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Agustín Parise was elected president of the European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH). His term started in January 2026. The ESCLH was established in 2009, and aims to generate dialogue across jurisdictional and disciplinary boundaries.

Together with the twelve other university funds in the Netherlands, University Fund Limburg is once again joining forces to launch a nationwide campaign highlighting the opportunity to leave a legacy to science.

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.

To mark UM’s 50th anniversary, people from in and outside the university share what it means to them. What makes them proud of UM? How has it influenced their career? And what does it mean for the city and the region? They share their fondest memories to help us celebrate the university’s story.

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