To help Maastricht University (UM) staff to excel in their educational roles, UM offers a broad range of professional development opportunities focussed around three teaching competences:

• developing education & assessment
• delivering education
• professional conduct

UM teaching staff with more than 10% teaching duties and who have already been awarded the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ), are encouraged to further improve their skills and knowledge by engaging annually in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

CPD provides a personal choice regarding what, when and how UM staff continue their development, both formally and informally, for example, by actively engaging in:

• Formal training activities with a focus on teaching and education e.g. online, offline or blended workshops, seminars, conferences.
• Sharing knowledge and experience with the wider teaching community e.g. exchanging best practices at community events, giving or receiving coaching or disseminating experiences via blogs, vlogs and articles, etc.
• Learning by doing and reflection on educational practice e.g. participating in teaching observations, self-study, educational research or substantive course or curricula (re)design.

For those responsible for leading educational programmes at UM, an Inspiring Educational Leadership trajectory is organised each year by EDLAB. The trajectory consists of various modules, and in parallel, participants work on a relevant project, allowing new learning to be immediately applied in the workplace. This also counts towards CPD.

CPD at UM is specifically intended for UM staff who have:

• completed the UM Problem Based Learning (PBL) & Tutor Training
• already been awarded their University Teaching Qualification (UTQ)
• a teaching appointment of greater than 10% of a full-time equivalent (i.e. those deliver more than 160 hours of education per academic year, irrespective of their individual FTE).

 This page has not been updated with lockdown information. We advise you to keep an eye out for the Executive Board emails in your inbox. We repeat them at the bottom of this page for your convenience.

Here you will find FAQ with all frequently asked questions about studying at UM in corona time. Check if your question is there. Is that not the case? Please contact your own faculty.

In 2021, everyone in the Netherlands age 18 and older will receive an invitation to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. That includes UM students and employees. If you live in the Netherlands and are registered as a resident of a Dutch municipality, you will automatically receive an invitation for a free COVID-19 vaccination in due course.

You may have questions about the COVID-19 vaccination. We have created a webpage, a video series in which UM experts explain the science behind the COVID-19 vaccination, and online lectures from the ‘Universiteit van Nederland’ on the virus and vaccines by immunologist Professor Marjolein van Egmond (Amsterdam Medical Centre).

  Read more here about the COVID-19 vaccination.

It is still compulsory in the Netherlands to wear a face mask in public transport and all public and indoor areas. Students living in Germany or Belgium are bound by the rules of their country of residence with regard to commuting.

Going abroad

The Dutch government advises against travelling to areas, countries or regions with a code orange or red status. Red means do not travel. You can only travel to orange areas if this is absolutely necessary. More information on necessary travel can be obtained by contacting your Faculty Education Office.

Coming from abroad 

If you're travelling to Maastricht from abroad, you will have to take a number of things into account, depending on where you come from. For example, corona documents, self-testing and quarantine. You can find out what applies to your situation on the government website. Please note: the rules change regularly, so keep a close eye on the website. 

Exceptions to these measures apply to border workers and border students when travelling to the Netherlands for study and work purposes. 

The lack of face-to-face education and personal contact, along with the uncertainty about how long this latest lockdown would last, has hit many students hard. If you are experiencing problems as a result of the lockdown, please contact one of the study advisers in your faculty. Or visit our student guidance pages for more information on for example psychological support, the Student chaplaincy, and our health counsellor.

 This page has not been updated with lockdown information. We advise you to keep an eye out for the Executive Board emails in your inbox. We repeat them at the bottom of this page for your convenience.

Read more about:

 Education on campus
 Safety measures on campus
  COVID-19 Self-tests
  Accessibility UM buildings
  Working from home
  Online education 
  Research
 Vaccination 
 Travelling or commuting for work

The increasing number of infections and new government measures make it necessary for us to inform you about a number of things: 

Making a comeback: face masks

The last few weeks we could walk around the UM buildings like we used to, without face masks. As of 6 November, they are once again required on campus. Like before, you put your face mask on when you move around and take it off (if you want to) when you are seated. This applies to all situations in all buildings.

The 1.5 metre-distance rule

The government recommends 1.5 metres as a safe distance to keep from one another. The 1.5 metre-distance rule was already eased in education settings before the summer - earlier than in the rest of the Netherlands, because the government saw the importance of on-campus education. As an extra measure, the requirement to wear a face mask remained in force for a longer period of time for us. The government's new advice is in line with this, which again allows us to continue our teaching and research activities. That means we try to keep a distance of 1.5 metres from each other where possible and wear face masks when we move around. In this way, on-campus education and research are organised in the safest possible way.

Events

The rules that apply to UM events depend on a number of factors: what type of event is it, is it held at a UM venue and are there mainly internal or external visitors? In a nutshell, the rules are as follows:

For ‘regular’ UM activities
These are all activities that fall within our primary work; for example, tutorials, exams, graduation ceremonies, promotions, open days and inaugural speeches.

• If these take place on campus, the on-campus rules as described above apply. A coronavirus entry pass is not required.
• If these take place at an external location, that location will determine which rules apply. If they are willing to apply the education-related rules, the on-campus rules as described above will apply. A coronavirus entry pass is not required. If they are not willing to apply the education-related rules, the rules of the relevant location will apply.

For ‘non-regular’ UM activities
These are all activities that fall outside of our primary work; for example, conferences and seminars.

• If these are mainly attended by UM staff and students, the on-campus rules as described above apply. A coronavirus entry pass is not required.
• If these are attended by a large number of external guests, a coronavirus entry pass will be required. Where a coronavirus entry pass is required, the face mask requirement does not apply.

Since the beginning of the corona crisis, we have done everything in our power to create the safest possible studying and working environment. We will continue with intensified cleaning, the existing ventilation measures  and the provisions for hand sanitisation upon entry. And of course: wash your hands as often as possible and, if you have cold-like symptoms, stay home and get tested at the GGD.

More information about our facilities services, such as the cleaning within our buildings, the food and beverage outlets and catering and the accessibility of the car parks, can be found here on the intranet. (only available in Dutch at the moment) 

During this pandemic, we made available a lot of information about online education. Some of that information can be found here. Do you have urgent questions? Contact your faculty.

In 2021, everyone in the Netherlands age 18 and older will receive an invitation to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. That includes UM students and employees. If you live in the Netherlands and are registered as a resident of a Dutch municipality, you will automatically receive an invitation for a free COVID-19 vaccination in due course.

You may have questions about the COVID-19 vaccination. We have created a webpage, a video series in which UM experts explain the science behind the COVID-19 vaccination, and online lectures from the ‘Universiteit van Nederland’ on the virus and vaccines by immunologist Professor Marjolein van Egmond (Amsterdam Medical Centre).

Travelling from abroad to the Netherlands?
Employees and students who have recently travelled from abroad and who have not yet received an invitation for vaccination, can get vaccinated immediately upon arrival in the Netherlands. 

  Read more here about the COVID-19 vaccination.

Going abroad

The Dutch government advises against travelling to areas, countries or regions with a code orange or red status. Red means do not travel. You can only travel to orange areas if this is absolutely necessary. During this pandemic, any requests for urgently necessary business trips to high-risk countries with color code orange within the EU can temporarily be submitted by e-mail to the director of the management unit, without the permission of the Executive Board. This means that there is temporarily no need to fill in a consent form. Permission for the trip can only be granted if the business trip is necessary and cannot be postponed. 

For a business trip to a country with color code red within Europe or color code orange / red outside Europe, permission from the CvB must be requested in accordance with the UM regulation 'business trips to risk areas'.

  More information on business travel to risk areas

Coming from abroad 

If you're travelling to Maastricht from abroad, you will have to take a number of things into account, depending on where you come from. For example, corona documents, self-testing and quarantine. You can find out what applies to your situation on the government website. Please note: the rules change regularly, so keep a close eye on the website. 

Exceptions to these measures apply to border workers and border students when travelling to the Netherlands for study and work purposes.