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… end of her PhD, she successfully conquered these challenges and found her way to teach mathematics to young students who are struggling with the same challenges as she did before. Closing Dr. Russo described her coursework and teaching experiences at FASoS, including her courses on Introduction to Quantitative Methods and Linear Regression to Bachelor students and Research Methodology to Master students in European Study. Her top tips for students: Be curious Don’t walk into class with prejudice …
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Een paspoort is geen wondermiddel*
12-04-2024
… bewijs.” Maarten Vink (1975) studeerde Politicologie in Leiden, waar hij in 2003 promoveerde. Op dit moment is hij hoogleraar Politieke Wetenschap (met een specialisatie in Politieke Sociologie) aan de Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) van de Universiteit Maastricht. Hij is één van de directeuren van het Maastricht Center for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) en van het Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT). Ga naar www.milifestatus.com om meer te lezen …
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… someone is at risk of poverty. Nowadays, pension funds also benefit from data science as it allows them to majorly improve their data analysis and consequently learn more about their customers and what they need. Work at BISS In line with one core theme of this podcast, BISS is a very interdisciplinary work environment that connects all faculties of Maastricht University. Colleagues with very different backgrounds come together which can be challenging as Lisa explains. In the beginning, you have to find common ground for example with the language you use and be aware that colleagues … worked on very interesting projects such as “AI in the classroom” about AI and education but they also found out how you can measure the weight of a cow using pictures. There are also projects on AI and health, poverty and debt. On the BISS website and their LinkedIN profile you can find more information and up-to-date news or job and internship vacancies. Follow us @DSMindsets on Twitter and Instagram Please rate us on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. If you are a …
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… says Julia Backhaus, the coordinator of the ICIS ENERGISE team. As part of the European Week of Sustainable Energy, the database will be presented this week in Brussels. Julia Backhaus (1982) is a graduate of University College Maastricht and the FASoS research master’s in Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology. She has been working on sustainable energy for 10 years, including at the energy research institute ECN in Amsterdam. She has been a project officer at ICIS since 2012 and is also …
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WE Festival
28-03-2023
… to 19 May for anyone who wants to learn something new, sample some good food, meet other people or just enjoy the party. The eighth WE Festival has a full programme with a wide variety of activities. Better yet, admission is free. The festival’s key themes are creativity and sustainability. “ I see it as a kind of hippie festival ”, says Julia Calaf , a member of the organising committee. “ Everyone can do what they like, as long as they do it with respect for other people and the environment .” …
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Why you should come to the INKOM!
13-07-2023
… as a student." Would you like to join the INKOM? The number of registrations for INKOM is skyrocketing. Last year, the event was completely sold out. So please make sure that you register for INKOM and the parties as soon as possible. Visit the INKOM website for more information. Curious what the INKOM is like? This is a video of the INKOM 2016, relatively old but still relevant. Introduction groups All students will be divided into introduction groups. "We try to create a good mix of … groups so that the expectations are more or less the same across all mentor groups." Lounge corner This year's INKOM programme has changed slightly compared to last year. "We moved the annual information fair from Wednesday to Monday," says Sean. "The theme of this year's fair is 'Welcome to Maastricht' and will be attended by various organisations, from student accommodation agencies to political parties and cultural institutions. We also created a lounge corner for the first time this year, where …
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More fun in the legal classroom
28-03-2023
… Wijnen Education Prize 2008 and 2013. She will shortly defend her PhD, titled Education Revolution. Tech literate Society is changing, and so is the legal profession. If you want to draw up a will, just pop into HEMA. For legal questions there are websites like vraaghugo.nl, and if you find yourself involved in a legal dispute, there’s no need to go to court – you can opt for mediation instead. According to the three we are on the eve of a revolution in education, where the focus will be on …
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The art of doing maths
28-03-2023
“Look at the person to your left and right: of the three of you, only one will graduate”, the lecturer said when Ralf Peeters attended his first lecture in Applied Mathematics in Delft. Thirty-six years later, Peeters is professor of Mathematics at Maastricht University.
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Looted art in a moral twilight zone
28-03-2023
… together economic, legal, art historical, philosophical, sociological and practical expertise. It initiates joint research projects with researchers, professionals and students from different backgrounds. MACCH is a collaboration between four UM faculties, the Social Historic Centre Limburg (SHCL) and the Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg (SRAL). Need for documentation Without a statute of limitations, defendants can be forced to conduct extensive and costly archival research to check …
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The hybrid researcher
28-03-2023
… Humanities and Sciences in Maastricht laid the foundations for this PhD project. An inter-faculty connection for this sort of work is essential, but by no means automatic. In that sense Matthijs’s project, with its perfectly smooth integration in two faculties, was ahead of its time.” Paul Volders, cardiologist and professor of Genetic Cardiology, CARIM Building bridges His background in both worlds enabled him to build the bridge between the two, and Philips Research also spotted this added value …