STUDIUM GENERALE
Welcome!
Studium Generale offers a programme of lectures, debates and talkshows; lecture series;
art, film, theatre, and poetry events and we organise the biennial PAS Festival.
Under the umbrella of Studium Generale, the dialogue platform, OmniUM, will launch in September. OmniUM will offer a programme by the university community reflecting on societal issues through dialogues, debates and discussions.
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Programme September - October
We are currently preparing for the upcoming PAS festival, which will take place on September 6 and 7. Keep an eye on the PAS festival website, or follow us on Instagram or Facebook for updates.
The regular program will start in September as well. You can find the agenda below. You can also leaf through our programme booklet digitally.
PAS festival 2024
FRI 6 AND SAT 7 SEP 19:00 - AFTER MIDNIGHT
Various UM locations in Jekerkwartier
Free and no registration needed!
On 6 and 7 September, Studium Generale is organising the free PAS Festival for the ninth time. Maastricht University will open its doors again to treat everyone from the city and region to a programme full of interesting facts, great music, theatre and more.
Human Rights | Lecture Series
THUR 12, 19 AND 26 SEPT, 3 AND 10 OCT – 19:30 TO 21:30
Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2
Register
Human Rights is a topic that is constantly on the agenda. This series of lectures will explore the significance of human rights in a globalising world. The lectures will demonstrate how human rights are increasingly becoming an instrument with which to challenge the negative side effects of globalisation.
Black Holes and Gravitational Waves | Lecture
MON 16 SEP, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
In this talk, Nissanke will discuss her work in strong-field gravity astrophysics and how combining observations, theory and experiment have been key in making progress in this field. She will present the challenges and the opportunities that have emerged in multi-messenger astrophysics, and what the future holds.
She They Us | Film & Talk
How to 'Govern' Together Across Borders? | Lecture
WED 18 SEP, 19:30-21:30
Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre, Bonnefantenstraat 2
Registration (free)
When looking at how administrations and other actors such as NGOs work together across national borders, we can observe "processes of governance in action". This lecture will zoom in on how this process plays out in the practical (political) process. This lecture is part of a lecture series. The other lectures are in Dutch.
Neutrino | Film & Talk
MON 30 SEP, 19:30
Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Tickets
In this poetic-philosophical documentary, directed by Hannie van den Bergh and Jan van den Berg, the invisible quantum world and tangible reality come together in encounters with colorful scientists and villagers. A film that starts as a personal journey of discovery into physical knowledge and grows into a universal existential quest.
El Equipo | Film & Talk
Dutch Dance Days | Dance
FRI 4, SAT 5 AND SUN 6 OCT
Various locations
Tickets (only for students)
The 27th edition of the Nederlandse Dansdagen shows the best of what Dutch dance has to offer. Students get the opportunity to visit some of the performances for a special (reduced) price, including a free ticket for Club Tweak where you can show off your own dancing skills.
The Profit Paradox | Joan Muysken Lecture
TUE 8 OCT, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
Profits and stock valuations of dominant firms are growing faster than ever; seemingly a sign of economic growth and progress. At the same time, we see that wages for production and service workers are stagnating, that labour dynamism and labour participation are falling, and that the number of startup companies is decreasing. The Profit Paradox asks what is going on in the global economy.
The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism | Lecture
MON 14 OCT, 20:00
Auditorium, Minderbroedersberg 4-6
Register (free)
Whereas previously, you had to search for extreme right-wing ideas in a dark corner of the internet, nowadays the rhetoric seems to be everywhere. In this lecture, Sterkenburg will discuss issues like how it is possible that such a fertile breeding ground could exist, at what point opinions become problematic and which challenges are involved in combatting non-violent extremism.
