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  • “People just want to be treated like people”

    Gera Nagelhout is, in many respects, not a typical professor. She was the first in her family to attend university, and at the age of 34 was appointed endowed professor of Health and Wellbeing of People with a Lower Socioeconomic Position.

    Gera Nagelhout
  • Provincial elections from a cross-border perspective

    On Wednesday 15 March 2023, there will be elections in the Netherlands. We will then vote for the Provincial Council and the District Water Board. Seven of the 12 Dutch provinces border a neighbouring country. Cross-border cooperation and special attention for border regions is therefore extra...

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  • Survey - ITEM Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2023

    The consultation round on the upcoming ITEM Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2023 has been launched! Grab the opportunity to share your experiences with ITEM! Dossier suggestions can be made up to and including 7 March 2023.

  • Machines that can improvise

    Computers are already capable of making independent decisions in familiar situations. But can they also apply knowledge to new facts? Mark Winands, the new professor of Machine Reasoning at the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences, develops computer programs that behave as rational agents.

    Mark Winands
  • A matter of courage

    The new dean of SBE, Marielle Heijltjes, is a product of Maastricht University. In 1985 she was among only the second cohort of business-economics students. “When I take office as SBE dean, I’ll be the first alum and the first woman in that role. I’ve always thought fondly of the school."

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  • UM signs European agreement for research assessment reform

    UM joined 50 other knowledge institutions in signing the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment. The agreement focuses on implementing a more effective, efficient and inclusive research system.

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  • SAP Cloud live from 8 June

    With the Go Live of SAP Cloud on 8 June, UM employees can arrange all kinds of personnel, procurement and financial matters online.

    SAP Cloud