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Capacity Development

Participants and staff of the ITU Academy summer school, Catalysing the Digital Future: Digital Transformation for Sustainability.
Participants and staff of the ITU Academy summer school, Catalysing the Digital Future: Digital Transformation for Sustainability. H. Pijpers / ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT & Maastricht University
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The Capacity Development Office (CDO) of ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT provides career-enhancing training for policymakers and practitioners. Our programmes are designed to help participants influence and implement policy related to the .

Our purpose as a university and UN think tank is to offer unique learning and training opportunities not only to students but also to everyone looking to address contemporary and future sustainable development challenges, expand their knowledge and networks, and achieve personal and professional growth.

Open for Enrolment

Capacity Development

Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods (EPRM) programme

The EPRM programme equips participants with essential tools to design and analyse research, fostering informed policymaking decisions.

Capacity Development

Short courses

Enrol in ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT's MPP short courses to update your skills. Courses run 4-8 weeks, offering certificates and credits.

Training

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Program on Digital Technology and Sustainable Development

The ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-DTSD Program is designed for young scholars currently enrolled in higher education institutions or in early career research positions.

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Capacity Development

Migration Management Embassy Professionals Training (MMEP)

Migration Management Embassy Professionals Training is a tailor-made capacity-building programme offered by ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT / Maastricht University.

Capacity Development

Migration Law and Policymaking - A Course for Migration Policy Officials in Africa (MiLAP)

Migration Law and Policy Training is a joint capacity-building programme by ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT/Maastricht University and IOM¡¯s ACBC.

ITU Academy Training Centre

Online Courses

Open Access Courses

Overview of previous CDO activities

2025

2024

  • ITU course Causes and Consequences of the Digital Divide
  • Summer School on Catalyzing the Digital Future: Digital Transformation for Sustainability
  • Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP)
  • Kenya Institute of Migration Studies (KIMS)
  • ITU Digital Skills Forum
  • DigiGrad project workshop and Annual Conference for African Network for Internationalization and Education ANIE conference
  • IATT online training on STI Policy for SDGs for Asia-Pacific
  • DT&V/IND/IOM workshop  

  • Moving the Migration Policy Agenda Forward (MMPAF) programme 

    Course nameDurationModalityThemeTarget groupContact
    Support the Kenya Institute of Migration Studies Building Capacity in Migration Studies (KIMS)December 2023 - June 2025onlineMigration Government officials and policy makers working in migration and asylumcdo@merit.unu.edu
    Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP)March - May (periodic event, since 2013)on-siteMigrationGovernment officials and policy makers working in migration and asylumcdo@merit.unu.edu
    Design and Evaluation of Public Policies (DEPP) 1 week (each training)on-sitePublic PolicySenior and middle-level officials from 
    low- and middle-income countries     		cdo@merit.unu.edu
    Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies (DEIP) 1 week (each training)on-siteInnovationPolicymakers in science, technology and innovation in
    low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), participants
    from the private sector involved in strategic 
    decision-making about technology and innovation     		cdo@merit.unu.edu
    ICMPD Serbia Training 2023 February - March 2023on-siteMigrationPublic officials from the Commissariat for the Refugees 
    and Migration of the Republic of Serbia     		cdo@merit.unu.edu
    Introduction to Micro-stimulations for Social Protection and Taxation - 
    Saudi Arabia Tailored training     		4 days  
    (19 ¨C 22 June 2023)    		on-siteSocial ProtectionGovernment officials from Saudi Arabiacdo@merit.unu.edu
    Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods ¨C EIPA Tailored TrainingOctober - November 2023on-siteResearch Methods Staff members of the European Institute of 
    Public Administration (EIPA)    		cdo@merit.unu.edu
    ITU course Economics of Innovation  September - October 2023onlineInnovationStudents with a limited background in the innovation studies traditioncdo@merit.unu.edu
    Twinning for Excellence in Management and Economics of Research and Innovation (Horizon TWIN4MERIT) January - December 2023hybridInnovationAcademics and research actors from the Republic of Cyprus  cdo@merit.unu.edu

More information

For more details on our programmes or to discuss options for designing and delivering Capacity Development programmes with ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-MERIT, please write to: cdo@merit.unu.edu

Learn about recent news and developments of our Capacity Development Office here.