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The most international university in the country

Maastricht University (UM) is proud of its international study body. A full 51% of our students come from abroad, making UM the most international university in the Netherlands.

The majority of our programmes embrace international themes and are taught either entirely or partly in English. Our academic staff are also highly diverse, with roughly 40% coming from abroad. Further, each year UM welcomes hundreds of foreign exchange students, while almost 40% of our own students participate in study-abroad programmes. Thanks to our many partner universities, Maastricht University puts the world at your feet.

 

International classroom

To make best use of this diversity, UM has embraced the concept of the ‘international classroom’. This is a long-term project encompassing many activities and initiatives, but it is also a mindset among students and staff. The learning process benefits when students work in small tutorial groups with people from different cultural backgrounds: by approaching problems from a variety of perspectives, students are acquainted with different ways of seeing things that enhance the quality of the discussion. In this way, the ‘international classroom’ serves to prepare students for the rapidly changing and globalising labour market.

Why UM - Internationale orientatie

International atmosphere

We want our students to feel at home, both within the walls of UM and in Maastricht at large. There’s something for everyone here, with all kinds of activities constantly being organised by the university and the city council, as well as organisations such as the various study associations and The Innbetween, the ecumenical student chaplaincy.

Initiatives include the Inkom week, Mix and Mingle parties, Studium Generale activities and special welcome drinks for international students, to name just a few.

The plans for an International Students Club – a multifunctional meeting place for international and internationally oriented students – are also in full swing.

Video: international people in Maastricht

Need help?

Need help with your application? Would you like to know more about student life in Maastricht? Or about housing? Contact our Student support team. You’ll be able to talk to a diverse group of students, all studying at different faculties of Maastricht University. They can give you a first-hand account of what it is like to study and live in Maastricht.

On our support web pages you can also find information on all sorts of practical matters, from application and tuition fees to living in Maastricht.

WUN and YERUN

WUN - YERUN

Maastricht University is the sole Dutch member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN): 18 research universities across 6 continents, from Alberta, to Cape Town, Sydney, and Hong Kong. The network offers a platform for collaboration on education and transnational research projects.

As one of the best young universities in the world, UM is also among the 18 highly-ranked founding members of the Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN), which facilitates cooperation in scientific research, academic education and service to society.


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