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Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics (SBE) remains firmly among the world’s top 100 business schools in the Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2026. SBE's MSc International Business ranks 68th worldwide and second in the Netherlands.

Steve van de Weijer has been appointed endowed professor of ‘Family Dynamics and Criminal Behaviour’ as of 1 September. The chair, within the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN), has been established by the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR).

Sabine van Rijt is developing a toolbox to identify the materials, structures and signals that best facilitate the repair of damaged tissue.

Members of the Maastricht Centre for Taxation have submitted two contributions to the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on International Tax Cooperation. The submissions address the fair allocation of taxing rights and the taxation of income from cross-border services.

Samen Sterk van Start supports early-career teachers through intensive guidance from external mentors. The project investigates whether this preventive approach can reduce teacher attrition and help tackle the teacher shortage.

After nearly twenty years of increasingly higher demands being placed on the skills of recent graduates from universities of applied sciences, a striking shift has become apparent starting in 2023.

Hannah Kakara Anderson receives the Jeroen van Merriënboer Award 2025 with her dissertation: 'Exploring Equity in Workplace-based Assessment: a Justice-oriented Approach'.

As part of Postdoc Appreciation Week, we spoke with UM's Postdoc Board. According to the Board, postdoctoral researchers are a unique and vital part of the university ecosystem.

On Monday 31 August 2026, Maastricht University opened the 2026/27 academic year at Theater aan het Vrijthof. This year the central question is: what will the next 50 years bring for UM, and how can we shape that future together?

Maastricht University’s Executive Board has appointed Gianclaudio Malgieri as Professor of AI, Data Governance and Fundamental Rights, with effect from 1 September 2026.