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As of January 2026, Nava Tintarev, Professor of Explainable AI at Maastricht University’s Department of Advanced Computing Sciences (DACS), will join the boards of two of the Netherlands’ most prestigious computer science platforms.

Professor Ron Heeren, distinguished university professor at Maastricht University (UM) and director of the Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4i), was appointed as a fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE) on Thursday 11 December.

Maastricht University is taking a practical step to support early-career teachers: open education and digital literacy will be built more firmly into the BKO/UTQ.

@Work students serve as a bridge between academia and industry, helping companies recognise the university’s strengths. “We’re a hidden gem that’s gradually being discovered, as more and more people learn that we are one of the largest academic data science and AI programmes in the Netherlands

UCM graduate Robin van Wasen traces how writing has shaped her learning, identity, and voice, and asks whether AI, despite its fluency, can ever replace the intent, authenticity, and connection that define human writing.

DigiMach (Digital Machining) is a new cross-border project uniting Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands around a common goal: accelerating the digitalisation of the machining industry in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion.

On November 24, 2025, secondary schools (VO) and higher education institutions (HO) in Brabant and Limburg signed up for the Education Network South Netherlands: one VO-HO network that will improve the flow of students to further education and reduce dropout rates.

The Aachen Maastricht Institute of Biobased Materials (AMIBM ) hosted last week the third and final Realise-Bio annual conference , bringing together the Dutch and German bioeconomy ecosystems at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus .

UM faculties now host Teacher Information Points (TIPs) that offer local, “just-in-time” and on-demand support for teaching staff. The aim is simple: to provide help that is closely connected to day-to-day teaching practice.

UM and Discovery Museum in Kerkrade make the Einstein Telescope understandable for everyone.