UNU-MERIT

UNU-MERIT is a joint research and training institute of United Nations University (UNU) and Maastricht University (UM), based in Maastricht in the southeast Netherlands.

UNU-MERIT front gate in Maastricht, the Netherlands

The institute explores the social, political and economic factors that drive technological innovation, with a particular focus on creation, diffusion and access to knowledge.

Following the integration of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG) in December 2010, the institute now covers all aspects of governance in domestic and global organizations, from risk assessment to policy analysis, design and evaluation.

In its enlarged form UNU-MERIT functions as a research centre and graduate school for over 80 PhD fellows and 100 Master’s students, and as a UN think tank addressing a broad range of policy questions on science, innovation and governance. The centre's director is Professor Dr. Luc Soete.

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