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  • Donovan Livingston visits Maastricht University

    Donovan Livingston, the Harvard graduate who reached a global audience of 13 million people with his innovative speech on education, was in Maastricht to speak about the transformative power of education in the Ambassador Lecture Series

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  • ITEM sets out bottlenecks related to the recognition of qualifications

    When professionals and students move to other countries to either work or study there, they may need recognition of their qualifications. Different instruments and procedures exist depending on the purpose of mobility. Despite the fact that such instruments mainly aim at facilitating mobility...

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  • Quick scan of Dutch coalition agreement: effects for border regions

    De ITEM quick scan maakt een eerste inschatting mogelijk in hoeverre een onderwerp een verdere beoordeling vergt wat mogelijke grenseffecten betreft. ITEM heeft de quick scan toegepast op beleidsvoornemens die in het Nederlandse Regeerakkoord van 2017 worden genoemd. 

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  • UM hosts TV show College Tour with Tom Dumoulin

    On 28 November, Maastricht University hosted Dutch TV show College Tour. In our own UM SPORTS they recorded a programme with top cyclist Tom Dumoulin as their guest.

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  • “There’s no right or wrong here”

    During the Week of the International Student we present a new story each day. This one features Sarah Weingartz from Germany.

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  • “I found a home away from home”

    During the Week of the International Student we present a new story each day. Today: Costas Georgiades from Cyprus.

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  • The importance of cross-border impact assessments reaffirmed

    Can certain rules affect the daily lives of border residents? By means of an impact assessment, the impact of certain guidelines can be measured. The ITEM Expertise Centre is committed to mapping the impact of legislation and policies for border regions. In this context, ITEM published its annual...

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  • UM presents first results of the Employability Programme

    On Wednesday 8 November, Maastricht University (UM) organised the Employability Inspiration & Improvisation Day. During the event, the first results of the UM Employability Programme were presented.  The Employability Programme aims to prepare our students for their future careers.

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