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Calendar of upcoming events

UNU-MERIT organises a range of activities designed to stimulate academic debate, disseminate research findings, and facilitate knowledge sharing among researchers and policymakers. The Institute also hosts regular workshops and training courses as part of its research and policy analysis programme.

Regular events include:
UNU-MERIT academic research seminars about technology and development.
    Coordinators: Ezequiel Tacsir, Asel Doranova, Sergey Filippov & Shuan     SadreGhazi
Policy seminars covering issues of importance to developing countries in the area of innovation, new technologies and development.
    Coordinators: Nora Engel, Bilal Mirza & Daniel Vertesy
Short term training programme "Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy" DEIP
    Coordinator: Adam Szirmai
The PhD seminar series
    Coordinator: Semih Akcomak

Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminars
    Coordinators: Ezequiel Tacsir, Asel Doranova, Sergey Filippov & Shuan
    SadreGhazimore information
Charles Cooper Public Lecture Series
    Coordinator: Wangu Mwangi | more information

 
August 2008
 
28 Blurred boundaries between firms, and new boundaries within (large multinational) firms: the impact of decentralized networks for innovation
John Cantwell, Rutgers University
category: Academic research seminar
venue: Keizer karelplein 19, conference room, 4th floor
time: 12:00 - 13:00
abstract  
 
 
September 2008
 
04 Village-Wide Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology:The Case of Bt Cotton in India
Subramanian Arjunan, Georg-August-University of Goettingen
category: Academic research seminar
abstract  
 
05-06 The Internationalisation of Chinese and Indian firms: Trends, Motivations and Strategy
category: Conference
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht
time: 13:30 - 13:00
abstract   More information
 
09 The Challenges of Governance Structure, Trade Disputes and Natural Environment to China's Growth
Wing Thye Woo, University of California Davis
category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar
venue: Auditorium 0.009, Maastricht School of Governance, Kapoenstraat 2, 6211 KW Maastricht
time: 16:00 - 17:30
abstract   More information
 
18 Training in Times of Change
Roberto Zachmann, ILO
category: Policy seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Conference room, 4th floor
 
25 t.b.a.
Marianne van der Steen, University of Twente
category: Academic research seminar
venue: UNU-Merit, Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht
time: 15:00
abstract  
 
 
October 2008
 
02 Social interdependencies in consumption: Fashion, fads, and positional competition
Marina Bianchi, Department of Economic Sciences, University of Cassino,
category: Academic research seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht
time: 16:00
abstract  
 
06-17 DIMETIC
category: Training seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht
time: 09:00 - 17:45
abstract   More information
 
09 Medical Innovation
Davide Consoli, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School
category: Academic research seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, 4th floor
time: 16:00
abstract  
 
23 The Micro-foundations of Social Contracts, Civil Conflicts, and International Peace-Making
Prof. Mansoob Murshed, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague
category: Policy seminar
venue: Conference Room, 4th Floor, UNU-MERIT
time: 16:00 - 17:15
abstract  
 
30-31 Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovation, and Development
category: Conference
venue: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, the Netherlands
More information
 
 
November 2008
 
10-14 Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy in Developing Countries (DEIP)
category: Training seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht, the Netherlands
More information
 
27 Trying to meet the challenge of creating health innovaton for neglected diseases: Do we have new players in an old game or a new game and some different players?
Prof. Joanna Chataway, The Open University, UK
category: Policy seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, 4th floor
time: 16:00
 
 
December 2008
 
10-11 The 5th International Conference on Innovation and Management (ICIM2008)
UNU-MERIT, supported by Wuhan University of Technology (China) and Yamaguchi University (Japan)
category: Conference
abstract   More information
 
 
January 2009
 
29 t.b.a.
Dr. Helena Marques, Manchester Business School, UK
category: Policy seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, 4th floor
time: 16:00
abstract  
 
 
April 2009
 
23 t.b.a.
Sisule F. Musungu,
category: Policy seminar
venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, 4th floor
time: 16:00
abstract  
 

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