Education
Maastricht University has a large amount of expertise in a variety of international and European fields. The UM Campus Brussels offers theme-oriented, English taught, multidisciplinary education, which has an added value to the existing course offer on the Brussels market. Whereas, various institutions and firms offer courses or programmes in Brussels on an ad hoc basis, the number of universities with an own location in Brussels and a fixed course offer, is very limited.
Certified institute
As a certified institute, the UM Campus Brussels grants course-participants internationally accredited certificates based on i.e. ECTS credits, NOVA credits, etc. This can be considered as a significant advantage compared to the average courses that are being offered in Brussels, where participants often get a certificate without official accreditation.
Problem Based Learning (PBL)-system
Another selling point when it comes to teaching entails the interactive and individual approach of the university’s Problem Based Learning (PBL)-system. Research has shown that the PBL system works extremely well for people who have already had working experience. Since it is the prime target to offer mid-career post-academic education, the PBL-system can be considered an asset to the participants of courses.
The combination of the expertise of the large amount of (senior) academic staff members and the manifold of disciplines the UM teaches, offers participants the opportunity to broaden and/ or deepen their knowledge in their field of interest or expertise.
