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Maastricht University connects highly motivated top-tier students in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science with forward-thinking companies. These students participate in the KE@Work and CS@Work honours programmes, designed to create direct value for businesses, whether throug

Feeling stuck happens. At Student-Meet Vol. 13, UM students came together at EDLAB to explore how inspiration works and how small actions can help get things moving again.

Maastricht University (UM) has signed the manifesto ‘Duurzaam denken, duurzaam doen’ (‘Sustainable Thinking, Sustainable Action’), thereby underlining its ambition to structurally embed sustainability in education, research, operations and governance.

Anyone who walks along the meandering river Geul sees a postcard scene: rolling hills, half-timbered houses, grazing cows, a watermill giving rhythm to the landscape. Yet beneath that idyllic image lies an uncomfortable reality.

Donna Yates (Associate Professor in the Criminal Law and Criminology department) has been appointed UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime.

AI Café was created as a student-led community for open, insightful conversations about artificial intelligence in education. The first meeting on 26 February 2026 brought that idea to life with students sharing their experiences with AI.

Which lifestyle factors contribute to a better quality of life after treatment for colorectal cancer? Martijn Bours investigates this.

Master’s students from SBE examined how conservation can attract investment, designing financial tools to fund African Parks’ biodiversity work. Presenting at BlackRock, they learned how nature‑based finance can benefit ecosystems, communities, and investors.

Kate Kondrateva, PhD candidate at Maastricht University, is one of the winners of ‘Dance Your PhD’, a dance competition organised by Science Magazine. Kondrateva won in the new AI category.

In addition to their studies at FHML, some students are also involved in voluntary initiatives.