University College Maastricht (UCM)

UCM is a Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s programme at Maastricht University. Here, together with the support of your personal academic advisor, you create your own curriculum which fits your academic and professional ambitions.

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2031 Aug 09:00
- 17:00

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26 Sep

UCM - Experience Day - September 2018

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and...
13 Oct 09:00
- 16:30

Bachelor's Open Day

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5 Nov

UCM - Experience Day - November 2018

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.
4 Dec

UCM - Experience Day - December 2018

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.
15 Jan

UCM - Experience Day - January 2019

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.
21 Feb

UCM - Experience Day - February 2019

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.
15 Mar

UCM - Experience Day - March 2019

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.
18 Apr

UCM - Experience Day - April 2019

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.
14 May

UCM - Experience Day - May 2019

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.
18 Jun

UCM - Experience Day - June 2019

During an Experience Day, prospective students get in-depth information from UCM staff members and students about the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme. Current UCM students are present to tell you all there is to know about student life in Maastricht and you will have the opportunity to experience our small-scale interactive education method: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) yourself.

News

Comenius Teaching Fellow grant to benefit student wellbeing
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Dr. Petra Hurks (FPN), Tessa Vanheeswijck (UCM), Aimee Coenen (FPN), and Mieke Jansen (SSC) have been awarded the Comenius Teaching Fellow grant of €50.000 for the project: Learning to learn and feel (better).

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Kapuscinski Development Lecture by Professor Alcinda Honwana at UM
Thursday, December 21, 2017

On January 26th, the UM Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences hosted the Kapuscinski Development Lecture. The lecture ‘Youth in Movement: Waithood, Migration and the Peripheries’ at FASoS was given by Professor Alcinda Honwana, Inter-Regional Adviser on social development policy at the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs and visiting professor of Anthropology and International Development at the Open University in the UK

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Keuzegids Bachelors 2018: seal of quality for three UM colleges
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The ‘Keuzegids Bachelors 2018’, released today, shows a continued increase in our university’s scores. Our students’ positive evaluation has seen many programmes rise in the national rankings. All three UM colleges have been awarded a seal of quality, which distinguishes them as top programmes. Remarkably, University College Venlo, participating for the first time, leads the field; University College Maastricht and the Maastricht Science Programme also remain at the top of the Keuzegids.

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UCM alumnus Tom de Kruif History teacher of the year 2017
Monday, November 6, 2017
Tom de Kruif, history teacher at Rijnlands Lyceum in Sassenheim (NL), was acclaimed: History Teacher of the year 2017. The winner was announced on 28 October during a festive gathering in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, hosted by Diewertje Blok. As winner of the title, de Kruif will be ambassador of Dutch history education for a year.
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UCM takes part in EU-project to promote Liberal Arts and Sciences
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University College Maastricht’s Teun Dekker first European Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education!
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
On 1 July 2017, Prof. Teun Dekker became the first Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences Education in Europe.
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University College Maastricht has the best teachers!
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Good teachers make time for their students, they are available for questions outside the classroom and of course they are competent in their field. According to the Elsevier Best Studies Guide 2017, University College Maastricht has the best teachers in the Netherlands.
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University Colleges UM dominate Elsevier ranking
Friday, September 29, 2017
Both University Colleges of Maastricht University head the Elsevier ranking Best Study Programmes of the Year 2017.
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National Student Survey: UM scored well with regard to internationalisation
Friday, May 19, 2017
Just like last year, students were generally quite positive about the Maastricht University (UM) study programmes. Fourteen of the seventeen themes showed increased appreciation compared to last year, with UM doing particularly well and scoring above average with regard to the new theme of 'internationalisation'.
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UM ranked as world’s sixth best young university
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Maastricht University is the sixth best young university in the world according to the Times Higher Education 200 under 50 ranking, which was published during the Young Universities Summit in Brisbane, Australia on April 5th.
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UCM is the #2 bachelor’s programme in the Netherlands: Keuzegids

Keuzegids Universiteiten 2018

UCM is the second highest rated Liberal Arts & Sciences programme in the Netherlands: Elsevier

Elsevier Beste Studies 2017

UM is the fifth best young university in the world

Times Higher Education '250 Under 50'

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  Did you know that the Meuse River has a few alternative titles? It is also referred to as the Maas (Dutch), the Maes (Flemish) or Mosa River (Latin). What do you call it?
  
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- Today is the fourth day of the Orlando Festival! This festival lasts ten days and is full of musical activities such as workshops, concerts and lectures. It takes place in various locations in and around Maastricht.
  
  Interested? Follow the link to view a calendar of all the activities!
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