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On 2 December, the REmagine Awards 2025 were presented, celebrating outstanding master’s theses in Economics and Business Administration that combine academic excellence with societal impact. Two stuedents from the School of Business and Economics (SBE) reached the final stage.

On 20 January 2026, the Maastricht Centre for Taxation (MCT) participated in the OECD’s public consultation meeting on the Global Mobility of Individuals, held at the OECD in Paris.

Legal ordering is changing, both globally and domestically. Some talk about a post-American order, others about a new order of Great Powers such as China, Russia or the United States. A power-based concept of law is being put forward, one more characteristic of other centuries. Ecological and techno

During Maastricht University’s 50 th Dies Natalis, the Swedish professor Peter Stenvinkel will receive an honorary doctorate for his pioneering research on nephrology (kidney medicine) and planetary health.

With support from the OpenUp scheme by Npuls, the Maastricht University Library is taking concrete steps to embed open learning materials across education.

The Sixth Global Citizenship Education Symposium, held at Maastricht University on 13 January 2026, brought together scholars, educators and students to reflect on how global citizenship education is shaped by digital technologies and changing democratic realities.

PhD thesis by Meng Wang

EDbot began with a simple question: what if technology could help educators pause, rather than speed up?

The UM Medallion of Honour and the first FSE Frank Thuijsman Award; Maastricht University ensured that Frank Thuijsman did not depart quietly into retirement. Thuijsman is the founding father of KE@Work and was involved in the beginning of English-language instruction and project based education.

PhD thesis by Eric Stigter