Future Events

UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance organise a range of activities designed to stimulate academic debate, disseminate research findings, and facilitate knowledge sharing among researchers and policymakers. Regular workshops and training courses are also held as part of the research and policy analysis programme. Regular events include:

• Short-term training programme "Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy" DEIP Coordinator: Anthony Arundel
• Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminars
  Coordinators: Maisha Fairuz & Sabrina Kouba
• Metech Seminars
  Coordinators: Racky Balde & Michelle Gonzalez
• AE2/UNU-MERIT joint Macroeconomics Seminar series
  Coordinator: Eduardo Urias
• Migration Seminar series
  Coordinators: Veronika Georgieva
• PhD Defences, UNU-MERIT and MGSoG PhD programmes
  Contact: Eveline in de Braek

January 2020
30	Meeting with Lilianne Ploumen, Member of Parliament Lilianne Ploumen, Dutch Parliament category: public lecture venue: UNU-MERIT Conference Room time: 13:00 - 14:00 abstract | More information
February 2020
06	UM Star Lecture 2020: Myths and misconceptions around migration Prof. Melissa Siegel, UNU-MERIT category: External event venue: UM Campus Brussels time: 20:00 - 22:00 abstract | More information
06	Humanitarian Assistance and IDPs. Experimental Evidence from a Voucher Program in the Congo Dr. Maarten Voors, Wageningen University category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: 0.16/0.170.17 time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
13	Polycentric urban development and economic productivity in China: A multiscalar analysis Dr. Mingshu Wang, University of Twente category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: 0.16/0.17 time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
20	Student Migrant, Refugee or Both? Exploring Refugee Agency and Mobility through Tertiary Education in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda Ayla Bonfiglio, UNU-MERIT category: PhD defence venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6 time: 12:00 - 13:30 abstract
March 2020
07	Master’s Open Day category: Open day venue: UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht time: 12:00 - 16:00 abstract | More information
April 2020
03	Call for abstracts: 1st Health and Migration collaborative community symposium to be held on 3 April 2020 Various speakers, UNU-MERIT category: Conference abstract