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  • Essay on the position of AI in Europe

    Prof. Gerhard Weiss wrote an essay for the Sueddeutsche Zeitung: ‘KI als Schulfach’. What can policy makers and businesses do to ensure Europe stays competitive in the field of Artificial Intelligence? (Essay in German)

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  • Alain Dupont appointed as member of UM Supervisory Board

    The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has appointed Professor Alain Dupont as a member of the Maastricht University Supervisory Board for a four-year period starting 1 September 2019. Professor Alain Dupont succeeds Professor Marc Groenhuijsen.

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  • Towards a landmine-free world

    Massoud and Mahmud Hassani grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan – literally in a minefield. Many years later, in the Netherlands, the brothers have developed Mine Kafon: a drone system for detecting landmines. Having overcome the initial teething troubles and secured the necessary patents, they are now...

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  • Cross-border cooperation: North Sea Port

    After an initial inventory conducted by ITEM, the Dutch and Flemish governments have decided to follow up by investigating possible solutions for border barriers that are faced by the cross-border North Sea Port, which is a merged Belgian-Dutch company.

  • AMIBM PostDoc wins Science and Technology German Dissertation Prize

    Julia Jansing, PostDoc in the group Molecular and Applied Biotechnology in AMIBM, was recently awarded the renowned German Dissertation Prize by the Körber Foundation (“Deutscher Studienpreis”, 2nd place in the section Science and Technology).

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  • Workshop on aviation emissions

    On 21 and 22 October 2019, METRO research fellows Marjan Peeters and Caroline Cauffman will co-organize (with Marc Davidson and Liesbeth Lijnzaad) an expert workshop titled 'Minimising the impact of aviation emissions: what way forward?'.