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"The Value and Practice of Open Government Data" - The 17th Smart City Public Lecture Held in Shanghai
29 July 2015, Shanghai, People's Republic of China - The 17th Smart City Public Lecture entitled “The Value and Practice of Open Government Data,” sponsored by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization Shanghai Association for Science & Technology, was held successfully in Shanghai. The lecture brought together 72 participants from public and private sector, government organizations, academia including colleges and universities, citizens and…
The Division for Multilateral Diplomacy of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce its upcoming Online Certificate on Essential Professional Skills taking place this fall from 15 September to 29 October. The online certificate will consist of a series of e-workshops targeted to working professionals and individuals seeking to improve their professional skills. The online certificate aims to reinforce individuals’ transferable professional skills, especially in a time where flexibility and adaptability are key.
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As a curriculum or learning designer, few things are as heartbreaking as spending months crafting a course, only to witness low engagement, high dropout rates, and lacklustre response from your target learners. Unfortunately, disengagement is a widespread issue.Consider these statistics:Around 90% of online learners disengage with MOOCs (Reich, J., & Ruipérez-Valiente, J. A., 2019; Moore, R. L., & Blackmon, S. J., 2022). Approximately 20-30% of learners drop out of face-to-face courses (Rothkrantz, L., 2017).At least 39% of US university students do n...
In response to the most pressing global health challenges, Empower School of Health has created educational programmes covering the most pressing and in-demand specialised topics such as Digital Health, Pharmaceutical Management, Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management, and Data Management, which have already enabled hundreds of professionals around the world to lead change in their healthcare systems.Accredited under ASIC, the programmes hold FIBAA Digital Seal for Excellence in Digital Education, ISO certification, and ASIC accreditation, ensuring the highes...
Launched on 20 May 2020, a new consortium project Crowd4SDG will aim to examine opportunities for leveraging citizen science for monitoring climate impacts and achieving climate resilience. It is Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action supported by the European Commission's Science with and for Society (SwafS) programme. In addition to UNITAR, the consortium coordinated by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) includes a number of other leading European research centers and University: Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Polytechnic University of Milan (POLI...
In light of the current globalized and multi-cultural business world, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and Arrowad for Building Values (Arrowad International Group) have partnered to create a unique training programme on "Value-Based Leadership."
The Value-Based Leadership programme will offer participants an understanding of how the different value systems of individuals, society, and cultures affect values and culture within organizations, especially in today’s globalized and multicultural business world. The programme recognizes that...
08 July 2014, Geneva, Switzerland –UNOSAT and The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) (www.iss-casis.org) have started a collaboration on technology applications that aims to develop and deploy a next-generation high resolution, multi-band hyperspectral imaging system onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Because of its specific location in low orbit around the earth, the ISS provides a premier vantage point from which to observe our planet. For some applications the imagery coming from the station may turn out to be more impactful than many…
The Master of Science in Sustainability Management, developed by UNITAR in partnership with Schiller University, is a 10-month postgraduate programme designed for those who want to gain expertise, integrate sustainability, and drive positive change in business management. This programme equips students with the tools to develop successful careers in global development, ecology, economics and policy. They will learn how to position themselves for career growth in the emerging field of sustainability, lead initiatives within organizations, and contribute to positive societal ...
UNITAR Commences 2019 Programmes
UNITAR NY Publishes “Sustainable Development Goals, Main Contributions & Challenges”
17 January, 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office has kicked off 2019 by publishing a book on Sustainable Development Goals, Main Contributions & Challenges with Rey Juan Carlos University of Spain (URJC) and Sustainable Development Fund (SDGF). This publication is to benefit future generations’ educational curricula and promote the wider implementation and understanding of the 2030…
Francesco Pisano says: “We are continuing to equip the Programme with what it takes to do this job effectively and professionally. But this is done also to bring a distinct advantage to the entire UN family. After the partnership with Google to share crowd generated data with UNOSAT and the rest of the UN, this is a second main achievement by UNOSAT which will change the way we do things and the overall technology level of the UN. I hope this can be of help to the entire UN”. UNOSAT in fact has added to the purchase order the funds necessary to endow 3 other UN bodies with ...