🚀 The Hub is live! Welcome back Maastricht University colleagues and the Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP) participants. Offered by United Nations University - MERIT the MMDP is designed for government officials in migration and asylum. Including speakers from European Commission, European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 and ICMPD

We recently held our annual staff event to reflect on the past academic year. A big thank you to all our researchers, students and support staff for your hard work 👏

We look forward to resuming our full activities after summer and making the rest of 2024 even more impactful! 💫

Scholarships available for our Diaspora Engagement course!

Aimed at professionals & policy practitioners in the field of #migration , the course will be taught by Melissa Siegel.

⏰ Deadline: 29 June
➡️ bit.ly/44AtzOr

Co-funded by European Commission; contracted by ICMPD.

This Thursday, join our next UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Chair webinar!

Dr. Cassidy R. Sugimoto (@sppgatech) will be discussing the role of global science policies in fostering equitable international scientific exchanges and collaborations.

📅 20 June, 15:00-16:00 CEST
➡️ bit.ly/3x15G6B

Are South East European countries achieving their full growth potential?

A new report co-authored by our professorial fellow Anthony Bartzokas explores what needs to be done to drive change.

💡 Read the report here: bit.ly/4bTfuP4

Hear it from our graduates! Nazar Abdulazeez completed our Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods (EPRM) course; here's what he had to say about it.

Considering a PhD in policy, or looking to progress your policy career?

Learn more about the course here: merit.unu.edu/training/eprm/

🌍 How can we achieve an equitable global science system?

Join our next UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Chair webinar to learn more about the threats, challenges and opportunities for enabling fair international scientific exchanges from Dr. Cassidy R. Sugimoto (@sppgatech).

💡 bit.ly/3x15G6B

📣 #VACANCY 📣

United Nations University - MERIT is seeking the next Head of #Communications (P3) to lead its strategic communications and knowledge mobilization efforts.

Learn more and apply by 30 June ▶️ buff.ly/4caSzOR

#UNCareers #JobOpportunity @UNJobs

We're proud that our capacity development programmes contributed to School of Business and Economics @UM being placed among the global top 80 business schools in the Financial Times's Open-enrolment Executive Education Ranking 2024 🎉

Learn more and hear from our CDO Director Mindel van de Laar: bit.ly/3yXK7nZ

Are you our new Head of Comms?

UNU-MERIT is the #UN ’s institute for comprehensive innovation: a research & training institute that mobilises knowledge, education & policy to unlock the potential of innovation for #SustainableDevelopment .

Come join us! ➡️ rb.gy/eguq92

How does the integration of immigrants contribute to sustainable development?

Join our next research seminar, where Cátia Batista (NovaSBE) will present evidence from Portugal and Cape Verde.

📅 Thu 6 June, 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
📍 UNU-MERIT & online
➡️ bit.ly/3yNlbQ5