Infrastructure and mobility: 'Strong connections with neighbouring countries towards a sustainable and liveable society across the border'
The next ITEM Annual Conference will take place in cooperation with Province of Zuid Holland on Friday 17 November 2023 in The Hague.
The ITEM annual conference in Groningen focused on the impact of border regions on security, health and energy supply for residents of Europe's internal borders. Current social developments in the fields of energy, health and safety still show that, in order to tackle barriers and work together with...
Video available. The Corona pandemic has shown that attention to tackling obstacles is achieved not only by streamlining regulations, but also by recognizing a border identity. A joint strategy and working together with partners on both sides of the border, each from their own background appears to...
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...
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...
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...
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
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.
During the Master Information Market you have the opportunity to gain more information about several master programmes.
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?