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… also participated in Sustainability Week, where we ran a booth to promote HUMMUS and plant-based nutrition.” Impact HUMMUS’ activities certainly had an impact. The survey was completed by around 300 students, their Instagram page has over 130 regular visitors, and the movie night and lectures were well attended. Discussions about plant-based food in the restaurant are still ongoing. “The current plant-based/animal- based ratio is still 30/70, but we hope it will eventually become 50/50,” says Jodi. … deep end, but ultimately it pays off. The contact with the people in Cambodia was really enjoyable and gave us a lot of insight into cultural differences and how to take them into account.” “In parallel with the project, there were lectures and workshops on specific topics. On gender equality, for example. We were able to incorporate that into our proposal,” Vojta adds. Theory and practice Yoka: “The students do everything by themselves, and as a coach you guide them when necessary. Especially in … Additionally, we offer many practical inspiration sessions. For example, an excursion to the MUMC+ Vitality Office, presentations by a lifestyle coach, a General Practice assistant, or a dietician, a debate on sustainable healthcare, and visits to programmes like COACH (aiming at reducing childhood obesity).” Rineke: “For the first part of the minor, we collaborate with the ‘Mens achter de Patiënt’ foundation (MAP; Patient as a Person), which connects students with patients. These MAP …

… interest among students increased significantly (i.e., more applications). Study association FIRST Intensive collaboration with study association FIRST plays a vital role in establishing contact between students and potential employers, with company visits and international recruitment days being particularly effective at facilitating this interaction. FIRST annually organises a recruitment day, an event where many alumni deliver presentations and workshops on behalf of their employers, offering current students the prospect of an internship or employment. A separate international recruitment day is organised for international students. Maastricht University | Faculty of Law Self-evaluation report … build-up in complexity of the programme while also highlighting the academic skills of the teaching staff and the possibility of strengthening writing and oral skills from a technical standpoint. However, some further actions in terms of practical workshops and activities geared to foster critical thinking were suggested by the group of students with relevant work experience before enrolling in the programme. Standard 2: Educational learning environment The curriculum is designed to introduce all …

… 2016-2017 and will soon be implemented to achieve further UM-wide harmonisation for the following indicators:  Same intended learning outcomes  Same number of hours (40) that are compensated to staff who participate in the UTQ programme  Same workshops (number and themes) (with room for faculty-specific implementation)  Similar procedures for assessment of the portfolio  Similar procedures for exemptions 4. Tenure Track Policy A new, UM-wide, Tenure Track Policy for the position of University … involve female academics in appointment committees o Annual assessment interviews: annual evaluation forms should include aspects such as work-life balance, leadership, personal development (courses, training, etc.), visibility (conferences to visit), and career prospects (academic, industrial, policy, etc.) o Conduct ‘exit interviews’: why do talented academics leave? In case of (but not limited to) female academics, look at why they were rejected for an appointment? Why s/he was (not) … Action point in progress 3 Policy regarding the Recruitment, Selection and Appointment of Professors at UM, 1 September 2017 Diversity (gender balance) 2 nd quarter of 2016 HR Develop a policy concerning the diversity of invitees for lectures, workshops, committees and all open activities organised by UM. Part of the advice of the diversity working group was to create more awareness for this topic at university level. The following recommendations on how this should be communicated and …

… students or health advice from students of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. All these are good examples of how UM can increase its societal impact locally, and such efforts should be expanded through the establishment of ‘knowl- edge shops’. This philosophy carries right through to PhD level, with our policy requiring all PhD theses to have a para- graph dedicated to valorisation. Meeting places The experience from UM interfaculty projects and institutes shows that collaboration … a strategy to influence and participate in Dutch and European research agendas (public affairs); Establish the Brightlands Academy to cluster expertise on PPPs; Explore opportunities to forge links between the UM community and wider society (knowledge shops); Maintain a healthy balance between fundamental and theme-driven research; Nurture and retain young researchers, and recruit outstanding academic staff from outside UM. 18 Strategic programme 2017–2021 19 5 Inter nationalisation UM is a globally … students and staff is a key focus area, in particular in col- laboration with our international partner universities and networks. In our HR policy, we strive to provide academic as well as support staff with ample possibilities for shorter or longer visits to international partner universities. In many of our programmes, too, students are encouraged or even obliged to study abroad for a semester. But there are also other ways to gain international expe- rience, and we plan to further explore, …

… students or health advice from students of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. All these are good examples of how UM can increase its societal impact locally, and such efforts should be expanded through the establishment of ‘knowl- edge shops’. This philosophy carries right through to PhD level, with our policy requiring all PhD theses to have a para- graph dedicated to valorisation. Meeting places The experience from UM interfaculty projects and institutes shows that collaboration … a strategy to influence and participate in Dutch and European research agendas (public affairs); Establish the Brightlands Academy to cluster expertise on PPPs; Explore opportunities to forge links between the UM community and wider society (knowledge shops); Maintain a healthy balance between fundamental and theme-driven research; Nurture and retain young researchers, and recruit outstanding academic staff from outside UM. 18 Strategic programme 2017–2021 19 5 Inter nationalisation UM is a globally … students and staff is a key focus area, in particular in col- laboration with our international partner universities and networks. In our HR policy, we strive to provide academic as well as support staff with ample possibilities for shorter or longer visits to international partner universities. In many of our programmes, too, students are encouraged or even obliged to study abroad for a semester. But there are also other ways to gain international expe- rience, and we plan to further explore, …

… for n=1 single case experiments for optimal dosing of psychotropic medication. This project has attracted funding from multiple sources. A very successful initiative of the URC was the website www.psychosenet.nl, which now attracts around a 1000 visitors per day. The methodological expert groups within the division focus on 1) Genetics, 2) Experience Sampling, 3) Neuroimaging, 4) Clinical epidemiology and Mental Health Services Research, 5) Networks. 2.2.1. Expert groups 1 Genetics 2 … (Oct. 1314, 2016, Université Lille, France; Oct. 2526, 2017, Maastricht University). To improve the cohesion and interdisciplinary of research training across the three divisions, MHeNs instituted the “Topics in Translational Neuroscience” PhD workshops, which are organized once or twice a year. These workshops consist of two parts: expert talks in the morning and an interactive programme of using group discussion, debates or assignments in the afternoon. Respectively, in 2016 and 2017 MHeNs has … perspectives. There is a continuous exchange of PhD students between MHeNs research groups and international collaborating partners, within and beyond EURON. PhD students are stimulated to perform part of their research in international labs, as these visits are mandatory to obtain the MHeNs and EURON certificates (see below). Many of these collaborations concern mutual PhD projects and often result in a joint or double PhD degree. MHeNs and EURON certificate To receive a MHeNs certificate at the …

… vonnissen, executie in het buitenland, grensoverschrijdende procedures, competentieregelingen Om de Nederlandse aanpak te relativeren wordt tevens plaats ingeruimd voor rechtsvergelijking. Daarvoor wordt het civiele procesrecht van de staat California in de Verenigde Staten en het Amerikaanse federale civiele procesrecht gebruikt (als aangrijpingspunt voor een kennismaking met civiel procesrecht in een common law setting) aan de hand van dezelfde thema's waarop de nadruk ligt voor het … relating to international business transactions are dealt with by international or European measures, and therefore recourse must be had to the applicable national law. In the first part of the course, we pay attention to the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers in international sales contracts, with a particular focus on the 1980 Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The course then moves to focus on contracts for the carriage of goods. This part of the course … 55 Full course description Recent corporate failures, accounting scandals and the credit crisis have resulted in an entirely new view on corporate governance. The roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders of the corporation have to be revisited. In this course we will explore the corporate law aspects of this new national and international environment. We will review relevant corporate law in The Netherlands, the US, the UK, Germany and possibly other jurisdictions and thereby …

… vonnissen, executie in het buitenland, grensoverschrijdende procedures, competentieregelingen. Om de Nederlandse aanpak te relativeren wordt tevens plaats ingeruimd voor rechtsvergelijking. Daarvoor wordt het civiele procesrecht van de staat California in de Verenigde Staten en het Amerikaanse federale civiele procesrecht gebruikt (als aangrijpingspunt voor een kennismaking met civiel procesrecht in een common law setting) aan de hand van dezelfde thema's waarop de nadruk ligt voor het …

… sectors serving as an unbiased facilitator of partnerships to enhance vaccine development and procurement. In the below quotations, CEPI serves as a proxy for philanthropic institutions as an overall stakeholder category. “...the investments in buying manufacturing capacity, reserving vials...those kinds of activities which...were new for CEPI. But there was a gap... so we filled those gaps.” (Interviewee 4, personal communication, March 26, 2021) “There is a unique role where CEPI is acting … which was achieved in previous vaccine 38 networks through increased checks conducted over a longer time period. This lack of robustness hinders the sustainability of the ecosystem. “...as it is now it is not sustainable, I dare say. It requires...a revisit of how these systems actually work so...the decision-making processes between organisations.” (Interviewee 4, personal communication, March 26, 2021) “...we will suffer over the next few years, because as you go fast you don’t do things [as] …