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The Maastricht Centre for Human Rights is pleased to announce the first three Pick Our Brains sessions of the 2026–2027 academic year. Join us for informal and engaging discussions with leading scholars on current issues in human rights, international criminal law, and transitional justice.

Steven Hornstra works part-time as programme manager for education at the MUMC+ Academy and part-time as a military officer with the Dutch Ministry of Defence. He researched what the military world of Defence and the medical world of MUMC+ and UM can learn from each other about education.

While Brightlands in Heerlen began ten years ago as a smart services initiative, the focus is now on the development and application of data and artificial intelligence.

Professor Nancy Bocken’s new honorary fellowship at Copenhagen Business School strengthens a decade-long partnership with Maastricht University, creating new opportunities for research, education and collaboration on global sustainability challenges.

Researchers from Maastricht University will contribute to the newly funded ReLabel it…! project.

Prof. dr. Peter Peters, director of the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music from 2018 to 2026, gave his valedictory lecture ‘New variations: on innovating classical music’ at the Aula of Maastricht University on 16 April 2026.

Denise Petzold, assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Maastricht University and researcher affiliated to the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music, will collaborate with Muziekcentrum De Bijloke as a Gangmaker for the next two seasons.

SHE Collaborates and SONS are joining forces to develop a five day Enabling Learning course that supports healthcare professionals in effectively transferring knowledge and skills. To make this project possible, a crowdfunding campaign has been launched.

The PREMIUM Excellence Programme at Maastricht University is looking for new projects for 2026–2027!

Johan Adriaensen, Anna Herranz Surrallés, Aneta Spendzharova and Sophie Vanhoonacker are joining a new international research network that will study how geopolitical tensions and changing attitudes towards free trade are reshaping trade politics in North America and Europe.