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UnveilML combines econometrics and machine learning to better estimate hidden factors such as financial risk, the business cycle, and global warming. By adding long memory, interpretability, and reliable uncertainty estimates, it aims to deliver more trustworthy insights for high-stakes decisions.

Professor Wim Gijselaers reflects on 40+ years at Maastricht University's School of Business and Economics, highlighting its rise to international recognition through innovation, problem-based learning and collaboration. As he retires, he celebrates people, lifelong learning and lasting impact.

Pilots will evaluate an open-source collaboration platform based on LaSuite, a unified collaboration platform built for public employees, as a potential alternative to existing digital workplace solutions.

SBE researchers Stephan Smeekes and Ines Wilms have received an €800,000 NWO grant to develop Econometric Intelligence, a new methodology that combines econometrics and AI to analyse complex data and support better decision-making.

The Executive Board of Maastricht University has reappointed Prof. Marielle Heijltjes as dean of the School of Business and Economics.

UnveilML combines econometrics and machine learning to better estimate hidden factors such as financial risk, the business cycle, and global warming. By adding long memory, interpretability, and reliable uncertainty estimates, it aims to deliver more trustworthy insights for high-stakes decisions.

When it comes to business partnerships and new products, the connections you can't see may matter more than the ones you can. In innovation policy and strategy alike, the message has been consistent: connect more, partner more, collaborate more. But what if that instinct is only half right?

Life expectancy rose greatly in the 20th century but progress has slowed as ageing-related diseases now dominate the global health burden. Research shows that reducing ageing-related diseases yields increasing returns, making healthy ageing the key challenge for future health and economic policy.

Positive health—it’s a term that crops up more and more often, including in relation to work. But what does it actually mean, and how can employers and employees put it into practice? Professor Tim Huijts studies positive health in the workplace.

Master’s students from SBE examined how conservation can attract investment, designing financial tools to fund African Parks’ biodiversity work. Presenting at BlackRock, they learned how nature‑based finance can benefit ecosystems, communities, and investors.

SBE researchers Stephan Smeekes and Ines Wilms have received an €800,000 NWO grant to develop Econometric Intelligence, a new methodology that combines econometrics and AI to analyse complex data and support better decision-making.

Prof. Dr. Dominik Mahr and Prof. Dr. Gaby Odekerken-Schröder from the School of Business and Economics (SBE) are part of a consortium that has been awarded a €2.3 million Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions training network grant for their project JustHealth. This project aims to create a decolonised ethics...

Prof. Dr. Wim Gijselaers has received the Distinguished Career Award from AERA Division I, recognising his pioneering research, mentorship and decades of leadership in education in the professions.

The School of Business and Economics is proud to share that Dr. Roman Briker, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, has been awarded the 2025 Hustinx Science Award.