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  • How Limburg and African children together learn about hand washing

    Thanks to an initiative of Prof. Dr. Edward Huizenga, children in Kenya, Uganda, India, Vietnam and the Netherlands are learning together how to wash their hands to prevent infectious diseases that would otherwise prevent them from attending school.
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  • Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War

    On 24 May 2024 MORSE facilitated and hosted at SBE premises Branko Milanovic ’s book presentation: Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War . On the same day, Branko Milanovic held a Masterclass with four invited students from a wide range of academic advancement.
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  • Economic uncertainty and business decisions - what is the link?

    In our interconnected global economy, uncertainty is like a tempest that sweeps across financial markets, businesses, and households. It’s that unsettling feeling when you’re unsure about what lies ahead—the fog that obscures the path forward. But what exactly is economic uncertainty, and why does it...
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  • FUSIO-n: An ePlatform for setting up Science-centred Research Collaborations

    Digitalisation can help support facilitating setting up potential cross-departmental and societal research collaborations for science-centred research and impact creation to deal with ever-increasing complexity of societal challenges. The critique of disciplinary research silos can be corresponded by...
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  • Three new SBE projects on Sustainable Urban Transformations

    Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI) of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) has successfully applied for funding in the ‘Driving Urban Transitions’ program of NWO/ JPI Urban Europe. Three new transdisciplinary projects with international partners have recently started...
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  • SBE students triumph in international case competition at Rotterdam

    SBE took first place in the Rotterdam School of Management Star Case Competition (RSMCC). The competition welcomed 16 top-level international business teams of four students, who were tasked with tackling two real-life business cases.
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  • Research suggests: air pollution affects voting patterns

    Higher air pollution increases the likelihood of people voting for opposition parties rather than ruling parties. This is the major finding of research by Nico Pestel, a scientist at the Research Centre for Education & Labour Market (ROA) at the Maastricht School of Business and Economics.
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  • FSD's event showcases the importance of farmer-centric data governance principles

    On the 18th of April, the Fair & Smart Data (FSD) Spearhead hosted the second event of its farmer-centric data governance event series. The event, titled “The Business Case for Farmer-centric Data Governance in the Global South,” aimed to explore the desirability, feasibility, and viability of applying...
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  • What are commons? A brief journey of the history of the commons

    When talking about the commons, it is worthwhile to go back into history of the commons. One historical landmark is the Magna Carta, established in 1215 ensuring the rights for people to access the woodlands for fuel and heating. Back in these days, the woodlands were what these days fossil fuels are...
    La Via Campesina: Small Scale farmers cooling down the Earth