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PhD Programme on Innovation, Economics and Governance for Development
During their first year, fellows complete an intensive programme of required and elective courses,taught by leading scholars of the UNU-MERIT and our partner universities. These courses are taught in English, in Maastricht, and spread across two semesters, starting in September each year. The course work is followed by three years of dissertation research and writing, ending with a completed PhD thesis. At the end of the programme, the doctoral degree is awarded by Maastricht University upon successful defence of the thesis.
Our students pursue a wide variety of dissertation topics, fitting into any of the institute’s eight research themes:
1. The Economics of Knowledge and Innovation
2. Social Protection, Inclusive Innovation and Development
3. Economic Development, Innovation, Governance and Institutions
4. Sustainable Development, Innovation and Societal Transitions
5. Innovation Systems Indicators and Policy
6. Migration and Development
7. ICT-enabled Innovation and Societal Transformations
8. Population, Development and Labour Economics
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
Our PhD programme is a multidisciplinary course offered by UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance. The programme focuses on research skills and methods, training fellows to become both scholars and practitioners in the fields of governance and the economics of technology. The programme provides advanced training in the knowledge ans skills most relevant to the economics of technology and innovation, and to governance, social protection and migration. Built around a core of courses on the economics of innovation the programme also features specialisations in innovation and development, social protection and migration.During their first year, fellows complete an intensive programme of required and elective courses,taught by leading scholars of the UNU-MERIT and our partner universities. These courses are taught in English, in Maastricht, and spread across two semesters, starting in September each year. The course work is followed by three years of dissertation research and writing, ending with a completed PhD thesis. At the end of the programme, the doctoral degree is awarded by Maastricht University upon successful defence of the thesis.
Our students pursue a wide variety of dissertation topics, fitting into any of the institute’s eight research themes:
1. The Economics of Knowledge and Innovation
2. Social Protection, Inclusive Innovation and Development
3. Economic Development, Innovation, Governance and Institutions
4. Sustainable Development, Innovation and Societal Transitions
5. Innovation Systems Indicators and Policy
6. Migration and Development
7. ICT-enabled Innovation and Societal Transformations
8. Population, Development and Labour Economics
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- English
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands
Department of International Development Master's International Student Scholarship Scheme, 2022/23
Master's degree; Maynooth University Social Science Institute (MUSSI)
For the forthcoming academic year, 2022-23, the Department of International Development at Maynooth University is offering up to two half International-fee scholarships to outstanding individuals wishing to pursue the full-time taught MA in International Development, or the MA in International Peacebuilding, Security and Development Practice. The two scholarships will be offered on a gender equality basis with at least one reserved to female applicants. Please note: this offer is intended only for non-EU status applicants to the full-time programme who would be required to pay international fees.Maynooth University Social Science Institute (MUSSI), Ireland
The Erasmus Mundus Master in “Global Studies – A European Perspective” (EMGS)
GCGS - UGent
Master's degree; Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS)
The Erasmus Mundus Master in “Global Studies – A European Perspective” (EMGS), an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD), is offered by an international consortium of six high-profile European participating universities, together with partner universities all over the world. It provides excellent training for future careers both inside and outside academia, training experts who can analyze and navigate globalization processes from multiple perspectives. Our graduates are well prepared for academic positions in the field of Global Studies and related disciplines dealing with global phenomena as well as for jobs in supranational agencies and non-governmental organizations. They are ready to work as intercultural mediators within the fields of development cooperation, economy, management, and beyond while contributing to pioneering scholarship for understanding the past, investigating the present, and debating the future of the global.GCGS - UGent
MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring From Space
International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC)
In the MOOC, you will learn about monitoring and yield forecasting, but also the role of cloud computing and (easy) access to satellite images. No prior knowledge of Earth Observation (EO) is required. The MOOC provides a smooth introduction for agricultural scientists, water resources specialists, and others who are interested in water and food security and the role EO plays nowadays related to this theme. Every week a new set of movies and short quizzes will be released. The MOOC is now open and will remain so till the end of November 2022.International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC), Netherlands
PhD Course: Political Ecology of Scarcity, Limits and Degrowth, 7-10 June 2022
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