The Maldives National University Business School (MNUBS), in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Maldives Bureau of Statistics, hosted an insightful public lecture on Demographic Transition and Human Capital, delivered by Professor Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi.

The session explored how demographic change shapes the future, examining its implications for economies, labour markets and human capital development. The lecture was designed to engage business minds, policymakers and curious learners alike.

Professor Abbasi-Shavazi is a highly respected demographer whose current affiliations include Academy Fellow at the Vienna Institute of Demography, Full Professor (on leave) at the University of Tehran, Honorary Professor at the Australian National University, and Guest Research Scholar at the International Institute of Applied System Analysis.

The lecture reflects MNUBS’s commitment to fostering dialogue on issues of national and regional importance, and to bringing leading expertise within reach of students, professionals and the wider community, and our initiative to support the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 4 (Quality Education) by providing access to expert-led learning, SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) by examining human capital and its role in economic development, and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) by bringing together the university, UNFPA and the Maldives Bureau of Statistics.