Information on the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Update #53, 31 August 2020
This new academic year marks the end of our series of corona updates. In recent months you received these weekly updates in your inbox and could read them online. From now on, corona-related information will be communicated by email, through the intranet, social media or UM News, or by your manager (depending on the message).
Looking back—and forwards
The corona crisis has placed extraordinary demands on our entire academic community. Since March, we as the Executive Board have focused on doing everything we could to support our staff and students, as well as other stakeholders, such as PhD candidates and prospective students. The goal was to allow education to continue as far as possible (albeit in an entirely new form), to ensure that colleagues could meet as needed, and to give people who genuinely had to work on location the opportunity to do so. Health and safety was our top priority at all times. We made countless decisions, some more difficult than others.
Many measures were put in place and guidelines drawn up across the four domains of education, research, students and employees.
You can find an overview of these measures and guidelines on this website.
UM & COVID-19
On this page you will find all up-to-date corona related information.
Update #52
21 August 2020
- The new academic year is approaching!
- In general working from home and in specific cases on campus
- Free face masks for students and staff
- Living, working, studying from orange and red areas
- UM Card: You can't do without it!
- Initial tests of students: no one is infected
- INKOM 'coronastyle' went well
- Video: UM - Open and Safe
Update #51
14 August 2020
- New webpages 'Safely studying and working at UM in the time of corona'
- COVID-19 testing for students and employees coming from red or orange areas - testing site in Maastricht
- New version of the UM Safety protocol
- Ventilation in UM buildings
- Health Counsellor for Students from 17 August
- Adjustments to INKOM programme
- New instalments in the ‘We’re open!’ series
Update #50
7 August 2020
- INKOM will go forward
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Maastricht student associations make a joint appeal: take responsibility!
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Student life in the time of corona: remain vigilant
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COVID-19 Compensation schemes
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Onset of physical complaints due to working from home
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Vacancies for Student Stewards
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New episodes in the ‘We're open!’ series and #UMfromhome
Update #49
31 July 2020
- UM keeps a permanent finger on the pulse
- UM Safety Protocol
- COVID-19 rules for students
- DUO highlights financial compensation in the event of study delay
- New episodes in the ‘We're open!’ series and #UMfromhome
Update #48
23 July 2020
- Information on coming to the Netherlands from countries with a code orange or red status
- Temporary reduction of (high) institutional tuition fees
- Tips for working from home and ergonomically sound home workplace
- Limited opening of buildings (continued)
- Are you going on holiday? Think carefully about the risks in certain countries
- New episodes in the ‘We’re open!’ series
Update 47
17 July 2020
- Are you travelling from/through a 'red' or 'orange' country to the Netherlands?
- Online Opening Academic Year
- Limited opening of buildings (continued)
- New stories and videos
Update #46
10 July 2020
- Safety starts with you!
- Awarding of diplomas able to resume
- Jump-start for the YUFE
- Martin's blog post #10 (finale)
- We're Open!
Update #45
3 July 2020
- Investment programme
- Survey among students: UM is the place to be!
- Academic sessions after the summer break
- Exchanges this coming fall
- INKOM is also on campus and online!
- Refund for members of UM Sport
- UM signs higher education mobility declaration
- Buildings (continued) and catering
- We're open!
Update #44
26 June 2020
- Relaxation of corona measures by the government
- Survey about your mode of transport
- Extra study places at the University Library
- DataHub DISQOVER
- Limited opening of buildings (continued)
- New stories and videos
Update #43
19 June 2020
- UM launches investment programme to combat the effects of corona and address work pressure
- Limited opening of buildings
- Working safely on location
- Progress on ventilation in UM buildings
- National agreement on temporary reduction of tuition fees for non-EU students
- New stories and video
Update #42
12 June 2020
- Potential solutions for PhD candidates and postdocs confronted with delays caused by COVID-19
- Limited opening of the buildings from 15 June
- UM is working on ventilation in buildings
- UM SPORTS starts with outdoor sports
- ITEM launches Cross-border Portal
- Martin’s blog #9: The search for a vaccine
- Smart start-up of UM research on Brightlands campuses
- Video series We’re open (and diverse): gender inequality increases with working from home
- #UMfromhome video: Marleen van der Donk on UM's Virtual Experience Days
- We're open-stories
Update #41
2 June 2020
- What to do if you have corona-like symptoms? Get tested!
- Video conferencing for high-risk data processing
- Safely navigating the city. This is how we do it!
- We’re open!: Hearttalks for terminal patients and their families
Update #40
29 May 2020
- International exchange in fall semester 2020
- Education from 15 June
- Video about initial experiences with the pilot in the SBE building
- Martin's blog #9: Back to work in pandemic times
- We’re open!: new stories online
- UM closed during long Whitsun weekend
Update #39
20 May 2020
- Pilot for working in selected UM buildings
- Emergency fund helps more than 100 students
- Next week: elections
- Student Challenge Board seeks solutions for regional corona issues
- Special projects of UM and other universities
- Martin’s blog post #8
- We're open!: How the coronavirus infects our small intestines
- UM closed during long weekend for Ascension Day
Update #38
15 mei 2020
- We welcome students 'on campus' if possible, online if necessary
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Continuation of online PhD defences
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Webinar ‘All about (My)Maastricht’
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New stories We're open! online
Update #37
8 May 2020
- More room for working in UM buildings
- Requirements for starting a master’s programme in September 2020
- RIVM guidelines for working at UM
- YERUN: International cooperation on the coronavirus
- Reminder: survey for those working from home
- Creative students develop coronavirus workbook
- UM alumni share their coronavirus routines, tips, tricks, initiatives and stories
- We’re open! Make working from home work for you
- Webinar David Bernstein
Update #36
1 May 2020
- Extension of temporary commuting scheme
- Working from home remains the rule, but…
- Temporary one-time payment to compensate for working from home
- Limited opening of UM buildings
- Procurement guidelines in the event of (imminent) non-performance of contracts
- University Fund – SWOL helps dozens of students
- We're open!
- UM closed on 4 and 5 May
Update #35
24 April 2020
- Martin's blog post #7: The hammer and the dance
- Grant for creative UM initiatives
- Career development and training: GoodHabitz
- Job board: sign up for workers or work
- #Weareopen videos and stories
- Survey on physical activity when working from home
- King's Day: UM closed
Update #34
22 April 2020
- Coronavirus measures from the Dutch government
- Elections for student and employee participation councilsWebinar
- Webinar ‘Staying psychologically fit in corona times’
- Brightlands Smart Services Campus holds hackathon
- We’re open!: interview with two Southern European students
Update #33
17 April 2020
- Colouring competition for new office D&I team
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Martin's blog, post number 6
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Free online workshops: Dutch language skills
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‘We’re Open!’ – Interview Piet Eichholtz
Update #32
15 April 2020
- Alternative for INKOM 2020
- University Emergency Fund - SWOL gets started
- Leniency committee
- (Psychological) guidance for employees
- Research into COVID-19: UM conducts nationwide GP research into untested COVID-19 deaths
- We’re open! Students to the rescue
Update #31
9 April 2020
- Minister aims to limit study delays
- Shining a spotlight on UM’s COVID-19 research
- University closed for long weekend
- Time for an international newspaper...
Update #30
8 April 2020
- Emergency fund is in the starting blocks
- First online PhD defence
- Martin’s blog #5
- #UMfromHome
- CPD Knowledge Clips
- We’re open!: Palliative care in times of the coronavirus
Update #29
7 April 2020
- Crossing the German border with your UM card
- UM Job Board can still use jobs
- Nominate yourself for a representation council
Update #28
6 April 2020
- Using Zoom at UM is safe
- CMT? Who are they anyway? And what do they do?
- Tips for working from home
- Are you ill? Get better and take rest!
- We are open! Online workshops at EDLAB Maastricht
- New story in story series ‘We’re open!’
Update #27
3 April 2020
- Eating healthy when working from home
- UM SPORTS also keeps you fit at home!
- UM joins forces with European consortium
- The Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care urgently needs help
Update #26
2 April 2020
- We’re open! Elections continue
- Volunteering at MUMC+
- Positive responses to the crowdfunding campaign
Update #25
1 April 2020
- Online PhD defences from 8 April
- Crowdfunding campaign for students in need
- Online Education website updated
Update #24
31 March 2020
- Information for prospective students
- We are open! Take the virtual campus tour
- Video message from Rector Magnificus Rianne Letschert
- New online platform for expats in Maastricht
- AON’s student insurance valid for another 8 weeks in the home country
- We are open! - Interview with FASoS lecturer Patrick Bijsmans
Update #23
30 March 2020
- Work remains in progress!
- Refresh pages for an up-to-date website
- Martin’s blog, post number 4
- Out of sight is not out of mind
Update #22
27 March 2020
- Only together will we get the coronavirus under control
- Assistance for students and staff abroad
- Annual appraisals and assessment interviews
- Free ReadSpeaker software license for all UM students
- Municipality of Maastricht’s corona support point
Update #21
26 March 2020
- Questions about tuition fees
- Application procedure for prospective students
- Support for employees
- Support for students
- ‘We're open!’ story series
Update #20
25 March 2020
- Research grants and funding
- NWO grant rounds
- Horizon 2020 grant rounds
- Ongoing research projects
- National private funding organisations (‘collectebusfondsen’)
- Martin’s blog, post number 3
- Executive Board webinar
- Keep your workstation cyber-safe @ home
Update #19
24 March 2020
- Working from home? #Howthen?
- Repatriation back to the Netherlands
- Commuting vignette Belgium
- Availability of company doctors
Update #18
23 March 2020
- Warning cybercriminals and online tools
- Webinar with the Executive Board
- Martin’s blog post 2
- New story in the 'We're open’ series
- Suppliers paid faster
- English news on RTV Maastricht
- Do you have any extra time? UM task board in the making
Update #17
20 March 2020
- Living in Belgium, working at UM
- Living in Belgium or Germany and social security
- The Dutch news for English speakers
- Application deadline for new students extended
- Office equipment to home office
- Repatriation of UM students and exchange students
- Repatriation of employees and PhD fellows
- UM story series 'We're open’
Update #16
19 March 2020
- Postponement of Binding Study Advice possible
- Anxiety about the coronavirus - how do you deal with it?
- Initial experiences with online education
- Maintain social distance!
- Civic initiatives by students
- ‘Martin’s blog’ launched
- Belgian cross-border workers
- Additional costs
- UM online
Update #15
18 March 2020
- Internships and exchanges policy
- Distance learning in periods 5 and 6
- Childcare
- What does the Belgian lockdown mean for UM’s cross-border workers?
- Tips for working from home
- Compensation for commuting
Update #13
16 March 2020
- Faculty contact details for further questions
- FAQ to be published soon
- Questions about working from home
- Research with test subjects
- Academic sessions postponed
- More (general) information
Update #12
15 March 2020
- Schools and day-care centres closed
- For students: university library and um buildings are closed
- Distance education
Update #11
13 March 2020
- Online learning environment
- Watch the live recordings of our webinar
- Buildings are remaining open
- New guidelines for calling in sick
- Extra precautions
Update #5
4 March 2020
- No confirmed case of infection
- Master’s Open Day to go ahead as planned
- Exams to go ahead
- Students on exchange
- Stricter travel advice for Italy
Update #4
2 March 2020
- Any symptoms? Stay home!
- Specific advice for Gangelt, Germany
- If at home, stay in touch! Keep the call centre
Update #3
1 March 2020
- Do you have these symptoms, stay home
- If at home, stay in touch!
- Contact your GP
- Are you currently in a contaminated area?
Update #2
26 February 2020
- Symptoms
- Contaminated areas
- Precautions
- FAQ
- Contact information
- Information for incoming and outgoing students
Update #1
29 January 2020
- First information is published on UM-website
- List of symptoms
- First precautions