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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.
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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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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
From Economics to Branding and Innovation: The journey of Patrick van Thiel
- Featured
- Human interest
- UM news
Patrick van Thiel’s academic journey began in Rotterdam before he found his true calling at Maastricht University in 1989.
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
ICC@M at Maastricht University: competing with the best, shaping the future
- Featured
- Human interest
- UM news
Roy Broersma, Academic Director of ICC@M, bridges academia and business, enhancing Maastricht University’s impact.
A global perspective, a personal mission: Alumnus Samuel Fung joins SBE’s International Advisory Board
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- Human interest
- UM news
With nearly 30 years of international leadership experience, SBE alumnus Samuel Fung brings a powerful combination of global industry ins
