Codes of conduct & regulations
Below, you can find all of Maastricht University's codes of conduct, rules and regulations, which apply to all UM students and staff.
Information for UM staff
Current staff can find all personnel arrangements on UMployee, UM’s intranet.
Information for prospective employees
As a prospective employee, you’ll want to know that Maastricht University offers good employment conditions. These include a solid collective labour agreement, opportunities for hybrid working, reimbursement of travel expenses, training facilities, a bicycle scheme, and many other ways to make your work more enjoyable and easier.
Codes of conduct
The Code of Conduct Integrity is currently being rewritten. As soon as an update is available, we will publish it. You can think of the current code of conduct as a recommendation for employees.
- General house rules for the maintenance of public order at UM
Rules for the use of university buildings, terrains and other facilities (version 2021)
- Consensual interactions between members of the UM community (online and offline)
- Guide to house rules on demonstrations UM
- UM Rules of Conduct (2018)
House rules UM Sports (in Dutch)
- General terms and conditions UM Sports (in Dutch)
- Code of Conduct for all members of UM Sports
- Code of Conduct for all members of students sports associations
Faculty codes of conduct:
- School of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and addendum
- Faculty of Law
- Code of ethics for research in the social and behavioural sciences involving human subjects
- Code for Transparancy in Animal Testing
- Code of Conduct for the use of personal information in scientific research
- Code of Conduct International Student Higher Education
- Language tests code of conduct international student in higher education 2025
- Integrity and behaviour code for ICT staff at UM
- UM Research Data Management Code of Conduct
- Code of Conduct for gifts
Complaints regulations
Regulation for Scientific Integrity
- European Code of Conduct Scientific IntegrityJoint Complaints Regulation against Undesirable Conduct (by Hogeschool Zuyd, Open Universiteit and UM) (jan. 2023)
- Complaints and Disciplinary Procedures Regulation for Reporting and Processing Inappropriate Behaviour: sexual intimidation, aggression, violence, harassment and discrimination towards UM students and staff
- Sectoral Regulation on Reporting Suspected Malpractice Dutch Universities (Dutch Universities Whistleblower Policy 2025)
- Regulations complaints regarding MUO and service centres
Complaints regulations faculties:
- School of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (only available in Dutch)
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Law (only available in Dutch)
Regulations and policies board Maastricht University
- The Code of Good Governance (only available in Dutch)
- UM Administrative and Management Regulations
- Code of Conduct for Language
Procurement Guidelines (only available in Dutch)
- Knowledge Rights Regulation
Clarification Knowledge Rights Regulation
Sectoral scheme covering ancillary activities
- Regulation Ancillary activities (only available in Dutch)
- UM Acceptable use policy
- Regulations for the position of ombuds officer
- Statute on the position of ombuds officer
- Regulation on camera surveillance
- Hooglerarenbeleid (only available in Dutch)
- AI policy
- Scholingsregeling (only available in Dutch)
- Verlofregeling (only available in Dutch)
- Reglement bijzondere leerstoel (only available in Dutch)
- Geschillenregeling Raad van Toezicht – College van Bestuur van de Universiteit Maastricht
- Reglement toekenning Maastricht University Medallion of Honour
- Tans penning
Submandate regulations (Only available in Dutch)
Faculty regulations
- School of Business and Economics (only available in Dutch)
- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (only available in Dutch)
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Law
Regulations on representation and participation
- Electoral Regulations
- UM University Council Regulations
- Rules of Procedure University Council
- Regulations service councils (only available in Dutch)
- Regulations Lokaal Overleg (only available in Dutch)
Regulations regarding Data Protection and Privacy
Information in the area of Data Protection / Privacy within UM and about the GDPR rights that can be exercised, can be found on the page regarding Data Protection / Privacy.
- Information about the personal data that UM processes relating to data subjects can be found on the page regarding the general Privacy Statement.
Regulations regarding objections and (administrative) appeals
Regulations concerning education
Regulations for students Enrolment Provisions | Student charter | Student Support Regulation | Tuition fee exemption due to administrative activities for UM students
Enrolment Provisions
Registration procedure for the bachelor and master studies
- Enrolment Provisions 2026/27
- Enrolment Provisions 2025/26Student charter
An overview of the rights and the obligations of students registered at Maastricht University
Regulation for student support: 'Studentenondersteuningsfonds (StOF)' (former Profileringsfonds)
As of 1 September 2025, the UM 'Profileringsfonds' will be renamed to Student Support Regulation
For the provision of financial support to students who, due to extraordinary circumstances, do not complete their study programmes within the desired time.
- Studentenondersteuningsfonds (StOF) regulation
In cases of study delay incurred before 1 September 2025, please refer to the:
- Profileringsfonds regulation
- Tuition fee exemption due to administrative activities for students at Maastricht University
Selection and examination Regulations on selection for bachelor's programmes with restricted intake | Rules of procedure for Examinations
Other regulations and guidelines Framework on recording lectures | Guidelines for study trips to risk areas | Code of conduct for the introduction period
Education and Examination Regulations 2026-2027
In the Education and Examination Regulations (EER) and Rules and Regulations (RR) you will find all applicable procedures and rights and obligations relating to teaching and examinations per study programme. E.g.: information about admission requirements per programme, any applicable binding study advice, and study guidance. Choose your study programme and download the PDF document with the EER and/or RR for academic year 2026-2027.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
| Bachelor programmes Arts and Culture, Digital Society & European Studies - EER |
| Bachelor Global Studies - EER |
| All master's programmes - EER |
| All bachelor's, master's, pre-master's and minor programmes - RR |
Faculty of Law
| Bachelor European Law School, revised curriculum - EER Bachelor European Law School, revised curriculum - RR |
| Bachelor Fiscaal Recht - EER (in Dutch) Bachelor Fiscaal Recht - RR |
| Bachelor Rechtsgeleerdheid - EER (in Dutch) Bachelor Rechtsgeleerdheid - RR |
| All master's programmes - EER |
| All master's programmes - RR |
| Advanced master Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management - EER |
| Advanced master Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Management - EER |
School of Business and Economics
| All bachelor's programmes - EER Bachelor Business Engineering - EER |
| All master's programmes - EER Master Public Policy and Human Development - EER |
| Executive master in Cultural Leadership - OER 2025-2026 International Executive Master of Auditing - OER Maastricht University opleiding tot Registeraccountant - OER Masters Business Administration & Management - OER Masters Business Administration & Management - OER Executive MBA – OER (international) Executive Master in Finance and Control - OER Master International Accountancy - OER |
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
| Bachelor Psychology 2024 Curriculum - EER Bachelor Psychology 2024 Curriculum - RR |
| Bachelor Psychology 2010 Curriculum - EER Bachelor Psychology 2010 Curriculum - RR |
| Bachelor Brain Science - EER Bachelor Brain Science - RR |
| Master Forensic Psychology - EER Master Forensic Psychology - RR |
| Master Psychology - EER Master Psychology - RR |
| Master and pre-master Mental Health - EER (in Dutch) Master Mental Health - RR (in Dutch) |
| Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience - EER Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience - RR |
| International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology - EER International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology - RR |
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
| Bachelor Biomedical Sciences - EER Bachelor Biomedical Sciences - RR |
| Bachelor European Public Health - EER Bachelor European Public Health - RR |
| Bachelor Geneeskunde (Dutch) - EER (since curriculum 2022) Bachelor Geneeskunde (Dutch) - RR (since curriculum 2022) |
| Bachelor Geneeskunde (Dutch) - EER (since curriculum 2011) Bachelor Geneeskunde (Dutch) - RR (since curriculum 2011) |
| Bachelor Medicine (English) - EER (since curriculum 2022) Bachelor Medicine (English) - RR (since curriculum 2022) |
| Bachelor Health Sciences - EER (in Dutch) Bachelor Health Sciences - RR (in Dutch) |
| Bachelor Regenerative Medicine and Technology - EER Bachelor Regenerative Medicine and Technology - RR |
| Master Biomedical Sciences - EER Master Biomedical Sciences - RR |
| Master Epidemiology - EER Master in Health Sciences - RR |
| Master Global Health - EER Master in Health Sciences - RR |
| Master Governance and Leadership in European Public Health - EER Master in Health Sciences - RR |
| Master Health Education and Promotion - EER Master in Health Sciences - RR |
| Master Health and Digital Transformation - EER Master in Health Sciences - RR |
| Master Health Food Innovation Management - EER Master Health Food Innovation Management - RR |
Faculty of Science and Engineering
| Bachelor Business Engineering - EER |
| Bachelor Circular Engineering - EER Bachelor Circular Engineering - RR |
| Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence + bachelor Computer Science - EER Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence + bachelor Computer Science - RR |
| Bachelors University College Maastricht, Maastricht Science Programme and University College Venlo - EER Bachelors University College Maastricht, Maastricht Science Programme and University College Venlo - RR |
| Masters Biobased Materials, Imaging Engineering and Systems Biology and Bioinformatics - EER Masters Biobased Materials, Imaging Engineering and Systems Biology and Bioinformatics - RR |
| Master Artificial Intelligence and master Data Science for Decision Making - EER Master Artificial Intelligence and master Data Science for Decision Making - RR |
Education and Examination Regulations 2025-2026
In the Education and Examination Regulations (EER) and Rules and Regulations (RR) you will find all applicable procedures and rights and obligations relating to teaching and examinations per study programme. E.g.: information about admission requirements per programme, any applicable binding study advice, and study guidance. Choose your study programme and download the PDF document with the EER and/or RR for academic year 2025-2026.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Law
School of Business and Economics
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Education and Examination Regulations 2024-2025
In the Education and Examination Regulations (EER) and Rules and Regulations (RR) you will find all applicable procedures and rights and obligations relating to teaching and examinations per study programme. E.g.: information about admission requirements per programme, any applicable binding study advice, and study guidance. Choose your study programme and download the PDF document with the EER and/or RR for academic year 2024-2025.