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Thanks to an external doctoral student under the supervision of professor René de Groot at Maastricht University, the future is looking a little bit brighter for the millions of Africans living without an official nationality.

Mieke Olaerts, associate professor at our faculty (department of Private Law), has been appointed as special professor in Comparative Company Law as per 1 October.

The tidy room with its empty desk reflects the organised mind of its occupant. Professor of Econometrics Franz Palm talks about his field with infectious enthusiasm, though in carefully chosen words. 

On Thursday 8 October the NBA-VRC organized their annual congress ‘Dag van de Financial’ in Den Bosch. Part of this program was the presentation of the VRC Thesis Award 2015.

It will soon be possible to measure whether chemical substances can cause skin allergies (contact allergy) without relying on animal testing.

On 11 October, Maastricht University (UM) signed an agreement with the College of Medicine (CMED) at Qatar University (QU) to establish cooperation in education, medical research and staff/student exchange.

Scientists will be joining forces with the cosmetic industry over the next six years to produce tests that can measure the toxicity of chemicals.

PhD candidate Samantha Renssen will defend her dissertation “Turbo-liquidation of the Close Corporation” on Wednesday 18 November, 16.00 hrs. The event will be held at the Aula of Maastricht University, Minderbroedersberg 4-6. 

On 8 October at the fifth annual Maastricht Symposium on Global and European Health, organised by Maastricht University, Dr Richard ten Broek was awarded the Catharina Pijls Dissertation Prize for his excellent health science research.

Lisa Brüggen (Marketing) and Thomas Post (Finance) receive funding for a Netspar Theme Grant (250,000€).