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How does government distrust impact sustainability?

Prof  Dr Jo Ritzen is an Honorary Professor at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. He served as Minister of Education, Culture, and Science of the Netherlands from 1989 to 1998, becoming the longest-serving Education Minister in the EU. Subsequently, he was appointed Vice-President of the World Ban...
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City Council Officials visit UNU-MERIT in order to strengthen cooperation

Last week, a delegation from the City Council visited UNU-MERIT to explore ways to further our partnership. The City’s delegation comprised Ms Anita Bastiaans, Alderman for Welfare, Diversity, Civic Integration, Euregio and Europe; Mr Johan Pas, Alderman for Housing, Education, Student City & We...
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Should STI policies in Latin America give priority to social inclusion?

During the first webinar of the UNESCO Chair series on ”Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development in Latin America”, Prof. Gabriela Dutrénit  (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, México) gave a presentation on “STI Policy, development strate...
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Multifaceted Impacts of Climate Change on Mental Health – Towards Integrated Climate Services (COP-27 side event)

We aim to enhance understanding of multifaceted impacts of climate change and related hazards on mental health and psychosocial well-being by capturing reflections from different geographic regions and their capacities to integrate support services in climate response strategies. Speakers: Xiaomeng ...
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How to reach Bali?

Article originally published in Morse In the recent years, we all observed how countries and institutions relied on digital tools to deal with the COVID shocks. For example, at Maastricht University, with the help of the digital learning management system and meeting software Canvas, Zoom and MS Tea...
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Addressing the main challenges on Science, Technology & Innovation Policies for Latin America

As part of UNU-MERIT’s UNESCO Chair on Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development for Latin America, we proudly announce our series of webinars on Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development in Latin America. The meetings will be framed ...
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New partnership will enable groundbreaking collaboration on physics and economic models

The United Nations University-MERIT (UNU-MERIT) and the Enrico Fermi Study and Research Center (CREF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining a framework for a groundbreaking collaboration that will apply physics models to economics.  In November, a delegation of UNU-MERIT, led by ...
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UNU-MERIT Director’s Corner Podcast – November 2022

 United Nations University – MERIT · Director´s Corner Podcast – Nov 2022   In this episode of the Director’s Corner Podcast, Director Bartel Van de Walle chats with Kathleen Hopewell, new Student Ambassador of the MPP Programme. In this conversation, Bartel shares with Kathl...
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The Policy Action Lab accelerates sustainable transformations through knowledge co-production

UNU-MERIT’s Policy Action Lab provides a safe space for knowledge exchange between practitioners and researchers and broadens the scope of how global policy challenges and problems are framed and defined. Its core objective is: to draw on lessons learned from the experience of policy actors and othe...
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New Ukrainian migration research network to launch in November

Press release The Research Network on Ukrainian Migration, a new initiative from the Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw; Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute; Maastricht University; and UNU-MERIT, launches in Maastricht on November 8.  The Research Network on Ukrain...
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UNU-MERIT launches its 2022/23 seminar series edition.

Starting on Thursday, 20 October, UNU-MERIT launches its yearly seminar series for the academic period of 2022/23.This years’ edition aims for a bi-weekly in-person dynamic, with a hybrid format to maximise attendance. Seminars will happen every other Thursday during lunchtime and lunch will be cate...
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UNU-MERIT Director’s Corner Podcast – October 2022

United Nations University – MERIT · Director’s Corner – Oct 2022   In this episode of the Director’s Corner, Prof. Bartel Van de Walle in conversation with Keith Burnet, Senior Advisor in Communications at UNU-MERIT, discusses how the institute’s Computational Innovation...
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Surveying with partner universities in a global setting is a long and winding road

We all know that starting a research project is not the same as starting the actual research. Administrative hurdles and research preparation simply take time – often more time than planned. Beginning in 2022, a research team of 10 partners from 10 different universities on 4 continents started work...
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European innovation leaders ranked in new report

  The European Commission has released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2022, which tracks innovation across the continent. It was prepared and coordinated by UNU-MERIT’s researchers Hugo Hollanders, Nordine Es-Sadki and Aishe Khalilova.  The European Innovation Scoreboard provides a comparat...
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Alumni’s role in developing World Bank education policy boosted by MPP

  A joint post by Abigail Daley & Louisee Cruz Louisee Cruz traces her path to career success directly back to her decision to undertake the Masters of Science in Public Policy and Human Development, graduating in 2017. She speaks to Abbie Daley about her journey, lessons learned, and her h...
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LED there be light: The evolution in LED technology and dynamics of entry into the LED lighting market

Our ‘Dual Focus PhD’ series tracks the working lives of our part-time PhD fellows. Many work at the highest of levels, both nationally and internationally, and they come to Maastricht in person for our part-time PhD programme on Innovation, Economics, Governance and Sustainable Development (IEGSD). ...
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UNU-MERIT Director’s Corner Podcast – September 2022

UNU-MERIT · Director’s Corner – Sept 2022   In this month’s episode of the Director’s Corner, Prof. Bartel Van de Walle welcomes staff and students to the institute after the summer break and outlines his plans for the autumn. In conversation with Keith Burnet, Senior Ad...
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Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Policy in India

  At the invitation of the Government of Kerala, India, Dr Nanditha Mathew, Research Fellow, participated in the Loka Kerala Sabha convention as an independent expert contributor. Loka Kerala Sabha was formed to deepen the democratic space and debate on the directionality of policies by hearing...
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The Community of Innovation Survey: A Living Legacy of UNU-MERIT’s Successful Track Record in Innovation

A post by Nordine Es-Sadki. The Community Innovation Survey (CIS) is the reference survey on innovation in enterprises. The EU Member States first introduced the survey in 1992; since then, it has become the regular biennial data collection. UNU-MERIT’s Anthony Arundel has been involved in the early...
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Are emerging economies already engaging with Industry 4.0 technologies?

This article is republished from Development Matters. Read the original article here. A joint post By Michele Delera, Prof Carlo Pietrobelli, UNU-MERIT , and Elisa Calza and Dr Alejandro Lavopa, UNIDO[1] There are many controversies among economists but one fact is undisputed: long-run productivity ...
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