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As part of the national OpenUp scheme supported by Npuls, the Maastricht University Library is developing structures that make open educational practices a permanent part of teaching and learning at Maastricht University.

During the Dies Natalis celebration, three honorary doctorates were conferred on individuals who have each made a major contribution to science and society.

Maastricht University takes great pride in the inspiring initiatives and dedicated staff who shape and strengthen our education. The Dies Natalis is traditionally an occasion on which we recognise and reward exceptional achievements in education and research.

Today, the jubilee year marking Maastricht University’s 50th anniversary officially began. It opened with the Dies Natalis celebration in the Basilica of Saint Servatius, attended by King Willem-Alexander and hundreds of guests from the city, the province and beyond.

On Maastricht University’s 50th anniversary, celebrated during the Dies Natalis on 23 January 2026, no fewer than three honorary doctorates will be awarded. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger is one of the proud recipients. She is president of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Prof. dr. Stef Kremers, vice-dean at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, is part of the academic community working to reduce smoking. He obtained his PhD researching smoking initiation during a time when the whole concept of smoking prevention was still in its early stages.

How closely linked are the heart and brain, really? Eva Dijkstra completed her PhD on the heart–brain connection as a predictor for the effectiveness of brain stimulation in treating depression. Alongside her supervisor, neuroscientist Alexander Sack, they discuss depression and, brain stimulation.

On 2 December, the REmagine Awards 2025 were presented, celebrating outstanding master’s theses in Economics and Business Administration that combine academic excellence with societal impact. Two stuedents from the School of Business and Economics (SBE) reached the final stage.

On 20 January 2026, the Maastricht Centre for Taxation (MCT) participated in the OECD’s public consultation meeting on the Global Mobility of Individuals, held at the OECD in Paris.

Legal ordering is changing, both globally and domestically. Some talk about a post-American order, others about a new order of Great Powers such as China, Russia or the United States. A power-based concept of law is being put forward, one more characteristic of other centuries. Ecological and techno