About Us
The United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) is a research and training institute of United Nations University based in Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands. The institute functions as a unique research centre and graduate school for around 100 PhD fellows and 140 Master’s students. It is also a UN think tank addressing a broad range of policy questions on science, innovation and democratic governance.
http://www.merit.unu.edu/about-us/
Press releases
New Open Access Handbook on Social Protection Systems
A new Open Access Handbook on Social Protection Systems features contributions from UNU-MERIT researchers Franziska Gassmann , Tamara Kool... read more
09.09.2021 • By United Nations University - MERIT
Future of Industrial Work Conference: From Artificial Intelligence to...
UNIDO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria VIENNA, 19-20 September 2019 – Two United Nations agencies will join an international network of... read more
09.09.2019 • By United Nations University - MERIT
New $2 million UNU project launches in Kenya: Monitoring & evaluation of...
The United Nations University in the Netherlands (UNU-MERIT) is pleased to announce the signature of an agreement with the World Food Programme... read more
12.04.2019 • By United Nations University - MERIT
Almost 600 students from 11 global sites are set to compete in ‘Host...
The United Nations University institute in the Netherlands, UNU-MERIT, will host 43 graduate students in the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student... read more
25.01.2019 • By United Nations University - MERIT
United Nations institute pilots carbon tax for staff air travel: Because...
MAASTRICHT – The UN’s research and training institute in the Netherlands, UNU-MERIT , has introduced a carbon ‘tax’ on air travel for its more... read more
09.01.2019 • By United Nations University - MERIT
WATSON Releases New Survey Questionnaire Aimed at SMEs
An opportunity to influence EU Policy plus the chance to win an Amazon Echo Spot! The WATSON project is now inviting innovative SMEs to take... read more
03.09.2018 • By United Nations University - MERIT
Studying the impact of R&D tax incentives on SME-led innovation: New EU...
Prof. Pierre Mohnen will lead UNU-MERIT's stake in WATSON -- a new 1 million euro innovation project. WATSON is a research project funded... read more
22.02.2018 • By United Nations University - MERIT
Book Launch: A Second Chance for Europe -- Economic, Political and Legal...
United Nations University-MERIT, Maastricht University Campus Brussels, and the City of Maastricht will hold a book launch event for the edited... read more
21.11.2017 • By United Nations University - MERIT
Amsterdam International Water Week: UNU partners honoured
Young entrepreneurs from ‘ Finish Society India’ and ‘Sidian Bank Kenya’ were honoured in this year’s ‘ Sarphati Sanitation Awards’, presented... read more
17.11.2017 • By United Nations University - MERIT
UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants: Six Critical Perspectives
As w orld leaders gather at UN HQ for a summit on refugees and migrants, 19 September 2016, the United Nations University Migration Network (... read more
19.09.2016 • By United Nations University - MERIT
