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  • Southern comfort

    Just over a month ago, they were celebrating that spring had finally arrived in Maastricht. The day after, they sat on a plane home – where they still are (home, that is, not the plane…). First-year UCM students Giulia Petrilli in Puglia, Italy and Max Griera in Catalonia, Spain share their...

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  • Sustainability goes beyond “the green stuff”

    When it comes to teaching about sustainability, you need an interdisciplinary team of teachers on board. Sustainable UM2030 organised a meeting in which teachers from various faculties presented their ideas for sustainability courses to students.

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  • We said, ‘Let them rot in hell’

    Piet Eichholtz was one of the co-signatories of an open letter criticising the Netherlands’ reluctance to help Southern Europe in its time of need. Here, he reflects on how the coronavirus crisis is ineluctably embedded in economic, political and ethical issues.

    Piet Eichholtz
  • Students to the rescue

    Het is mooi om te zien hoe onze studenten hun steentje bijdragen en elkaar en anderen proberen te helpen in deze crisistijd. Hier aandacht voor twee nieuwe initiatieven: rechtenstudenten die gratis juridisch advies geven aan kleine ondernemers en werknemers over de gevolgen van de coronacrisis en...

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  • This is not normal, but it is going well

    Interview with the coordinator and a student from the block Health, Nutrition and Exercise, ifirst-year bachelor’s students in Health Sciences and 24 tutors/trainers switched to online education over a weekend.

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  • ‘Loneliness is looming’

    The coronavirus is hitting vulnerable elderly people the hardest in every respect, finds Maastricht University Professor Hilde Verbeek. Not only do they face the greatest risk of dying from the disease, but they are also particularly affected by the strict government measures to prevent the virus...

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  • Your wellbeing is more important than ever

    The team of UM Psychologists at SSC are there for you – whether you struggle with fear of failure, procrastination, stress, sadness or loneliness. Now you get to contact them even – only, come to think of it – from the comfort of your own home.

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