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Rianne Letschert, chair of the UM Executive Board, has been nominated as Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). She is scheduled to be formally appointed and sworn in on 23 February, together with the other members of the new cabinet.

The Maastricht Centre for Human Rights hosted the first session of the International Law Discussion Group in its renewed format.

Following his keynote at the Sixth Global Citizenship Education Symposium, Gert Biesta continued the discussion in a conversation with EDLAB research assistant Megheti Tashdjian, turning to a bigger question: What is the purpose of education in a democracy?

Pia Geffroy is a creative jack-of-all-trades. At the moment, she mainly focuses on her music: a surprising combination of pop and classical.

NUTRIM principal investigator Luc van Loon, professor of Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, receives grant from Stichting De Weijerhorst.

Pick our Brains with Coline van Everdingen

How do cancers develop, how do they grow and how does therapy resistance arise? Professor Kasper Rouschop aims to answer these questions.

When Bart talks about climate change, his perspective quickly zooms out, literally. If meaningful action is needed, he believes, it must focus on the oceans, which cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and directly support around 80% of humanity.

Ten years ago, an ambitious vision took shape: the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), a European, cross-border centre of expertise determined to revolutionise how we approach materials, sustainability, and innovation.

As of September 2026, the new Responsible Data Science master’s programme at Maastricht University prepares students to become professionals who deploy artificial intelligence and other digital technologies with respect for both people and the planet.