Felicitas Biwer winner of the Impact Prize 2023: Study Smart!
Congratulations to Felicitas Biwer for receiving the Impact Award from Maastricht University for her academic work on Study Smart. She received this award during the Opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024 at the Theater aan het Vrijthof. Congratulations to Felicitas and her supervisors Anique de Bruin, Wisnu Wiradhany and Mirjam oude Egbrink!
Study Smart is an online platform that offers training and insights on effective study techniques that are based on academic research. The platform is helpful for new arriving students but can also be used by master students.
Study Smart has skillfully connected theoretical knowledge with real-world applications in a notably distinctive manner. Hear directly from project members Felicitas Biwer and Joey Mak why Study Smart is unique and groundbreaking.
The ceremony was also livestreamed and can be found here.

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