A Gift for a Millennium
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Established in 1995, the UNU/Institute of Advanced studies (UNU/IAS) is an advanced research and education institution with a flexible and multi-thematic programme orientation concerned with the interactions of social and natural systems. For the initial years, the UNU/IAS programme is directed at sustainable development issues. To this end, the UNU/IAS is currently active in the following relevant areas of research and education: Eco-restructuring for Sustainable Development; Megacities and Urban Development; Multilateralism and Governance; and Science, Technology and Society.
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