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The (UNU) a United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 agency, is a think tank
Think tank

A think tank is an organization, institute, corporation, or group that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economy, science or technology issues, industrial or business policies, or military advice....
 for the United Nations and the member states established in Tokyo in 1973 to "research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies". Its creation was set in motion by the Secretary-General U Thant
U Thant

U Thant was a Burma diplomat and the third United Nations Secretary General of the United Nations, from 1961 to 1971. He was chosen for the post when his predecessor Dag Hammarskj?ld was killed in an aviation accidents and incidents in September 1961....
 in 1969.

The university motto is "Advancing knowledge for human security, peace, and development."

The United Nations University provides educational opportunities to researchers mainly at the graduate and post-graduate level through an extensive range of fellowship schemes.






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The (UNU) a United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 agency, is a think tank
Think tank

A think tank is an organization, institute, corporation, or group that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economy, science or technology issues, industrial or business policies, or military advice....
 for the United Nations and the member states established in Tokyo in 1973 to "research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies". Its creation was set in motion by the Secretary-General U Thant
U Thant

U Thant was a Burma diplomat and the third United Nations Secretary General of the United Nations, from 1961 to 1971. He was chosen for the post when his predecessor Dag Hammarskj?ld was killed in an aviation accidents and incidents in September 1961....
 in 1969.

The university motto is "Advancing knowledge for human security, peace, and development."

The United Nations University provides educational opportunities to researchers mainly at the graduate and post-graduate level through an extensive range of fellowship schemes. It operates through a number of research centres around the world, where research fellows or Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
 students from other universities can come to do research. It especially targets researchers and students from developing countries. UNU is headed by a Rector
Rector

The word rector has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate an academic, religious or political administrator.The word "rector" also appears in many modern languages, such as Albanian, Dutch language, Spanish language, Catalan language and Romanian language....
, and headquartered in Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. It does not receive any funding from the regular UN budget; it relies instead upon voluntary contributions from member states and the return on its investments, which are currently valued at US$350 million. The budget of UNU is approximately US$37 million per annum. UNU relocated its to the Minato Mirai 21
Minato Mirai 21

, often shortened to Minato Mirai, is a large urban development in Yokohama, Japan.The name, which means "Harbor Future 21," was selected in a public competition....
 development in Yokohama
Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 in March 2004.

The UNU has its own press and publishes a number of books every year. Research at the Tokyo headquarters is carried out by two divisions: 'Peace and Governance' and 'Environment and Sustainable Development'; each of which is headed by a Vice-Rector.

As of January 2006 UNU-INTECH and the Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (MERIT
Merit

The term merit is used in both Christianity and Buddhism. See:* Merit * Merit * Meritocracymerit can also mean:* Merit , a rock band from Syracuse, New York....
) from the Maastricht University fused into UNU-MERIT
UNU-MERIT

UNU-MERIT is a joint research and training center of United Nations University and Maastricht University, in the Netherlands.The joint Institute was created on January 1, 2006 following the integration of the former UNU - Institute for New Technologies in Maastricht, and the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technol...
 with MERIT director Luc Soete
Luc Soete

Luc Soete is a Belgian economist, Professor of International Economic Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Maastricht University and director of UNU-MERIT, a joint research institute of the United Nations University and Maastricht University....
 as its new director.

, the World Institute for Development Economics Research is the first UNU research and training centre, located in Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
, established in 1984.

Structure and campuses

  • Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and Bonn, Germany with offices at UN Headquarters New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
     and UNESCO
    UNESCO

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
     Headquarters Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
  • in New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
    , at United Nations
    United Nations

    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
     headquarters
  • in Yokohama
    Yokohama

    is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
     - strategic approaches to sustainable development
  • UNU - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) in Helsinki
    Helsinki

    Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
     - development economics
    Development economics

    Development economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in developing countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic growth and structural change but also on improving the potential for the mass of the population, for example, through health and education and workplace c...
  • UNU - Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) in Maastricht
    Maastricht

    Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands province of Limburg , of which it is the Capital . The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse River river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, near the Belgium and Germany borders....
    , the Netherlands - socio-economic impacts of new technologies
  • UNU - Institute for Natural Resources in Africa () in Accra
    Accra

    Accra is the capital city, and most populous city of Ghana, a nation on the coast of the western region of Africa. The city also doubles as the capital of the Greater Accra Region, and of the Accra Metropolis District with which it is coterminous....
    , Ghana
    Ghana

    The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south....
     - natural resources management
  • UNU - International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST
    UNU-IIST

    The United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology is a United Nations University Research Training Centre based in Macau....
    ) in Macau S.A.R.
    Macau

    The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
    , China
    China

    China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
     - software technologies for development
  • UNU - Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU-BIOLAC) in Planta Baja, Venezuela
    Venezuela

    Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
     - biotechnology and society
  • UNU - International Leadership Institute (UNU-ILI) in Amman
    Amman

    Amman , sometimes spelled Ammann , is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a city of 2,525,000 inhabitants , and the administrative capital and commercial center of Jordan....
    , Jordan
    Jordan

    Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
     - leadership development
  • in Hamilton, Ontario
    Hamilton, Ontario

    Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the James Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     - water, environment and human health
  • UNU - Programme for Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) in Bruges, Belgium - local/global governance, regional integration
  • UNU - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in Bonn
    Bonn

    Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the Capital of Germany West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     - environment and human security
  • UNU - Food and Nutrition Programme for Human and Social Development (UNU-FNP) in Ithaca, New York
    Ithaca, New York

    The City of Ithaca sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York New York State, USA. It is best known for being home to Cornell University ? an Ivy League school with almost 20,000 students ....
  • UNU - Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Reykjavík
    Reykjavík

    is the Capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude at 64?08' N makes it the world's most northern national capital city. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxafl?i Bay....
    , Iceland
    Iceland

    Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
     - geothermal research, exploration and development
  • UNU - Fisheries Training Programme (UNU-FTP) in Reykjavík
    Reykjavík

    is the Capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude at 64?08' N makes it the world's most northern national capital city. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxafl?i Bay....
    , Iceland
    Iceland

    Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
     - postgraduate fisheries research and development


As well as these main campuses, there are several "associated institutions" with which the UNU works closely.

See also

  • List of universities in Japan
    List of universities in Japan

    The following is a comprehensive list of university in Japan, categorized by prefectures of Japan:The list contains only universities or colleges, either four-year or two-year, that still exist today and are classified as "schools" according to Article 1 of the School Education Law....
  • University for Peace
    University for Peace

    The University for Peace was established in Costa Rica in 1980 "to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace and with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence."...
     Important to note that the United Nations University and the University for Peace are two distinct entities, often confused as the same institution.
  • UNU-IIST
    UNU-IIST

    The United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology is a United Nations University Research Training Centre based in Macau....
  • Unipaz
    Unipaz

    Unipaz, also known as the International University for Peace stated aims are to "contribute to UNESCO?s vision for a global culture of peace" through its campuses, programmes in schools and workshops for adults....


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