhD students in the early stages of their research. Each
year there are two two-week sessions, one at UNU-MERIT and one at BETA
in Strasbourg, the Maastricht session focusing on microeconomics and
industrial dynamics, the Strasbourg session concentrating largely on
macro-economic and policy issues. This programme was initially funded
for three years, starting in 1997, by the "Training and Mobility of
Researchers" programme of the European Union. The funding has recently
been renewed for a further three years. since 2005, the ETIC programme
has become part of DIME (Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in
Europe) an EU 6th Framework Network of Excellence. The name has been
changed to DIMETIC and the focus of the programme has been expanded to
reflect the broader scope of interests in DIME. In addition a third
two-week session has been added, held in Pecs, Hungary. Starting in
2007, the themes of the three sessions will be
Micro approaches to innovation and innovation networks
Geography of innovation and growth: theory, empricis and policy
Modelling - Regional innovation systems, clusters and dynamics.
People from UNU-MERIT participating in DIMETIC are Robin Cowan, Pierre
Mohnen, Gerry Silverberg, Luc Soete, Thomas Ziesemer, and Bart
Verspagen.
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