Universiteit Maastricht

Programme elements


PREMIUM is a very demanding programme. It takes approximately 4 months and the total workload is approximately 250 hours of which:


  • 150-175 hours are allocated for the group assignment
  • 75-100 hours will be spent on competencies development (i.e. working on your career package, coaching, attending master classes/workshops)

PREMIUM Kick-off meeting

  • Welcome and introduction to the programme
  • Questions and answers
  • Getting to know your team members

Career package

  • Workshop: ‘Discover your competences’
  • Team assignment (teambuilding and team roles)
  • Personality tests
  • Workbook and personal development plan
  • Meeting with career counsellor

Week 1

UM team (students, project mentor, coach)

  • Expectations
  • Establishing and clarifying roles of all persons involved in the project
  • Agreeing on rules of conduct regarding communication, behaviour and

UM team and client

  • Clarifying goal of the project/defining project result
  • Sharing mutual expectations and making agreements about roles,
  • Planning and scheduling meetings

Week 2-11

Project (team assignment) assessment

  • Project result
  • Team performance

Coaching

  • 3 individual sessions
  • 2 group sessions

Master classes, workshops and interactive lectures
It is mandatory to attend three master classes, workshops and interactive lectures of your choice!The sessions focus on themes that address some of the competencies that are at the core of the PREMIUM programme.