On Sunday, 24 November 2024, the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) proudly celebrated the achievements of more than 1,500 graduates from bachelor’s and master’s programmes. The festive ceremonies, held at the MECC Maastricht, marked a significant milestone for the SBE...
On Monday 26 October, Prof. Dr. Rianne Letschert, Rector Magnificus of UM, received the first copy of the book 'Queen of Hearts, the power of vulnerability'. Rianne Letschert wrote the foreword to the book and underlines how important it is for employers to be aware of the problem of pregnancy...
While in Beijing teaching Competition Law at the China-EU School of Law (with Caroline Cauffman) from 4-8 November, Niels Philipsen gave guest lectures at the CUPL School of Law and Economics and at the Central University of Finance and Economics. Also in November, Marjan Peeters was invited to give...
Professor Joachim E. Wildberger, Professor Radiology and Chairman of the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+)
Title: “The Global Diagnostic Chain – Opportunities for Research in the Age of Big Data”
On 15 November, Professor Dick T.H.M. Sijm gave his inaugural address, entitled ‘There is more behind the label’, and accepted the function of Associate Professor at Maastricht University (UM). He will work at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University College Venlo in Venlo. His chair is...
Maastricht’s first ever PhD Pitch Night is coming. It’s going to give you a taste of what UM’s finest researchers are working on, like a speed date with knowledge. PhD candidates will have 3 minutes to pitch their research to you and see if they can secure a place on the TEDx Maastricht stage.
The Maastricht Center for Robots (MCR) has been recognized for its exceptional contribution to the field of service robotics with the prestigious Robert Johnston 2022 Best Paper Award. The award-winning research titled "The Service Triad: An Empirical Study of Service Robots, Customers, and...
On 1 February, MERLN’s Scientific Director Pamela Habibović succeeds Rianne Letschert as rector of Maastricht University (UM). As she prepares to move to her new office, the professor of Inorganic Biomaterials talks about her engineering mind-set, how interdisciplinarity is crucial but far from easy...
