School of Business and Economics

The perfect year to discover the ‘Employability framework’ and find out what your competencies are at Career Services. You may want to consider applying for a student exchange, become a board member of a student association, or follow an additional language course.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire skills

Preparatory workshops for Maastricht Business Days
Workshops on preparation for the MBDays (positioning) and workshops on compentences, on labour market matrix.

Assertiveness training
In this training, you develop an assertive attitude and you work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Crash course in Decision making
Do you put off making decisions, find it hard to distinguish what is important and have doubts after deciding? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

CV & job application letter
In this workshop you will learn how to write a good job application letter and CV. In addition you will take the recruiter’s seat.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you can and want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. With this workshop you create a good starting point for entering the employment market. 

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or a presentation? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Job applications in the digital era
Recruiters are increasingly using applicant tracking systems and what does this mean for you as a job applicant? How do you make an application video? A lot of job interviews take place at a distance, via phone, Skype or Facetime. How do you prepare for this? This workshop aims at answering these questions.

Lecture: Networking skills
This lecture gives an insight in the basic principles of personal networking. You will get hands-on tips & tricks which help you to create an interesting network.

Online career library
The Online Career Library comprises the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Personal branding
This workshop you go in search of your personal brand. What makes you you? By thinking in this way you learn to profile yourself so that you can make it clear to others who you are and what you stand for

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations –using these to practice, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving your own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
(For Board members only) We can help your board to become a real team.

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to be present attentively in the here and now, so that you are aware of your current experience. It helps you to take some distance from the issues you worry about. An effect can be that your mind becomes calmer and that you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Language courses
Maastricht University's Language Centre offers a broad range of language services to students. We help them communicate effectively in an international environment.

Gain experience

Become a member of a student organisation
Build networks. Make friends. Find like minds.

Become a student representative
As a student you can help improve the facilities and policies of Maastricht University.

Internship Event
Planning an internship? This is what you should know prior to the start of your internship. Event organized by SBE Internship Office.

Maastricht Business Days
Workshops on preparation for the MBDays (positioning) and workshops on compentences, on labour market matrix.

Major information day - roadmap to graduation
Planning whole study.

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

Get personal support

Open office hours with Internship Office
Questions? drop by during office hours.

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the area of study and career choices and the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45 min. session.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. You can notice this in various ways: From fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloominess and even depression. Our team of student psychologists can help you.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to put things in order and learn to let go? Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Quick career advice
Questions about your career and study? Want to know what you can do after you graduate? Have you got doubts about your job application letter, your CV or your profile on LinkedIn? Come to a Quick Career Advice (15min).

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School of Business and Economics

You’re likely to spend your first year building networks and making friends. You can join a club or association, or start volunteering or even become an ambassador. Our advice: start developing your adaptability, follow a language course. Think ahead and find out what your opportunities are in your second or third year. Enhance your employability skills by following online learning modules.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire skills

Assertiveness training
In this training, you develop an assertive attitude and you work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Crash course in Decision making
Do you put off making decisions, find it hard to distinguish what is important and have doubts after deciding? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you can and want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. With this workshop you create a good starting point for entering the employment market. 

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or a presentation? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Online career library
The Online Career Library comprises the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations –using these to practice, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving your own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
(For Board members only) We can help your board to become a real team.

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to be present attentively in the here and now, so that you are aware of your current experience. It helps you to take some distance from the issues you worry about. An effect can be that your mind becomes calmer and that you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Academic information skills
A selection of tutorials by the UM Library to improve your academic information skills.

Language courses
Maastricht University's Language Centre offers a broad range of language services to students. We help them communicate effectively in an international environment. 

Gain experience

Information day - major choice
Major choice information

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

Get personal support

Personal appointment with academic advisor
All students have the possibility to consult the academic advisers with study-related questions.

Open office hours with Internship Office
Questions? drop by during office hours.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to put things in order and learn to let go? Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the area of study and career choices and the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45 min. session.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. You can notice this in various ways: From fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloominess and even depression. Our team of student psychologists can help you.

Quick career advice
Questions about your career and study? Want to know what you can do after you graduate? Have you got doubts about your job application letter, your CV or your profile on LinkedIn? Come to a Quick Career Advice (15min).

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Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

What are your plans after graduation? Yes, now is the time to prepare for working life in earnest. Talk to a career advisor for personal advice or attend a career workshop. Why not become a student mentor? Explore job opportunities and resources at career fairs or at the UM Vacancy Board. Tap the alumni network and get in touch with the alumni coach café. Sign up for Master Yourself workshops. And of course, expand your skillset through an internship or placement.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire Skills

Assertiveness training
In this training, you develop an assertive attitude and you work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Clinical skills
Students will develop clinical skills (e.g., obtaining a patient’s psychiatric anamnesis, determining DSM-diagnoses, and writing a professional report).

Communication skills (theory and practice)
Throughout the entire Bachelor's and Master's programme students learn about and practice their communication skills.

Crash course in Decision making
Do you put off making decisions, find it hard to distinguish what is important and have doubts after deciding? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

CV & job application letter
In this workshop you will learn how to write a good job application letter and CV. In addition you will take the recruiter’s seat.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you can and want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. With this workshop you create a good starting point for entering the employment market. 

Ethics
Ethics is a subject that is touched upon in different facets of the programmes at FPN. 

Professional/Academic Skills
This module offers students an opportunity to practice and apply academic writing and research skills, and prepares students for their research internship. In the professional skills, WOP students are offered an opportunity to practice professional skills in either a simulated or a real-life setting.

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or a presentation? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Job applications in the Digital Era
Recruiters are increasingly using applicant tracking systems and what does this mean for you as a job applicant? How do you make an application video? A lot of job interviews take place at a distance, via phone, Skype or Facetime. How do you prepare for this? This workshop aims at answering these questions.

Job interview
During this workshop you learn the ins and outs of the job interview. But you will mainly practise how to respond to questions what you should not say, and what you can ask.

Lecture: employment contract and negotiations
Fantastic! You've been offered a job. But often you're not there yet. You still need to negotiate about your contract, your salary and the secondary employment conditions.

Lecture: getting the most out of LinkedIn
The focus in this lecture is on making you understand how LinkedIn works and in which ways you can use it to your own benefit.

Lecture: networking skills
This lecture gives an insight in the basic principles of personal networking. You will get hands-on tips & tricks which help you to create an interesting network.

Master yourself
Attend workshops provided by organisations in the vicinity of Maastricht University. Build your networks. Get to know more about job-opportunities in the region of Maastricht.

Online career library
The Online Career Library comprises the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Personal Branding
This workshop you go in search of your personal brand. What makes you you? By thinking in this way you learn to profile yourself so that you can make it clear to others who you are and what you stand for.

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations –using these to practice, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving your own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
(For Board members only) We can help your board to become a real team.

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to be present attentively in the here and now, so that you are aware of your current experience. It helps you to take some distance from the issues you worry about. An effect can be that your mind becomes calmer and that you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Gain experience

Become a member of a student organisation
Build networks. Make friends. Find like minds.

Become a student representative
As a student you can help improve the facilities and policies of Maastricht University.

Research internship FPN
During the research internship master's students learn about all facets of doing research.

Clinical internship FPN
Doing an internship in a clinical practice.

Extra-curricular internship master
Master's students have the possibility to do an extra-curricular internship to increase their employability.

Field trips
Within different Master's programmes field trips are organised to introduce students to their future work field. Ask the coordinator of your course or the coordinator of your specialization for more information.

Honours programme PREMIUM
Work with students from different faculties on a challenging assignment. Receiving coaching on your personal learning goal. Attend workshops and master classes.

Information on internships
In these sessions the internship coordinators provide students with information about the possibilities regarding internships.

Prepare studying abroad
Studying abroad not only brings you academic knowledge and skills, it also brings you a valuable experience in a new and different environment and cultural setting.

Prepare studying abroad
Studying abroad not only brings you academic knowledge and skills, it also brings you a valuable experience in a new and different environment and cultural setting.

Research participation
Every Bachelor's student at FPN has to participate as a research participant in a number of scientific empirical studies. In this way they become acquainted with a variety of methods of empirical research, and are introduced in the different research areas.

Get personal support

Alumni coach café
Learn from alumni of UM on different professional development themes.

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the area of study and career choices and the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45 min. session.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. You can notice this in various ways: From fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloominess and even depression. Our team of student psychologists can help you.

Mentor programme
Students have individual and group meetings with their mentor in which study progress and development are discussed.

Personal appointment with academic advisor
All students have the possibility to consult the academic advisers with study-related questions.

Quick career advice
Questions about your career and study? Want to know what you can do after you graduate? Have you got doubts about your job application letter, your CV or your profile on LinkedIn? Come to a Quick Career Advice (15min).

Simulation job interview
The simulation is one of the best ways of training for a real job interview. In 1.5 hours you practise a job interview with a career counsellor in the role of recruiter.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to put things in order and learn to let go? Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Starting your own business
Learn about entrepreneurship, meet other starting entrepreneurs, and expand your network during inspiring events.

UM Buddy- International Student Ambassadors
Become a coach for international students whilst receiving coaching and training yourself. Expand your skills set in a different cultural context.

Well-being week
During this week students focus on their well-being. Also topics related to employability, such as time-management are included in the programme. The well-being week is organized by UM Career Services..

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Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

Continue working on your employability skills. Talk to a career advisor for personal advice or attend a career workshop. Plan your next move. Remember that an internship or a student job will give you a competitive edge in the job market. Make sure to visit career fairs and meet up with business representatives.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire Skills

Assertiveness training
In this training, you develop an assertive attitude and you work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Clinical skills
Students will develop clinical skills (e.g., obtaining a patient’s psychiatric anamnesis, determining DSM-diagnoses, and writing a professional report).

Communication skills (theory and practice)
Throughout the entire Bachelor's and Master's programme students learn about and practice their communication skills .

Crash course in Decision making
Do you put off making decisions, find it hard to distinguish what is important and have doubts after deciding? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

CV & job application letter
In this workshop you will learn how to write a good job application letter and CV. In addition you will take the recruiter’s seat.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you can and want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. With this workshop you create a good starting point for entering the employment market. 

Ethics
Ethics is a subject that is touched upon in different facets of the programmes at FPN. 

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or a presentation? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Job interview
During this workshop you learn the ins and outs of the job interview. But you will mainly practise how to respond to questionswhat you should not say, and what you can ask.

Lecture: employment contract and negotiations
Fantastic! You've been offered a job. But often you're not there yet. You still need to negotiate about your contract, your salary and the secondary employment conditions.

Lecture: getting the most out of LinkedIn
The focus in this lecture is on making you understand how LinkedIn works and in which ways you can use it to your own benefit.

Language courses
Maastricht University's Language Centre offers a broad range of language services to students. We help them communicate effectively in an international environment.

Lecture: networking skills
This lecture gives an insight in the basic principles of personal networking. You will get hands-on tips & tricks which help you to create an interesting network.

Online career library
The Online Career Library comprises the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Personal Branding
This workshop you go in search of your personal brand. What makes you you? By thinking in this way you learn to profile yourself so that you can make it clear to others who you are and what you stand for. 

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations –using these to practice, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving your own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
(For Board members only) We can help your board to become a real team.

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to be present attentively in the here and now, so that you are aware of your current experience. It helps you to take some distance from the issues you worry about. An effect can be that your mind becomes calmer and that you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Gain experience

Become a member of a student organisation
Build networks. Make friends. Find like minds.

Become a research assistant
Show your interest in becoming a research assistant to the research staff members at FPN 

Become a student representative
As a student you can help improve the facilities and policies of Maastricht University.

Become a student tutor
Students have the possibility to become a student tutor in their third Bachelor's year and contribute to teaching at FPN.

Honours programme MaRBLe
Brings multidisciplinary scientific research to the bachelor's phase.

Honours bachelor programme FPN
The honours bachelor's programme consists of additional projects, lectures and a honours thesis, along with the regular programme.

Information on internships
In these sessions the internship coordinators provide students with information about the possibilities regarding internships.

Master orientation
Students are informed about the different Master's programmes at FPN. Ask your academic adviser.

Mentalpreneurship (elective)
This elective targets psychology students who wish to learn whether they could make it as an entrepreneur and what it is like to start a business.

Prepare studying abroad
Studying abroad not only brings you academic knowledge and skills, it also brings you a valuable experience in a new and different environment and cultural setting.

Research participation
Every Bachelor's student at FPN has to participate as a research participant in a number of scientific empirical studies. In this way they become acquainted with a variety of methods of empirical research, and are introduced in the different research areas.

The professional in Psychology: an internship (elective)
During this professional internship students step into the daily practice of psychologists

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

UM vacancy board
The UM Vacancy board is the central vacancy platform of Maastricht University (UM) for students and alumni.

Get personal support

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the area of study and career choices and the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45 min. session.

Individual psychological support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. The symptoms range from fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloominess and even depression. Our team of student psychologists can help you.

Mentor programme
Students have individual and group meetings with their mentor in which study progress and development are discussed.

Personal appointment with academic advisor
All students have the possibility to consult the academic advisers with study-related questions.

Portfolio
Focus on self-reflection, personal learning goals and study progress.

Quick career advice
Questions about your career and study? Want to know what you can do after you graduate? Have you got doubts about your job application letter, your CV or your profile on LinkedIn? Come to a Quick Career Advice (15min).

Simulation job interview
The simulation is one of the best ways of training for a real job interview. In 1.5 hours you practise a job interview with a career counsellor in the role of recruiter.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to put things in order and learn to let go? Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Starting your own business
Learn about entrepreneurship, meet other starting entrepreneurs, and expand your network during inspiring events.

UM Buddy- International Student Ambassadors
Become a coach for international students whilst receiving coaching and training yourself. Expand your skills set in a different cultural context.

Well-being week
During this week students focus on their well-being. Also topics related to employability, such as time-management are included in the programme. The well-being week is organized by UM Career Services.

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Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

The perfect year to discover the ‘Employability framework’ and find out what your competencies are at Career Services. You may want to consider applying for a student exchange, become a board member of a student association, or follow an additional language course.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire Skills

Academic information skills
A selection of tutorials by the UM Library to improve your academic information skills.

Assertiveness training
In this training, you develop an assertive attitude and you work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Clinical skills
Students will develop clinical skills (e.g., obtaining a patient’s psychiatric anamnesis, determining DSM-diagnoses, and writing a professional report).

Communication skills (theory and practice)
Throughout the entire Bachelor's and Master's programme students learn about and practice their communication skills .

Crash course in Decision making
Do you put off making decisions, find it hard to distinguish what is important and have doubts after deciding? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

CV & job application letter
In this workshop you will learn how to write a good job application letter and CV. In addition you will take the recruiter’s seat.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you can and want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. With this workshop you create a good starting point for entering the employment market. 

Ethics
Ethics is a subject that is touched upon in different facets of the programmes at FPN. 

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or a presentation? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Job applications in the Digital Era
Recruiters are increasingly using applicant tracking systems and what does this mean for you as a job applicant? How do you make an application video? A lot of job interviews take place at a distance, via phone, Skype or Facetime. How do you prepare for this? This workshop aims at answering these questions.

Language courses
Maastricht University's Language Centre offers a broad range of language services to students. We help them communicate effectively in an international environment.

Lecture: networking skills
This lecture gives an insight in the basic principles of personal networking. You will get hands-on tips & tricks which help you to create an interesting network.

Online career library
The Online Career Library comprises the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Personal Branding
This workshop you go in search of your personal brand. What makes you you? By thinking in this way you learn to profile yourself so that you can make it clear to others who you are and what you stand for.

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations –using these to practice, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving your own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
(For Board members only) We can help your board to become a real team.

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Training Endnote
Students learn to create their own literature file and to provide a project/document (Word) with quotes and a literature list according to the desired citation style. Attention will be paid to plagiarism and APA citation style.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to be present attentively in the here and now, so that you are aware of your current experience. It helps you to take some distance from the issues you worry about. An effect can be that your mind becomes calmer and that you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Gain experience

Become a member of a student organisation
Build networks. Make friends. Find like minds.

Become a research assistant
Show your interest in becoming a research assistant to the research staff members at FPN. 

Become a student representative
As a student you can help improve the facilities and policies of Maastricht University.

Honours bachelor programme FPN
The honours bachelor's programme consists of additional projects, lectures and a honours thesis, along with the regular programme.

Information on study abroad / Erasmus exchange
Students receive information about studying abroad from the International Relations Office.

Research participation
Every Bachelor's student at FPN has to participate as a research participant in a number of scientific empirical studies. In this way they become acquainted with a variety of methods of empirical research, and are introduced in the different research areas.

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

Symposium onderzoekspracticum
In this symposium groups of students will present their findings (poster or presentation) to an audience of fellow students, psychologists, and a jury.

Virtual mobility
This practical gives students an opportunity to experience working in distributed multi-cultural teams.

Get personal support

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the area of study and career choices and the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45 min. session.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. You can notice this in various ways: From fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloominess and even depression. Our team of student psychologists can help you.

Mentor programme
Students have individual and group meetings with their mentor in which study progress and development are discussed.

Personal appointment with academic advisor
All students have the possibility to consult the academic advisers with study-related questions.

Portofolio
Focus on self-reflection, personal learning goals and study progress.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to put things in order and learn to let go? Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Quick career advice
Questions about your career and study? Want to know what you can do after you graduate? Have you got doubts about your job application letter, your CV or your profile on LinkedIn? Come to a Quick Career Advice (15min).

Well-being week
During this week students focus on their well-being. Also topics related to employability, such as time-management are included in the programme. The well-being week is organized by UM Career Services.

Back to Top

Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

You’re likely to spend your first year building networks and making friends. You can join a club or association, or start volunteering or even become an ambassador. Our advice: start developing your adaptability, follow a language course. Think ahead and find out what your opportunities are in your second or third year. Enhance your employability skills by following online learning modules.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire Skills

Academic information skills
A selection of tutorials by the UM Library to improve your academic information skills.

Assertiveness training
In this training, you develop an assertive attitude and you work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Clinical skills
Students will develop clinical skills (e.g., obtaining a patient’s psychiatric anamnesis, determining DSM-diagnoses, and writing a professional report).

Communication skills (theory and practice)
Throughout the entire Bachelor's and Master's programme students learn about and practice their communication skills .

Crash course in Decision making
Do you put off making decisions, find it hard to distinguish what is important and have doubts after deciding? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you can and want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. With this workshop you create a good starting point for entering the employment market. 

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or a presentation? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Language courses
Maastricht University's Language Centre offers a broad range of language services to students. We help them communicate effectively in an international environment. 

Online career library
The Online Career Library comprises the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations –using these to practice, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving your own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
We can help your board to become a real team (for Board members only).

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Training Introduction to the Library
In an interactive way students will be introduced to finding scientific information.

Training Systematic Literature Search
Students are introduced to information sources (particularly PsycINFO), they will learn to use them and they will collect literature on the subject systematically.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to be present attentively in the here and now, so that you are aware of your current experience. It helps you to take some distance from the issues you worry about. An effect can be that your mind becomes calmer and that you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Workshops study skills
Within the first mentor meeting students are introduced to different types of learning strategies, which they can incorporate in their own way of studying.

Gain experience

Become a research assistant
Show your interest in becoming a research assistant to the research staff members at FPN. 

Discover Psychology (e.g. professor's parade)
Professors tell an inspiring story about their field of interest in the beginning of the academic year.

Maastricht Student Conference 'Psychological Perspectives'
A two-day conference with talks and workshops by professionals (alumni) informing students about future professional perspectives.

Research participation
Every Bachelor's student at FPN has to participate as a research participant in a number of scientific empirical studies. In this way they become acquainted with a variety of methods of empirical research, and are introduced in the different research areas.

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

Get personal support

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the area of study and career choices and the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45 min. session.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. You can notice this in various ways: From fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloominess and even depression. Our team of student psychologists can help you.

Mentor programme
Students have individual and group meetings with their mentor in which study progress and development are discussed.

Personal appointment with academic advisor
All students have the possibility to consult the academic advisers with study-related questions.

Portofolio
Focus on self-reflection, personal learning goals and study progress.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to put things in order and learn to let go? Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Quick career advice
Questions about your career and study? Want to know what you can do after you graduate? Have you got doubts about your job application letter, your CV or your profile on LinkedIn? Come to a Quick Career Advice (15min).

Well-being week
During this week students focus on their well-being. Also topics related to employability, such as time-management are included in the programme. The well-being week is organized by UM Career Services.

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The MISI Calculator allows for the calculation of the muscle insulin sensitivity index (MISI) on oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) data using both the original method proposed by Abdul-Ghani et al. (2007) and also the modified cubic spline method proposed by O’Donovan et al. (in preparation).

The Muscle Insulin Sensitivity Index (MISI)

MISI is calculated as dG/dt/I where dG/dt is the line of best fit from the peak of the glucose curve to the nadir and I is the mean insulin over the duration of the OGTT. MISI is built on the assumption that the decay in the glucose curve during an OGTT (dG/dt) is primarily due to the uptake of ingested glucose by the skeletal muscle as the raised insulin concentration will have inhibited endogenous glucose production.

A modified Muscle Insulin Sensitivity Index (modified MISI) was proposed by O’Donovan et al. (in preparation). It makes use of cubic splining to infer the full OGTT glucose and insulin curve from them measured data thereby improving prediction of the glucose peak and nadir while also accounting for unequal sampling schedules. MISI is then computed on the inferred glucose and insulin curves.

Shauna O'Donovan
PhD Candidate

"I wanted to go into a field of research which would involve mathematical modelling of a biological system, and for me the topics being investigated within the SYSTOPP project were particularly interesting as several members of my family have Type 2 Diabetes."

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

What are your plans after graduation? Yes, now is the time to prepare for working life in earnest. Talk to a career advisor for personal advice or attend a career workshop. Why not become a student mentor? Explore job opportunities and resources at career fairs or at the UM Vacancy Board. Tap the alumni network and get in touch with the alumni coach café. Sign up for Master Yourself workshops. And of course, expand your skillset through an internship or placement.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire skills

Clinical rotations
Students participate in workplace learning.

Assertiveness training
Helps you develop an assertive attitude and work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost. 

Crash course in Decision making
Are you struggling with making decisions? Do you keep putting them off? Do you find it hard to tell what's important and what isn't? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

CV & job application letter
In this workshop you will learn how to write a good job application letter and CV. In addition you will take the recruiter’s seat.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you are capable of and what you want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. This workshop will give you a head start in the job market. 

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or presentations? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

 Job applications in the Digital Era
Recruiters are increasingly using applicant tracking systems, so what does this mean for you when you apply for a job? How do you make a video application? Many job interviews take place at a distance: via phone, Skype or Facetime. How do you prepare for this? This workshop will give you the answers.

Job interview
During this workshop you learn the ins and outs of the job interview. But you will mainly practise how to respond to questions, what you should not say, and what you can ask.

Master Yourself
Attend workshops provided by organisations in the vicinity of Maastricht University. Build your networks. Get to know more about job-opportunities in the region of Maastricht.

Lecture: employment contract and negotiations
Fantastic! You've been offered a job. But often you're not there yet. You still need to negotiate your contract, salary and secondary employment conditions.

Lecture: getting the most out of LinkedIn
The focus in this lecture is on making you understand how LinkedIn works and in which ways you can use it to your own benefit.

Lecture: networking skills
Learn the basic principles of personal networking and get some hands-on tips and tricks to help you create a strong network.

Online career library
The Online Career Library has the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Personal Branding
During this workshop you go in search of your personal brand. What makes you you? By thinking in this way you learn to profile yourself so that you can make it clear to others who you are and what you stand for.

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations – you use them to practise your skills, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
We can help your board to become a real team (for board members only).

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to connect with the present and focus on the here and now, increasing your awareness of your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. It helps you take some distance from the issues you worry about. This can have a calming effect on your mind and make you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Gain experience

Practical internships
Part of the curriculum of the master's programme of Medicine is the practical placement, which allows the students to apply and develop their employability competences.

Clinical internship
Part of the curriculum of the master's programme of Mental Health is the clinical internship, which allows the students to apply and develop their professional competences.

Become a student representative
Students can make a real contribution to improving the facilities and policies of Maastricht University.

Become a member of a student organisation
Build networks. Make friends. Find like-minded people

Honours programme PREMIUM
Work with students from different faculties on a challenging assignment from a real-world client. In addition, receive coaching on your personal learning goal as well as attend workshops and master classes as a part of the programme.

Prepare studying abroad
Studying abroad not only brings you academic knowledge and skills, it also brings you a valuable experience in a new and different environment and cultural setting.

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

UM vacancy board
The UM vacancy board is the central vacancy platform for students and alumni.

Get personal support

Study advisors
Discuss your personal development and plans for the future.

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the areas of study and career choices as well as opportunities on the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45-minute session.

UM Buddy- International Student Ambassadors
Become a coach for international students and receive coaching and training at the same time. Expand your skills set in a different cultural context.

Starting your own business
A series of inspiring events about business startups. You'll meet other starting entrepreneurs, enabling you to expand your network.

Alumni coach café
Learn from alumni of UM on different professional development themes.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. The signs vary from fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloom and even depression. Our team of student psychologists is there to help you.

Quick career advice
Do you have any questions about your career and study? Would you like to know what your prospects are after graduation? Are you unsure about your job application letter, CV or LinkedIn profile? Come for some Quick Career Advice - and yes, the sessions are quick: 15min.

Simulation job interview
The simulation is one of the best ways of training for a real job interview. In 1.5 hours you practise a job interview with a career counsellor in the role of recruiter.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to come to terms with your loss and learn to let go?  Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

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Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Continue working on your employability skills. Talk to a career advisor for personal advice or attend a career workshop. Plan your next move. Remember that an internship or a student job will give you a competitive edge in the job market. Make sure to visit career fairs and meet up with business representatives.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire skills

Assertiveness training
Helps you develop an assertive attitude and work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Crash course in Decision making
Are you struggling with making decisions? Do you keep putting them off? Do you find it hard to tell what's important and what isn't? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

CV & job application letter
In this workshop you will learn how to write a good job application letter and CV. In addition, you will take the recruiter’s seat.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you are capable of and what you want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. This workshop will give you a head start in the job market.  

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or presentations? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Job applications in the Digital Era
Recruiters are increasingly using applicant tracking systems, so what does this mean for you when you apply for a job? How do you make a video application? Many job interviews take place at a distance: via phone, Skype or Facetime. How do you prepare for this? This workshop will give you the answers.

Job interview
During this workshop you learn the ins and outs of the job interview. But you will mainly practise how to respond to questionswhat you should not say, and what you can ask.

Lecture: employment contract and negotiations
Fantastic! You've been offered a job. But often you're not there yet. You still need to negotiate your contract, salary and secondary employment conditions.

Lecture: getting the most out of LinkedIn
The focus in this lecture is on making you understand how LinkedIn works and in which ways you can use it to your own benefit.

Lecture: networking skills
Learn the basic principles of personal networking and get some hands-on tips and tricks to help you create a strong network.

Online career library
The Online Career Library has the best websites to help you start off your career.  

Personal Branding
During this workshop you go in search of your personal brand. What makes you you? By thinking in this way you learn to profile yourself so that you can make it clear to others who you are and what you stand for.

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations – you use them to practise your skills, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
We can help your board to become a real team (for Board members only).

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to connect with the present and focus on the here and now, increasing your awareness of your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. It helps you take some distance from the issues you worry about. This can have a calming effect on your mind and make you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Gain experience

Research placement
Part of the curriculum of the bachelor 's programmes European Public Health and Biomedical Sciences is research placement, which allows students to apply and develop their research competences and other employability competences.

Honours Programme for bachelor's students
Students acquire research skills, cooperation skills and project leadership skills.

Become a member of a student organisation
Build networks. Make friends. Find like-minded people

Become a student representative
Students can make a real contribution to improving the facilities and policies of Maastricht University.

Honours programme MaRBLe
Brings multidisciplinary scientific research to the bachelor's phase.

UM vacancy board
The UM vacancy board is the central vacancy platform for students and alumni.

Prepare studying abroad
Studying abroad not only brings you academic knowledge and skills, it also brings you a valuable experience in a new and different environment and cultural setting.

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

 

Get personal support

Study advisors
Discuss various issues related to your personal development and plans for the future.

Personal development plan/portfolio
Bachelor Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, International Track in Medicine - Portfolio to demonstrate progress in competences.

Professional development & competences
Bachelor Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, International Track in Medicine - competency-based education.

Mentor programme
Bachelor Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, International Track in Medicine - Guiding students' study progress and development of competencies.

Starting your own business
A series of inspiring events about business startups. You'll meet other starting entrepreneurs, enabling you to expand your network.

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the areas of study and career choices as well as opportunities on the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45-minute session.

UM Buddy- International Student Ambassadors
Become a coach for international students and receive coaching and training at the same time. Expand your skills set in a different cultural context.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to come to terms with your loss and learn to let go?  Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. The signs vary from fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloom and even depression. Our team of student psychologists is there to help you.

Quick career advice
Do you have any questions about your career and study? Would you like to know what your prospects are after graduation? Are you unsure about your job application letter, CV or LinkedIn profile? Come for some Quick Career Advice - and yes, the sessions are quick: 15min.

Simulation job interview
The simulation is one of the best ways of training for a real job interview. In 1.5 hours you practise a job interview with a career counsellor in the role of recruiter.

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Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

The perfect year to discover the ‘Employability framework’ and find out what your competencies are at Career Services. You may want to consider applying for a student exchange, become a board member of a student association, or follow an additional language course.

 Acquire skills
 Gain experience
 Get personal support

Acquire skills

Assertiveness training
Helps you develop an assertive attitude and work on your self-confidence.

Boost your self-confidence
During this workshop you will learn how to be more aware of your personal emotions and characteristics. You will get tools to give your personal life a positive boost.

Crash course in Decision making
Are you struggling with making decisions? Do you keep putting them off? Do you find it hard to tell what's important and what isn't? Making a decision is difficult, but we can help you improve with this workshop.

CV & job application letter
In this workshop you will learn how to write a good job application letter and CV. In addition, you will take the recruiter’s seat.

Discover your competences
You gain insight into what you are capable of and what you want. You itemise your competencies, key qualities and motives. This workshop will give you a head start in the job market.  

Fear of failure training
Always feeling tense and nervous? Do you panic before or during tests or presentations? Then the fear of failure training may be something for you.

Job applications in the Digital Era
Recruiters are increasingly using applicant tracking systems, so what does this mean for you when you apply for a job? How do you make a video application? Many job interviews take place at a distance: via phone, Skype or Facetime. How do you prepare for this? This workshop will give you the answers.

Lecture: networking skills
Learn the basic principles of personal networking and get some hands-on tips and tricks to help you create a strong network.

Online career library
The Online Career Library has the best websites to help you start off your career. 

Personal Branding
During this workshop you go in search of your personal brand. What makes you you? By thinking in this way you learn to profile yourself so that you can make it clear to others who you are and what you stand for

Presentation skills
This interactive, hands-on workshop is built around your presentations – you use them to practise your skills, get feedback and improve.

Self-help: improve your study/professional skills
Tips and tools for improving own professional/study skills.

Study efficacy increase group
The efficacy increase group is a self-help group for students who find it difficult to concentrate on their studies and tend to procrastinate. The group ensures that you improve your study behaviour and that you use an effective method for studying.

Team building for board members
We can help your board to become a real team (for Board members only).

Time management
This interactive workshop will give you an insight in your current time management habits and it will help you identify areas for improvement.

Workshop - Mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness teaches you to connect with the present and focus on the here and now, increasing your awareness of your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. It helps you take some distance from the issues you worry about. This can have a calming effect on your mind and make you feel more relaxed.

Workshop Stress management
Do you find it difficult to find a good balance between study and leisure time? In this workshop you look for your own stress signals and you get tools to keep stress under control.

Language courses
Maastricht University's Language Centre offers a broad range of language services to students. We help them communicate effectively in an international environment.

Gain experience

Workplace visits
Bachelor Health - These visits enable students to become acquainted with their potential future workplace

Excursion
Bachelor European Public Health - Excursion to Central and Eastern Europe

Honours Programme for bachelor's students
Students acquire research skills, cooperation skills and project leadership skills.

Become a member of a student organisation
Build networks. Make friends. Find like-minded people

Become a student representative
Students can make a real contribution to improving the facilities and policies of Maastricht University.

Student jobs at UM
There are various jobs at Maastricht University for UM Students. These vary from organising the introduction week to photographing and writing for our social media and providing information to high school students.

Get personal support

Study advisors
Discuss your personal development and plans for the future

Personal development plan/portfolio
Bachelor BMS, Medicine, ITM - Portfolio to demonstrate progress in competences

Professional development & competences
Bachelor BMS, Medicine, ITM - Competency-based education

Mentor programme
Bachelor BMS, Medicin, ITM - Guiding students' study progress and development of competencies

Career advice
The career advisers of UM Career Services are specialised in the areas of study and career choices as well as opportunities on the job market. They can help you with all your career-related questions in a 45-minute session.

Coping with loss and mourning group
Have you lost someone and do you want to come to terms with your loss and learn to let go?  Then the coping with loss group may be something for you.

Individual Psychological Support
Everyone feels a little bit out of sorts sometimes. The signs vary from fear of failure, procrastination and problems with planning to eating disorders, stress, gloom and even depression. Our team of student psychologists is there to help you.

Quick career advice
Do you have any questions about your career and study? Would you like to know what your prospects are after graduation? Are you unsure about your job application letter, CV or LinkedIn profile? Come for some Quick Career Advice - and yes, the sessions are quick: 15min.

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