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… essential contribution to the face of Maastricht. It’s located in many historic buildings around the city, and takes responsibility for their conservation and maintenance. That’s not nothing. Who else would do that? It’s not something the municipality can afford. And it means a wealth of historical and cultural heritage is preserved; you can find something beautiful on almost every street corner. For someone like me, with a passion for history, this is something to be very happy about. It keeps history alive. “I can indulge myself here. In fact, I think the stories behind all that heritage should be told and shared much more. Just think of all that’s already happened in the very place where … to hold a conference. Charm “Some people find the students an inconvenience; I get that. In my street in Wyck, I trip over bikes now and then. And I have to get used to the fact that the official language is no longer always Dutch—or Mestreechs —in shops and restaurants. It’s important to enter into dialogue about that and continue to seek a good balance. But as far as I’m concerned, it also has its charm. It makes the city lively and vibrant. And hearing all those different languages makes me …

… choices are made on short-term economic considerations. For example, policy makers may choose to build houses in high risk flooding areas, citizens may choose to turn up air conditioning, or farmers may choose to irrigate more intensely. Such choices can have strong cascading effects for the future, e.g. by increasing emissions or by reinforcing drought. These cascading effects are thus not (sufficiently) taken into consideration. Strategic thinking about climate adaptation takes better account of future consequences. Strategic climate adaptation policy may be considered in terms of the exploration of a ‘solution space’ of (possible) choices in time. Solution space can be understood in terms of a range of biophysical, techno-economic, socio-cultural and political-institutional factors. The solution space for strategic choices is contingent of choices in the past and may thus shift over time. Any choice thus … solution space (e.g. in terms of option values) and lock in-effects (e.g. in terms of structural transition costs). We aim to include such considerations in a policy advice on long term strategic policy choices for climate adaptation. Some first ideas can be discussed. 1 Netherlands Scientific Climate Council (WKR), The Hague, Netherlands. Albert.faber@wkr.nl. 2 Haasnoot, M., Biesbroek, R., Lawrence, J. et al. Defining the solution space to accelerate climate change adaptation. Reg Environ Change …

… 1 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences / Faculty of Law / Faculty of Science and Engineering (University College Maastricht) Interfaculty Minor Art, Law and Policy Making *Admission to this minor depends on study performance criteria for the course The Presence of Art: Reinterpreting Modern and Contemporary Art* Name coordinator: Guido Goossens – guido.goossens@maastrichtuniversity.nl Full period of this minor: 1-3 ECTS credits in … Faculty of Science and Engineering (University College Maastricht) Course coordinator: Inge Römgens Art (6 ECTS) (Note! Admission to this course depends on study performance criteria, please see the prerequisites in the course description) 1 Students can choose between a 24 ECTS minor and a 30 ECTS minor. To qualify for the 24 ECTS minor, all courses in periods 1 and 2 must have been successfully completed. To qualify for the 30 ECTS minor, all courses in periods 1, 2, and 3 must have been … rich? These are some of the questions tackled in this introductory course to Cultural Politics. Highly distinctive is the mix between need-to-now cultural theory and practice-based encounters with professionals from the cultural sector during workshop-like lectures and fieldtrips. The course includes in-situ tutorials (e.g. at the Bonnefantenmuseum) and together with a team of fellow students you will work on a practice-based research project. The approach is international and comparative. …

… 58 | MHeNs | ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 | ANNEXES Annex 1 59 | MHeNs | ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 | ANNEXES Annex 1 Course program MHeNs/EURON 2016-2017 2016 Course/workshop/event Location/organizer(s) Description Faculty staff MHeNS and partners involved Number of participants ECTS Feb 22-25, 2016 From Human Neuroanatomy to Psychopathology Maastricht University / A. Jahanshahi, H. Jacobs, J. Mey, M. Moers, N. Senden, H. Steinbusch, J. Vangeneugden Lectures on the development and cerebrovasculature of the brain followed by theoretical lessons on functional and structural MRI methodologies combined with visits of MRI and TMS scanners. Hands- on training on the neuroanatomy by real dissection ofthe human skull and brain and microscopical analysis of the human and rodent brain under normal and pathological conditions. The functional and anatomical concepts will be discussed … Neuroscience Workshops “Recovery after stroke: a translational perspective “ Maastricht University / M. van Boxtel, C. van Heugten, M. Moers, N. Nicolson, N. Senden, H. Steinbusch What happens in the brain when the blood flow suddenly stops? How can this phenomenon be studied and what are therapeutic options in the acute phases of stroke? What do we know about spontaneous recovery and which (animal) models are commonly used in research to predict recovery after stroke? Does enriched environment …