Past events

On the 24th of April the UM Brussels Hub welcomed a delegation composed of the vice-dean of research, the directors of the FHML institutes, and senior advisors. The Hub regularly supports the establishment of contacts with (high-level) EU policy makers in research and innovation. For example, for this particular programme, together with the funding advisors, the UM Brussels team created a full-day program filled with meetings with experts and representatives in the field of European research and health policy. Their Brussels visit began with a discussion with representatives from the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU, including Petra Smits (Head of the Department for Research & Innovation, Space, and Atomic Questions) and Dolf Grasveld (Research & Innovation Attaché), followed by a presentation by Iordanis Arzimanoglou (Programme Manager Health & Biotech portfolio at the European Innovation Council).

On the April 15 the Hub team had the pleasure of welcoming SBE MSc students (MSc EFR, MSc Economics, MSc Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets, MSc Human Decision Science, MSc Financial Economics). Over the past weeks, the Brussels Hub team and SBE program leaders have been hard at work creating an educational programme tailored to the unique needs and interests of UM SBE students. This involved collaboration with experts from the European Commission and the European Parliament, as well as tapping into the pool of SBE alumni based in Brussels. The day commenced with a lecture by Giulia Del Brenna from the European Commission, followed by insightful discussions and networking with SBE alumni representing diverse professional roles. A guided tour of the European Parliament provided firsthand insights into EU decision-making. MEP Jan Ovelgönne concluded the day with an inspiring talk, sparking engaging discussions on career paths. The event wrapped up with networking at Place Luxembourg.

UM Star Lecture: ‘Tough problems, soft tool? Addressing rule of law deficits in the EU’

On March 18 more than 600 Maastricht University alumni gathered in 12 cities across five countries for the UM Star Lectures 2024, to learn and connect. Maastricht University Brussels Hub welcomed the Alumni Circle Brussels to BluePoint Venues where they received the lecture '𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙨, 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨? 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐' by Prof. Thomas Conzelmann (Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences).