MUMC+ Golden Heart for professor Klasien Horstman
As a token of great appreciation, Klasien Horstman received the MUMC+ Golden Heart. Annemie Schols, Dean of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, awarded the Heart on behalf of the board of Maastricht UMC+. This took place during Klasien's farewell lecture on the occasion of her retirement on Friday 27 February.
Klasien Horstman received the Golden Heart in recognition of her exceptional contributions to public health, social justice, and our academic community. It symbolises the commitment, enthusiasm and connection she has embodied in her work.
As a professor at the Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI) and one of the driving forces behind the Department of Health, Ethics and Society, she helped shape the profile of our faculty and brought together technology, healthcare, policy and citizens. Klasien built bridges between theory and practice, science and policy. She showed that innovation is not only about new technology, but about values, inclusion, justice and about the question who gets to have a say and participate.
We congratulate Klasien on this special distinction and wish her good luck in her next phase of her life.
Read more about Klasien’s long career at Maastricht University, in which she explored how we can make society healthy beyond the hospital.
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