Past events

  • 23 May

    Student Think Tank - Heerlen

    In the context of the Nachbar Nacht, a Student Think Tank will take place. The Think tank will focus on opportunities of young professionals living in the border region. The Think Tank will be organised by the Municipality of Heerlen and the Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border...

  • 09 May

    Nachbar Nacht - Heerlen

    On Wednesday May 9, 2018, the Municipality of Heerlen organises an event in the city centre of Heerlen. This event is organized to celebrate the border location Heerlen-Aachen. The distance between Heerlen and Aachen is so small that both cities can easily benefit from each other’s cultures and...

  • 13 Jul 14 Jul
    08:45 - 18:30

    2017 APPAM International Conference

    This international conference, held in the capital of Europe’s political project, invites researchers, analysts, and policymakers to critically reflect on their experiences of working on issues of public policy and governance beyond borders. The event is hosted by MGSoG / UNU-MERIT (Maastricht...

  • 06 Mar
    18:30 - 21:00

    UNU Action Debate: ‘High Time for UN Reform?’ High-Level Reflections Ahead of the ‘Global Challenges Prize 2017: A New Shape’

    UNU-MERIT and the Global Challenges Foundation are hosting an ‘action debate’: a panel discussion to thrash out practical routes to reform. Featuring high-level speakers from the worlds of academia and diplomacy, the debate will map out the future of global governance

  • 25 Feb
    08:00 - 18:00

    NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition

    Graduate students from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs (NASPAA) will compete at UNU-MERIT and seven other sites worldwide in this day-long simulation.

  • 29 Nov
    17:30 - 19:00

    Master Information Market

    During the Master Information Market you have the opportunity to gain more information about several master programmes.

  • 25 Nov
    13:00 - 14:00

    'UNU Jargon Buster': Valorisation Session

    What happens when researchers from different backgrounds and disciplines work together for the first time? Do scholars and politicians use similar concepts in different ways? Do YOU know your PoCs from your POCs?

  • 22 Jun
    11:57