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: Michiko Iizuka
• Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminars
  Coordinators: Lika Sanikidze & Vasil Gubadze
• Metech Seminars
  Coordinators: Davina Osei, Mueid Alrae, Mario Gonzalez & Nga Le
• AE2/UNU-MERIT joint Macroeconomics Seminar series
  Coordinator: Eduardo Urias
• PhD Defences, UNU-MERIT and MGSoG PhD programmes
  Contact: Eveline in de Braek

May 2018
03	Eliciting, Applying and Exploring Multidimensional Welfare Weights: Evidence from the Field Prof. Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, University of Pavia category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: 0.16-0.17 time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
16	Why do Global Migrants have worse occupational health and safety? Prof. Marc Schenker, UC Davis School of Medicine category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: 1.23 time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
25	Too Scared to Achieve: The Relation between Neuroticism, Conscientiousness and Socioeconomic Outcomes Caroline Wehner, UNU-MERIT category: PhD defence venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht time: 12:00 - 13:30 abstract
June 2018
13-15	Science, Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship for Societal Welfare - SITE4Society Shyama Ramani (moderator), UNU-MERIT category: workshop venue: UNU-MERIT, Room 0.16-0.17 abstract | More information
27-28	2nd UNU-MERIT Internal Conference category: Conference venue: UNU-MERIT abstract
August 2018
06-07	Designing and Implementing Social Protection Programmes category: Course venue: Cape Town, South Africa abstract | More information
September 2018
25-26	Smart Specialization Strategies: Contemporary Challenges of its Design and Implementation category: Conference venue: The Institute of Economics, Zagreb abstract | More information