Liberal-arts colleges can be found all over the world. Maastricht has had its very own University College Maastricht (UCM) since 2003. In the former Nieuwenhof convent, some 800 students of different nationalities study for this broad-based bachelor’s degree. On 16 June 2023, students, alumni...
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The UM Education Days on 7-8 June 2023 gathered staff and students from across faculties at EDLAB for two jam-packed days of conversation and discussion about education, technology, innovation, advising, tutoring, feedback, and much, much more.
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Sustainability Week 2023 was, once again, a resounding success, inspiring around 600 attendees to make a positive impact and fostering a sense of environmental stewardship through workshops, lectures, and panel discussions.
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On the occasion of his departure from Maastricht University on 16 June 2023, Bart van den Heuvel was awarded the Maastricht University Medallion of Honour. Bart received the Medallion of Honour in recognition of his immense involvement and commitment and the outstanding manner in which he has...
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Frederik Claasen, the head of policy at our partner organisation Solidaridad Network on the opportunities and obstacles facing smallholder farmers in their data ecosystems.
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The website collects educational resources on ”Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Clinical DecisiOn-making”.
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Many companies gauge their success in terms of profit. Not so for social enterprises. For Tony’s Chocolonely, a Dutch confectionery company, making a profit is not an end in itself, but a means to create more social impact. But how do you measure the success of a social enterprise? And what makes an...
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After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Biometrics, Bibi Teeuwen was looking for a master with a focus on the nervous system and brain. This happened to be the same year that the master’s programme Biomedical Sciences added its sixth specialisation ‘Neuromodulation’
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The PhD research of Karlien Strijbosch focuses on Senegalese migrants who were forced to return home after a stay in Europe. Doing justice to such stories is no easy feat, especially when you come up against walls of silence, distrust and shame. Strijbosch and her supervisor Valentina Mazzucato...
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Open Science proposes openness about data, sources and methodology to make research more efficient and sustainable as well as bringing science into the public. UM has a thriving Open Science community. Dennie Hebels and Rianne Fijten talk about progress, the Open Science Festival and what...
