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On October 15th, professor Piet van den Brandt received the MUMC+ medal as a token of appreciation for his services over almost 40 years.

On Friday afternoon, 18 October, Minister Eppo Bruins (Education, Culture, and Science) paid a working visit to Maastricht. There, he was briefed by Limburg's educational institutions on current educational topics from the Education Manifesto. The minister also engaged in conversations with teachers...

In a significant cross-border collaboration, Maastricht University is excited to announce that NetSci 2025, the flagship international conference of the Network Science Society, will be held at MECC Maastricht from June 2nd to June 6th, 2025. 

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Dutch taught Medicine programme.

On 15 October, education minister Bruins informed the Netherlands House of Representatives of his plans to reduce the number of international students in the Netherlands through the Internationalisation in Balance Act (‘Wet Internationalisering in Balans’). Maastricht University has serious concerns...

Saturday’s Bachelor's Open Day at Maastricht University drew a turnout of 3322 prospective students. Feedback was generally very positive, reflecting the event's success.

Open Science proposes openness about data, sources and methodology to make research more efficient and sustainable as well as bringing science into the public. UM has a thriving Open Science community. Dennie Hebels and Rianne Fijten talk about progress, the Open Science Festival and what...

Improving care for young children: Health Sciences/Global Health alumnus Sid Penders supports regional childcare organisations by monitoring a learning network focused on healthy practices. 

This year, the total number of students at Maastricht University will probably still increase slightly to more than 23,000. Due to an estimated 3% decrease in the number of new students, this growth will level off. The ratio of Dutch to international students is also stabilising: among the new...

Rob Bauer, Professor of Finance at the Maastricht School of Business and Economics, is the winner of the Greening Finance Prize 2024, awarded by the University of Oxford.