Successfully managing alliance portfolios: PhD defence interview with Tina Saebi
In today's globalized economy, firms depend on external partners to manage uncertainty. After an exhaustive global survey, Tina Saebi explains why firms need to carefully customize their approach in l...
7 Juli 20116min
World food security: Interview with WFP staffer and PhD candidate Tareq Abuelhaj
Subsidies and commodity speculation: how do they affect food security around the world? What is the role of the World Food Programme? We talk with Tareq Abuelhaj, who works in Iraq for WFP, about his ...
9 Juni 20115min
Master's degree in Public Policy and Human Development: Interview with Lutz Krebs
UNU formally accredited our MPP programme in May 2011. Education director Lutz Krebs spells out what this means for our students, and reveals plans for more partnerships linked to specializations, cap...
31 Maj 20118min
Immigration and growth in an ageing economy: Interview with Thomas Ziesemer
How can the European Union realize the full benefits of immigration? Should integration policy focus not only on the number of immigrants but also on their employability? Is the EU’s blue card policy ...
31 Maj 20119min
Private actors and public services: PhD defence interview with Manos Sfakianakis
How far do risk pricing, state guarantees and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) affect financial stability? Did PPPs contribute to the near bankruptcy of Greece? When should governments intervene in ...
24 Maj 20118min
Social impacts of science, technology and innovation indicators: Interview with Fred Gault
Indicators are a kind of technology, a product, which governs behaviour and develops in response to user needs. But what are the real-world social impacts of their development? Could innovation indica...
13 Maj 201111min
Tuberculosis in India - A case of innovation and control: PhD defence interview with Nora Engel
What are the trade-offs between innovation and standardization of TB care in India? Do local experts 'speak the same language' as central decision-makers? Are we on track to meet Millennium Developmen...
20 Apr 201112min
Connectivity and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: PhD defence interview with Evans Mupela
Are the high costs of phone, web and media services holding back growth and development in Africa? Should telecoms firms give spare bandwidth to support health and education projects? To hear more che...
10 Apr 20119min
