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14 Sep
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Peace, What It Is and Why It Is Possible
3 Oct
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UM50

Celebrate UM50 with us

50 years of Maastricht University

Visit the UM50 website Holistic psychologist Nathalie Nolden: Together Towards Wellbeing workshops Loes Damhof: "There is never just one future" Problem-Based Learning in practice: from ThinkTank to honours programmes

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Maastricht University Opening Academic Year 2026-2027

Opening Academic Year 2026/27: a recap

On Monday 31 August 2026, Maastricht University opened the 2026/27 academic year at Theater aan het Vrijthof.
Signing of a letter of intent concerning the development of the Maastricht University Parkstad campuses

Public and private frontrunners join forces for economic and societal breakthrough in Parkstad

A broad coalition has signed a joint Letter of Intent. Their aim is to develop Parkstad and South Limburg into a leading ecosystem for healthcare innovation, medical technology and broad prosperity.
Students sitting in front of Brightlands Smart Services building

Maastricht University spreads its wings further in 2026–2027

UM students will begin their studies elsewhere in Limburg in the new academic year. With three new programmes in Heerlen and Venlo, UM is spreading its wings further across the province.
Marlies Vermeulen, artistic researcher at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

Cartopology: where the map, the person, and the place come together

Marlies Vermeulen recently obtained her PhD in cartopology: a way of making maps that contributes to creating a better understanding between people and their living environment.
Akorshi Sengupta

A culinary education across India

Akorshi Sengupta is Open Science in Education specialist at the University Library. For the UMagazine, he takes us on a culinary journey across India. In the meantime, we learn more about Akorshi and his work.
Portret Madhura Rao

Healthy eating is good advice, but there is one major blind spot

The work involved in eating more healthily still falls predominantly on women, says Madhura Rao, Assistant Professor of Food Systems Governance for Planetary Health at the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Why does public health policy widen the gap?

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