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Successful PhD defence by Dr Jimena Pacheco Miranda

The impact of crises on human capital formation cases from Ecuador

Rethinking development - ISS 72nd Dies Natalis

What is development? What does it look like? Who needs to be developed and by whom?

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Successful PhD defence by Jimena Pacheco Miranda
On 18 October, Jimena Pacheco Miranda successfully defended her PhD thesis on the impact of crises on human capital formation cases from Ecuador
- Monday 21 Oct 2024
- PhD defence
Training unemployed residents of Nairobi's slums to become digital workers for the international market
The Netherlands faces a shortage of low-skilled digital workers, while Nairobi's slums struggle with high unemployment. This study combines the two issues.
- Monday 21 Oct 2024
- Blogpost
The role of Development Studies in just transitions
On 10 October 2024, the International Institute of Social Studies celebrated its 72nd Dies Natalis.
- Monday 14 Oct 2024
- Lecture

Contemporary Sufi landscape(s) in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Join us for this talk in which the speakers shed light on different facets of contemporary Sufi practice, community and thought
- Monday 28 Oct 2024, 16:15 - 17:15
- Seminar
Depoliticizing humanitarian action
Hum-Gov webinar discussing the paradigms and dilemmas that shape humanitarian depoliticization
- Thursday 31 Oct 2024, 14:30 - 16:00
- Webinar
ISS education fairs 2024/2025
Join ISS at our education fairs taking place both online and in-person!
- Saturday 2 Nov 2024, 13:00 - Sunday 24 Nov 2024, 16:00
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