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  • New ITEM research project on multilingualism in the workplace

    25 years ago, the birth act of the European Union was signed in Maastricht. A historical moment, which brought the capital of the Dutch province of Limburg international fame. Yet, Maastricht and Limburg could profit much more from ‘Europe’ than happens today. Language still forms an obstacle though...

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  • Internships available at ITEM starting February 2017

    Het Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border cooperation and Mobility / ITEM is per februari 2017 op zoek naar versterking van haar team in de vorm van:  Stagiaire communicatie; Stagiaire 'Event organizer ITEM'; Stagiaire (1.0 fte) (Monitoring Service Grensoverschrijdende...

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  • Elsevier Best Studies 2016: two #1 positions for FASoS programmes

    In the annual ‘Best Studies’ publication by the weekly magazine Elsevier, the bachelor's programme European studies and the master's programme Media Culture were both ranked number 1. The ‘Best Studies’ survey is based on evaluations by students in the National Student Survey.

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  • Maarten Vink addresses Committee of the Regions of the EU

    On 23 September 2016 professor Maarten Vink, Co-Director of MACIMIDE and a member of the ITEM Academic Office, addressed the Committee of the Regions of the European Union during the 10th Meeting of CIVEX in Oviedo, Spain.

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  • Honorary doctor Henk Hofland has died

    Journalist, columnist and writer H.J.A. (Henk) Hofland has passed away at the age of 88. In 2001 he received an honorary doctorate from Maastricht University

    Portret Henk Hofland