United Nations University-MERIT

11/09/2026

FINAL CALL: Apply for the third edition of our online course Causes and Consequences of the Digital Divide!

The course looks at digital inclusion and how technology can support fair and sustainable development. Participants will also learn about the growing role of AI and how digital gaps can be identified and addressed.

📅 5 October – 16 November 2026
💻 Online
🎓 Free for selected participants thanks to the Global Gateway strategy of the European Union.

‼️ Apply by 13 September, 2026: https://shorturl.at/TeO7q

09/09/2026

This week, we welcomed participants from around the world for the start of our Autumn 2026 Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods (EPRM) programme.
They bring different professional backgrounds and policy questions, but share a common focus: turning real-world challenges into research that can inform better policy.

📚 A warm welcome to our newest EPRM cohort. We are very happy to have you with us!

🔗 To learn more about our individual or group-based training courses, visit our website (go.unu.edu/DxbGe) or email [email protected].

08/09/2026

⏳ ONE WEEK TO GO: Applications are still open for the 2026 Michael Cichon Graduate Award

Created in memory of Michael Cichon, a visionary leader and advocate for universal social protection, the award celebrates his enduring legacy. Michael strongly believed in the power of engaging young minds to advance social justice and policy innovation, and the award carries forward his commitment to supporting future leaders in the field.

Now in its second edition, the award invites emerging researchers to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to some of today’s most pressing policy challenges and carry forward Michael’s commitment to more inclusive and sustainable social protection.

📅 Deadline: 15 September 2026
🔗 Learn more and submit your thesis: https://go.unu.edu/vbKN1

08/09/2026

03/09/2026

Scholarship applications are now open for the Moving the Migration Policy Agenda Forward (MMPAF) Programme!

MMPAF is a capacity development programme for working professionals, offering two stand-alone online courses on Migration and Development and Irregular Migration. Participants can apply for a scholarship to join either one or both courses.

📅 Application deadline: 4 October 2026
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://go.unu.edu/ZtQ0m

The programme is co-funded by the European Commission and contracted by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) through the Migration Partnership Facility.

03/09/2026

🌍 We are pleased to co-organise the Caribbean Capacity-Building Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies and Instruments for the SDGs!

Organised through UN IATT Workstream 6, the workshop brings together Eclac, UN Trade and Development(UNCTAD), UNESCO, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and partners across the United Nations system from 8–10 September to strengthen STI policymaking tailored to the opportunities and challenges facing Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

💻 Online
🔗 Learn more and register: https://go.unu.edu/MCb2t

01/09/2026

👋 A warm welcome to our MPP 2026/27 cohort!

A few glimpses from yesterday’s Introduction Day as we welcomed our new students and marked the start of the new academic year. We wish them all the very best for the year ahead and look forward to seeing them become part of our community.

01/09/2026

👋 A warm welcome to our MPP 2026/27 cohort!

A few glimpses from yesterday’s Introduction Day as we welcomed our new students and marked the start of the new academic year. We wish them all the very best for the year ahead and look forward to seeing them become part of our community.

🔗 Learn more about the MPP: https://go.unu.edu/Bin4I

31/08/2026

Looking for a stronger understanding of how governance works, not only in theory, but in practice?

Our online course Governance in Theory and Practice approaches governance from multiple disciplinary perspectives, bringing together diverse literature and methodological approaches. The course will guide participants through key theoretical debates around the concept of governance, alongside a range of empirical examples that illustrate how governance works in practice.

📅 Starts: 21 September 2026
⏳ Application deadline: 7 September 2026

🔗 Find out more and apply: https://go.unu.edu/HCQiF