Last spring, we, Anna, Constanta, Haiyang and Naz, were elected by the Faculty of Law as PhD representatives. Thus far, it has been an exciting experience!
On 16 November 2023, METRO fellow Haiyang Yu successfully defended his PhD thesis with the title " Rethinking Environmental Salvage and Salvage Law: Towards an Efficient Mechanism for Environmental Emergency Response in Maritime Accidents?"
Sharon Anyango moved from Kenya to Maastricht six years ago for the Master in Globalisation and Development. At first, things were tough: the education was completely different from what she was used to. So, too, was the food culture—especially lunch. “I still can’t get used to the sandwiches.”
Max Boutell and Sharon Anyango will work on separate projects on the role adaptive architects in the neoliberal turn, and on gender expectations of Somali and Eritrean refugees in the Netherlands.
METRO introduced the extra-curricular course 'Introduction to Chinese Law' to the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University. The course is almost exclusively taught by Chinese (current and former) PhD researchers affiliated with the Faculty of Law and/or METRO. It will run from October until December...