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… (fundamental) research in all aspects of the educational process · And the spirit of academic freedom as a principle. It is just these pillars of the academic tradition of universities that have been questioned in recent years in recent years and have come under pressure. The underlying challenges for universities are neatly summarized in the recent publication “An avalanche is coming” published by the Institute for Public Policy Research in the UK. This essay compares universities to snow-covered mountains that appear solid from the outside but where dramatic changes occur under the surface that will cause an avalanche and ultimately a catastrophic event. What are these changes that are threatening our universities? 1. The change of the global economy. Without doubt there is a shift of … economic growth of these emerging markets. 2. The ongoing economic crisis of the western world. Youth unemployment is rising dramatically in some European countries which raises the question whether a university education is still an optimal basis for finding an adequate job. At the same time many countries deinvest in research and education and are far away from reaching the 3% margin of the GNP that was agreed on in the Lisbon agenda. 3. Increasing costs of education. In many places governments …

… (fundamental) research in all aspects of the educational process · And the spirit of academic freedom as a principle. It is just these pillars of the academic tradition of universities that have been questioned in recent years in recent years and have come under pressure. The underlying challenges for universities are neatly summarized in the recent publication “An avalanche is coming” published by the Institute for Public Policy Research in the UK. This essay compares universities to snow-covered mountains that appear solid from the outside but where dramatic changes occur under the surface that will cause an avalanche and ultimately a catastrophic event. What are these changes that are threatening our universities? 1. The change of the global economy. Without doubt there is a shift of … economic growth of these emerging markets. 2. The ongoing economic crisis of the western world. Youth unemployment is rising dramatically in some European countries which raises the question whether a university education is still an optimal basis for finding an adequate job. At the same time many countries deinvest in research and education and are far away from reaching the 3% margin of the GNP that was agreed on in the Lisbon agenda. 3. Increasing costs of education. In many places governments …

… Maastricht Science Programme Maastricht Science Programme Info Information Sheet incoming students Institutional Information Name of Institution Maastricht University, Maastricht Science Programme Erasmus Code NL MAASTRI01 28843-IC-1-2007-1-NL-ERASMUS-EUCX-1 Postal Address P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands Visiting Address Paul Henri Spaaklaan 1, 6229 EN Maastricht, The Netherlands Dean of the programme Prof. Dr. Gerco Onderwater International office contact Mrs. Nicolle Felix / Mr. Luc Giezenaar E-mail : msp-iro@maastrichtuniversity.nl Website https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/education/bachelor/bachelor-maastricht-science-programme Academic Calendar Academic year The academic year runs from … · TOEFL 232 (computer-based version) · TOEFL 90 points (internet based version) · IELTS (International English Testing System) test with a score of at least 6.5 · CAE (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) test score must be at least a B, whereas a C is sufficient for your CPE (Cambridge Certificate of proficiency in English). · B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference Exemption: · Students who are native English speakers or follow a study programme entirely taught in English · …

… of the problems students experience in the areas of mood, anxiety and stress. Our results indicate that – although slightly less than last year – a large group of students still seems to be struggling with mental problems. Also, psychological complaints are different between demographic groups. For example, female students, students identifying as other genders, bachelor students and international students have more psychological complaints (regarding depression, anxiety, stress and … Most students did not receive help in the past year (71.3%). Of those students, more than half do feel that they need it. They experience the following barriers when seeking help: wanting to solve their problems on their own (60.5%), not knowing where to look for help (45.8%) or finding help too expensive (45.4%). According to students, the strongest sources of stress are their academic progress (55.2%) and their current overall life in general (35.4%). For more details, see Table 2. The … (16.3%) Fear of being treated differently by others 577 (17.8%) Current stress (severe to very severe) (N=6322***) Financial situation 1734 (27.4%) Health 933 (14.8%) Academic progress 3490 (55.2%) Love life 1492 (23.6%) Family ties 929 (14.7%) Social contact at work or university 875 (13.8%) Health of loved ones 1295 (20.5%) Other problems experienced by loved ones 1221 (19.3%) Overall life 2240 (35.4%) *Some variables have missing values. Therefore, not everything adds up to 9048. **This only …

… Microsoft Office User PUBLIC HEALTH WALES NHS TRUST | [COMPANY ADDRESS] The Social and Economic Return of Health Literacy Interventions in the WHO EURO Region BACHELOR THESIS - EUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences Public Health Wales World Health … for health literacy interventions within the WHO EURO region. Methods: A narrative literature review on published peer-reviewed reviews and grey literature was conducted by use of keywords and MeSH terms. Google, Google Scholar and PubMed were used find literature. The search on PubMed was restricted to reviews, published within the last 10 years (2009-2019), in English. Results: In total, 450 publications were screened 12 publications that analysed the economic or social aspect of HL … 2015). The Health Literacy Study of the European Union (HLS-EU) conducted by Sørensen et al. (2015) indicates that limited health literacy is not only a risk to the individual, but it can also be hazardous to others in their environment or populations where these misconceptions occur. Next to increased vulnerability to health risks, low health literacy has also been found to negatively affect one’s self-assessed health status, which is an important determinant of general health and well- being (Hu …

… and speech system: How do we segregate the sound of a Ferrari from that of a Red Bull Formula 1 car? How do we focus on the voice of a friend among many other voices in a crowd? How do we understand and produce speech? Why does a non-fluent speaker become fluent when his, her, or its auditory feedback is delayed? How is auditory information integrated with other senses such as vision or touch? In the last few years, cognitive neuroscience research has set a number of milestones in our understanding … Vision is a complex cognitive process, which provides us with a richer stream of information than any other sense. The primate visual cortex is composed of a network of at least 30 highly interconnected functionally specialized regions. The regions where visual information first enters the cortex are called early visual areas. Neurons in these areas have relatively simple properties, and their small receptive fields are arranged to form retinotopic maps of the environment on the cortex. Higher … Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience Research Proposal Full course description The second part of the second year of the research master’s programme is devoted to conducting a research internship. As a result of the many international research contacts that faculty members have established, a substantial number of students will conduct their research internship abroad. Students start their internship with the writing of a research proposal. Students finish the master’s programme by writing a …

… Maastricht Centre for European Law Master Working Paper 2018/9 Priscilla Tollini The Era of Big Data The Interplay Between Competition Law and Data Protection All rights reserved No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form Without the permission of the author(s) The MCEL Master Working Paper series seeks to give excellent Master students the opportunity to publish … cans will also be able to collect data. Businesses are increasingly developing alternative ways to collect data about its consumers, in particular what is their location, what they search for online, what they spend their money with and how and where they shop.13 In addition to the volume, the velocity at which data are generated, collected, processed and analyzed has also increased with technological enhancements.14 As a consequence, many companies are already able to make real-time or … of three main stages: (i) data collection, (ii) data storage and (iii) data analytics.21 Figure 2: The Big Data Value Chain At the first stage of the Big Data value chain, data is collected. Data can be collected directly – when there is a direct contact between the firm and the person from which data is collected – or indirectly – when the firm procures data from third parties, such as data brokers.22 An example of data collection is when individuals voluntarily provide their personal data in …