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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. 

    ITEM Quick scan Regeerakkoord NL 2017
  • 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.

    Colege Tour with Tom Dumoulin
  • 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...

    ITEM Jaarconferentie 2017 © Vera van Vliet
  • UM welcomes HRH Princess Margriet

    Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet took part in the yearly meeting of the Advisory Board Global Health. This board - which gives advise to the master’s programmes Global Health at UM and at McMaster University Canada - comes together every year, alternately between Maastricht/the Netherlands and...

    HRH Princess Margriet and the Advisory Board Global Health
  • Migration &: The Depth and Breadth of Migration Studies

    What do we consider a migrant? What drives migration? And how does migration interact with other areas? These are topics Prof. dr. Siegel covered in her inaugural lecture in June 2017.

    Melissa Siegel - Inaugural lecture - Migration studies - UNU-MERIT
  • Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs 2017

    Together with artist Marie van Vollenhoven, Dr. Jerry Spanakis and Prof. Dr. Gerhard Weiss were nominated for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs 2017 with their project The Infinity Games. The popular Dutch children’s tv show gives out the award annually (web page in Dutch).

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