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Knowledge Beyond Borders

Welcome to the SBE Blog, a platform for our academic community to share their expertise with people beyond their academic borders! Our authors range from students and PhDs to tenured professors and lecturers.

Would you like to contribute to the SBE Blog? Then send your pitch to SBE's Research Communications Officer, Nima Hassanloo

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Academics React to Nobel Prize in Economics 2024

In this article, you will find three opinion pieces by SBE academics eager to share their thoughts on this year's Nobel Prize in Economics winners, Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson, for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity. 

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Blog posts

SBE Researchers Awarded in NWO SGW Open Competition XS

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The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Maastricht University proudly announces that all three research proposals submitted t

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Designing a Resilient Plastics Economy: Take-Aways from the MORSE Panel Debate

On 27 January 2025, MORSE’s Research Day convened a high-level panel—featuring Arjen Wittekoek, Nelleke van der Puil and Laura Nieb

MORSE blog

From Economics to Branding and Innovation: The journey of Patrick van Thiel

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Patrick van Thiel’s academic journey began in Rotterdam before he found his true calling at Maastricht University in 1989.

Patrick V Thiel SBE Alumni

Rethinking Higher Education in an AGI World: Reflections from the MINDS Workshop

With artificial intelligence (AI) developing at a rapid pace, conversations around its future impact are becoming increasingly urge

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ICC@M at Maastricht University: competing with the best, shaping the future

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Roy Broersma, Academic Director of ICC@M, bridges academia and business, enhancing Maastricht University’s impact.

ICC@M 2025