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Happy visitors at Saturday’s Master's Open Day on 28 February 2026, exploring the programmes and learning approach at Maastricht University. Most appreciated the interesting information and the friendliness of the staff.

Lotus Ariëns, a Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management alumna, received the Catharina Pijls Incentive Prize 2026. Lotus researched the perceived involvement and care burden among family caregivers of people with dementia at green care farms and traditional nursing homes.

Professor Anique de Bruin has received a Vici grant of €1.5 million from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). De Bruin is receiving the grant for research into students' self-regulatory learning abilities.

In a world where corporate training budgets are growing and social challenges are accelerating, Julian Buschmaas and Fabien Laplace believe the real problem isn’t a lack of knowledge, it’s a lack of application.

The Limburg jury of the Vrouw in de Media Award has selected UM professor Gera Nagelhout (CAPHRI) as a nominee for the Vrouw in de Media Award 2025. The award highlights women who, over the past year, have been notably and impactfully visible in the media as experts.

Saturday’s Bachelor's Open Day at Maastricht University drew a turnout of 2218 prospective students. Feedback was generally very positive, reflecting the event's success.

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, according to recent research by Maastricht University and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). Nevertheless, these products are often marketed as less harmful.

Alderman Nicolle Heijltjes leads Kerkrade’s spatial domain with decisiveness and empathy. Built by Defence and business, she champions human-centred leadership, female empowerment and reflection, believing real leadership starts when the person behind the role truly matters.

Prof. dr. Stef Kremers, vice-dean at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, is part of the academic community working to reduce smoking. He obtained his PhD researching smoking initiation during a time when the whole concept of smoking prevention was still in its early stages.

On 20 January 2026, the Maastricht Centre for Taxation (MCT) participated in the OECD’s public consultation meeting on the Global Mobility of Individuals, held at the OECD in Paris.