News

Dirk Ruwaard, voorzitter van het Kennisplatform de Juiste Zorg op de Juiste Plek (JZOJP), heeft 24 juni 2020 de Kennisagenda 'Zorg op de juiste plek' aan het Ministerie van VWS aangeboden. 

Despite the fact that the corona crisis has had a significant impact for some HBO graduates, the negative effects are generally not too bad.

Many local businesses in Maastricht were hit hard by the consequences of the corona pandemic. This didn’t go unnoticed by SBE students who were quick to jump into action. In a matter of weeks, a group of students put together the Crisis Case Challenge 2020! The end result: 100 SBE students (and even a few alumni and staff) working together to provide five local businesses with creative and innovative solutions to help them weather the current crisis.  

Jumping into the world of entrepreneurship can be scary. Many SBE students have an entrepreneurial mindset, but feel that they need a little extra guidance before making the leap. That is exactly what Kibo is for! Kibo, founded by Robin, Ramses and Ronan, is a personal career coach powered by Artificial Intelligence. Its three founders met each other at SBE where they launched their first entrepreneurial venture.

Another significant victory for Maastricht law students in the Nuremberg Moot Court!

The UM-initiated 3WE project (‘Well-being, Women and Work in Ethiopia’) studies how employment generated by foreign direct investment (FDI) is affecting the well-being of workers, and women in particular. Especially in Africa, where FDI is becoming one of the main sources of new employment opportunities and economic growth on the continent. Principal investigator Valentina Mazzucato, Bilisuma Dito and Konjit Hailu Gudeta, explain the situation of women in Ethiopia, particularly in the light of the current pandemic.

The coronavirus crisis has had a great impact on UM research. PhD candidates and postdocs in particular, are faced with problems. Delays in ongoing and new research can have serious consequences for the careers of this vulnerable group of young scientists. To mitigate the impact as far as possible, UM has developed a plan with a range of potential solutions.