As a student employee you will:

• Handle all kinds of administrative tasks, such as processing emails, making a schedule, leading meetings
• Initiate promotional activities to recruit new members and maintain contact with members
• Draw up the annual plan
• Monitor the progress of the annual plan and consult with the parties involved
• Collaborate with related organisations and departments
• Represent UnliMited within the university and on a national level
• Help organise events and various activities, such as workshops and lectures
• Monitor and adjust the progress of the committees

We are looking for candidates with the following requirements:

• An independent student with a proactive attitude and a clear interest in the topics of the UnliMited-Students Network
• Affinity with the target group
• Registered as a student at Maastricht University and available for at least 1 year
• You like to plan and have organisational skills
• You have good written and oral communication skills in English, and you have at least practical knowledge of the Dutch language (level B1/B2)
• Knowledge of MS Outlook, Excel, Word

We offer a challenging and varied position in a young, ambitious, and dynamic environment:

• Approximately 4-6 hours per week with a contract via InterUM (scale 4 CAO-VSNU)
• Starting in September 2022
• Holiday allowance and year-end bonus
• Flexibility regarding your work-study schedule
• Combination of working on location, and working from home
• A stimulating work environment in which your tasks as a student employee are supervised and supported by the UnliMited Network Working Group (D&I Office and Disability Support)

Has this sparked your enthusiasm to come and strengthen this network, and are you thinking: “This is exactly the job for me!”?

Send your application – in Dutch or English – no later than 17 July 2022 by email to Netty Bekkers-Vos (netty.bekkers-vos@maastrichtuniversity.nl) including:

• A Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A motivation letter: This should show why you would like to work for the UnliMited-Students Network.

We would also like to emphasize that we want to create a safe environment in which you choose whether you want to share your personal story.

Do you have any questions about the network itself? Then send an email to unlimited-students@maastrichtuniversity.nl

22 June 1952 - 14 April 2022

Jacques Reiners worked at Maastricht University from 1978 to 2018. He served as head of Studium Generale (SG) from 1980. He worked with heart and soul for SG, which he built up and expanded with the conviction that science and culture are valuable and should be shared. And that is what he did, with enthusiasm and a good sense of humour, with engagement and perseverance.

There is an anecdote from his early years that has stuck in my mind. It is about a dada evening he organised in which one of the performances ended with the emptying of a bag of pig's blood. It all happened inside the chapel of the Tongersestraat monastery. The upshot was that Jacques, who had also been surprised by this ending, was ordered to report to the then rector, Rob van den Biggelaar, who gave him a serious reprimand. However, as he left the rector’s office, he was told to keep on doing ‘special’ things. Keep on following his heart, in other words. And that he did.

Together with his team, Jacques went on to create many beautiful programmes, from little gems in modest venues to big festivals attracting large crowds. Much of these sprung from his creative mind.

This resulted in special encounters with a wide range of guests including Belgian actress and director Dora van der Groen, Hungarian dissident and writer György Konrád, German transgender Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Dutch theatre maker Loes Luca, Holocaust survivor Jules Schelvis, psychiatrist Dirk De Wachter, professor of business spirituality Paul de Blot and many others.

Jacques took a strong interest in things that are different and he simply loved the unusual. This made him a colourful person, of whom universities can never have enough.

This was particularly evident during the memorable ‘Evenings of the Word’ in the Theater aan het Vrijthof and the Global Culture Nights with its beautiful world music. And much of this comes together in the PAS Festival, organised annually at the beginning of the academic year since 2014. He was involved in this festival until a week before his death. PAS stands for Pleasure Arts and Science and opens the doors of the university to share knowledge and enjoyment of exceptional music and theatre. Interesting, beautiful, moving and fun, with a cocky edge. In the true spirit of Jacques.

One of the highlights that many will remember remains the jubilee festival organised in 2001 to celebrate the university’s 25th anniversary. For a full week, there were circus tents and stages in the gardens of the former monastery on Tongersestraat, buzzing with life, and Vrijthof Square was packed to the rafters for the final act: a Rowen Hèze concert. This was a gift from the university to the city. If you look closely on the festival poster, you can see Jacques (representing the university) dancing with the city - symbolic of his role as inspirer and connector. It is no coincidence that he was appointed Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau in 2009 and was awarded the Maastricht University Medallion of Honour upon his retirement in 2018.

Our thoughts are with Marieke, her family and loved ones.

Rob van Duijn, head of UM Studium Generale

The day programme consists of educational workshops and active and creative group activities that focus on cultural and language diversity of the participants: a great mix between fun & educational! The WizzKidz will be divided into two groups for the workshop activities: primary school groups 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 in the Netherlands, and grades 1 to 3 and 4 to 6 in Belgium.

Parents/caregivers are heartily welcome to attend the official opening of UM Summer Camp 2022 for kids, crew, and supervisors. On the last afternoon of camp, there will be a nice closing for all the WizzKids and their families.

This Summer Camp will be a real UM party, as the workshops are given by UM teachers, the supervision consists of UM employees and students, and the kids will visit a different UM location every day.

Because this is the first year the University is organizing this event, we have made the conscious decision for the language of instruction to be Dutch. Does your child speak Dutch at school and/or at home? Then they can participate! The supervisors will, of course, be able to speak English and the programme pays attention to cultural diversity.

In addition, the group size for 2022 is limited to 30-32 children.

There is a pre-registration, after which a selection is made per lottery from which 30-32 children will be drawn and be allowed to participate.

Please note! Pre-registration is closed!

You will be notified by email whether your child(ren) have been selected to join WizzKids 2022 by the first week of May latest. If selected, you will also receive final instructions regarding registration and payment. Upon final registration, additional information is requested regarding allergies, permission, etc.

If you have any questions, please send us an email at umcares@maastrichtuniversity.nl