In this report, we present the insights gathered from UniPID’s Virtual Studies students regarding their experiences with the virtual programme between 2021 and 2023. A thorough analysis of the feedback reveals that students have generally found the virtual courses both enjoyable and a valuable...
The 2025 academic year is already off to a promising start! UniPID is expanding its Virtual Studies program with three new courses that explore global issues ranging from climate mobility to trademark law and conflict resolution. These additions reflect UniPID’s ongoing commitment, providing...
David is one of our new DocNet members who recently joined the Sustainability Transformations (SusTra) Doctoral Education Pilot, a program financed by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Research Council of Finland. In this blog post, David tells us about his research journey and why...
The Development Days DocShop 2025 brought together enthusiastic doctoral researchers and distinguished professors for an insightful pre-conference workshop, designed to deepen understanding on ethical and methodological considerations for conducting meaningful and responsible research in the Global...
The UniPID Master’s Award in Development Studies 2024 was presented during the Development Days Conference reception in Helsinki. This year’s winner, Johanna Katariina Pajula from Tampere University, was recognized for her excellent thesis on social protection in humanitarian crises in Africa.
What better way to start the new year than by welcoming a new member! Hanken School of Economics has officially joined the UniPID network. With this addition, we now move forward together with 10 Finnish universities, strengthening our commitment to advancing universities’ global responsibility.
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has compiled a joint declaration with signatures from 12 universities, 4 foundations and 9 other scientific actors that seek to create a community of scientists and science supporters to act as pioneers of the sustainability transformation. The undersigned...
Coordination of the Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UniPID) will move from the University of Helsinki to the University of Eastern Finland from the start of 2026.
Acknowledging different perspectives, knowledge systems, and experiences is essential for finding sustainable and responsible solutions to contemporary issues and therefore one of UniPID’s missions. But while Western academia has started to recognize the need for more diverse research, the...