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  • The new challenge: finding a routine in online education

    Finding a new routine in education is the biggest challenge we face, says Patrick Bijsmans, assistant professor in European Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS).
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  • Your wellbeing is more important than ever

    The team of UM Psychologists at SSC are there for you – whether you struggle with fear of failure, procrastination, stress, sadness or loneliness. Now you get to contact them even – only, come to think of it – from the comfort of your own home.
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  • Selection predicts better performance

    Before she began her PhD, Sanne Schreurs thought “important people” were standoffish. Then she met her supervisor, Professor Mirjam oude Egbrink. “I was surprised at how sweet and supportive she was.” According to the findings of their research, the selection procedure for Medicine predicts study...
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  • One-of-a-kind PhD defence

    Last Friday, the final PhD defence for the foreseeable future was held in the Minderbroedersberg. Sanne Schreurs obtained her PhD cum laude for her research on the selection of students for the Medicine programme in Maastricht.
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  • Report from the front lines by professor-general practitioner Jochen Cals

    Some employees of Maastricht University are literally operating on the front lines these days. Professor of General Practice Medicine Jochen Cals is also a practicing general practitioner in Sittard, a city that is suffering from a relatively high number of coronavirus infections. What is his...
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