Two UM teams are shortlisted for the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards 2015. The first team, consisting of Catalina Goanta, Gwen Noteborn and Bram Akkermans of the Law faculty was nominated for their project ‘Implementing Wearables in the Classroom: Making IT Real’.
Maastricht University aims to help refugees start their lives in the Netherlands by facilitating their access to higher education.
The Department of Psychopharmacology at Maastricht University once again received a major commission from a drug manufacturer, this time the Japanese company Eisai, to test the effects of a sleeping drug on driving ability.
Thanks to an external doctoral student under the supervision of professor René de Groot at Maastricht University, the future is looking a little bit brighter for the millions of Africans living without an official nationality.
On Thursday 8 October the NBA-VRC organized their annual congress ‘Dag van de Financial’ in Den Bosch. Part of this program was the presentation of the VRC Thesis Award 2015.
The tidy room with its empty desk reflects the organised mind of its occupant. Professor of Econometrics Franz Palm talks about his field with infectious enthusiasm, though in carefully chosen words.
Mieke Olaerts, associate professor at our faculty (department of Private Law), has been appointed as special professor in Comparative Company Law as per 1 October.
It will soon be possible to measure whether chemical substances can cause skin allergies (contact allergy) without relying on animal testing.
On 11 October, Maastricht University (UM) signed an agreement with the College of Medicine (CMED) at Qatar University (QU) to establish cooperation in education, medical research and staff/student exchange.
PhD candidate Samantha Renssen will defend her dissertation “Turbo-liquidation of the Close Corporation” on Wednesday 18 November, 16.00 hrs. The event will be held at the Aula of Maastricht University, Minderbroedersberg 4-6.