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  • How to reach Bali?

    In the recent years, we all observed how countries and institutions relied on digital tools to deal with the COVID shocks. For example, as Maastricht University, with the help of the digital learning management system and meeting software CANVAS, ZOOM and TEAMS we were able to continue our education...

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  • Master’s Open Day: "A good pitch from the university"

    Around 1100 prospective master's students visited Maastricht University's six faculties last Saturday during the open day held twice a year. They came to experience the atmosphere and learn more about the master's programmes, problem-based education, the UM buildings and the good life in Maastricht.

  • Welcome dr. Francesco Zappatore as a visiting researcher

    After completing his Ph.D. on 31 March 2022, defending his dissertation on the theme of punitive damages from a comparative perspective at the University of Foggia Law School that was written under the guidance of his mentor, Professor Francesco Astone, he soon had the opportunity to start a post...

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  • Welcome Maria Breskaya - our new external PhD student

    Maria Breskaya recently joined M-EPLI as an external PhD student. Maria will carry out research on smart contracts and their relationship to the traditional legal notion of contract. The research is supervised by Professor Jan Smits and dr. Caroline Cauffman.

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  • Kick-off new EDLAB project ‘VR-enhanced PBL’

    Together with the VR/AR expertise centre DEXLab (SBE), EDLAB has started a project about ‘VR-enhanced PBL’. This project aims to see how far VR can enrich PBL learning formats and strengthen the PBL learning principles of ‘constructive’, ‘contextual’, ‘collaborative’ and ‘self-directed learning’.

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  • Expats x Migrants: Segregating the Migrant Community

    In the project ‘Expats x Migrants: Segregating the Migrant Community’ Tetsuro Miyazaki photographed 20 foreign professionals residing in Maastricht who identified themselves as migrants and/or expats. Research centre MACIMIDE collaborated with Tetsuro on the project.

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  • Sciences on the Chemelot site

    At industrial complex Chemelot in Geleen, education, knowledge institutions, business and industry meet.

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