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… succeeding in bringing together this enormous concentration of knowledge, skills and facilities within a radius of about twenty kilometres. With tangible results, which are visible in various concrete innovations. We’re actually only at the beginning stages.” Elastin in heart valves Elastin It’s not easy to choose from the dozens of projects AMIBM has already completed or is working on. Stefan Jockenhövel, co-founder of the institute and now scientific director, chooses the search for the substance …
… the concerts would offer a platform to artists that have been affected by the pandemic themselves. In no time, Niklas, the founder and a student at the University of Amsterdam, had told his idea to and attracted over 300 volunteers from all stages of life and from all around the world to join the campaign. I was intrigued and saw my opportunity to finally become active myself. As an ambassador I told my friends and family about our cause and became part of the marketing team, promoting …
… in and said: ‘that’s not going to make any money’, so I ended up going to business school.” He hasn’t exactly always loved public speaking and being in the spotlight. “I grew up being an introvert and was really shy. My mum would always force me on stage, but I'd run off and even struggled with interaction. So my parents forced me to go to drama and public-speaking classes, because they felt it would be a useful skill. Little did we know it would become what my life is based on today”, he laughs. …
… ambities van Maastricht. Het is belangrijk dat de inwoners van de stad, het land en de EU zich bewust zijn van de toekomst van Europa en hier samen aan werken. Als geboortestad van het Verdrag van Maastricht en als internationale stad met veel buitenlandse jongeren zijn wij schatplichtig hierin een rol te pakken. En dat doen we met Working on Europe. Het Verdrag van Maastricht introduceerde Europees burgerschap; verbinding tussen de volkeren in de EU, dus uiteindelijk gaat het om …
… de markt kwamen binnen anderhalve dag vergeven. De lage huurprijs, 550 euro per maand inclusief gas, water en elektra, maakt de woningen bijzonder aantrekkelijk voor de belangrijkste doelgroep: studenten uit Maastricht en vooral de eerstejaars uit het buitenland. Voor hen zal een kwartiertje pendelen in de trein geen probleem zijn. In totaal komen 261 studio’s en appartementen beschikbaar, met een gemiddelde oppervlakte van 27m2 en allemaal gemeubileerd. Er zijn gezamenlijke faciliteiten zoals een …
… (SHE), and she is part of the Taskforce Faculty Development. Juliët Beuken is a musical person with a passion for singing. As a toddler, she was part of children's choir De Merels, and in high school, she participated in musicals with Kids on Stage. Nowadays, she sings as an alto in the Maastricht University Choir. Music is a source of inspiration for her work, as can be seen on the cover of her dissertation, which she designed herself. Learning together in healthcare practice There are …
… much they want to participate in society, they are restrained by the rules. " Coming up with solutions together Blankvoort finds it very important to present her research beyond the scientific context. "And for that, TEDx is of course an excellent stage. I would like my research to bring about policy change, and this subject is very suitable to a wider debate. We as a society have to come up with solutions together and then also implement them." This is what the jury thought The jury was …
… 2020, SBE academics Carla Haelermans, Ines Wilms, Julia Kensbock, Katrin Marchand and Sonja Fransen were awarded Elinor Ostrom grants. These grants are sponsored by the Elinor Ostrom Fund and are designed to support female academics in the early stages of their careers. In this article, we looked into the importance of these types of grants as a way to contribute to a more inclusive environment within academia. We also reached out to the grantees to find out how they will be using their grants …
… het grootste probleem." Giuseppe had tot dan toe met het grootste gemak zijn weg gevonden in de open, internationale gemeenschap van de UM, maar als ondernemer beleeft hij het anders. "We kregen heel weinig hulp of aanmoediging. We waren gewoon drie buitenlandse studenten die met hun eigen ding bezig waren. Het blijft een moeizaam gevecht." Hun correspondentie met de gemeente verloopt via online vertaal-apps en ze hebben moeite om een vergunning te krijgen, ondanks dat ze een nieuwe locatie hebben …
… than the first year of a bachelor's programme. Huijts teaches skills training, among other things, and also works as a recruiter. 'We prepare participants for Maastricht’s brand of problem-based learning, and apply it as much as possible in this stage as well. The students take language lessons in four different groups. They’re assigned to these groups based on their individual level. Students with a lower level of language skills will receive more hours of teaching than those who come in at a …