Past events

Title of the lecture: "From Scientific Patronage to Philanthrocapitalism (and Back)"

In this lecture, Halleh Ghorashi will discuss our changing attitude to diversity. First, she will go into the dominant way we deal with diversity in the Netherlands, placing it in a historical context. 

Studium Generale | Film & Talk

Studium Generale | Lecture
Prof. Mark Sanders, Professor of International Economics, UM

Studium Generale | Tans Lecture
Philomena Essed, Professor of Critical Race, Gender and Leadership Studies, Antioch University

In this lecture Mona Seif will talk about the current human rights situation in Egypt and her work as a human rights defender. She will go into the role of the authorities in suppressing critical voices and the role of civil society and human rights defenders in standing up and denouncing human...

Video available. The Corona pandemic has shown that attention to tackling obstacles is achieved not only by streamlining regulations, but also by recognizing a border identity. A joint strategy and working together with partners on both sides of the border, each from their own background appears to...

Studium Generale | InScience/Maastricht 
By the Throat

In close collaboration with Lumière Cinema we have curated 2 films from this year’s festival selection of InScience International Science Film Festival in Nijmegen. Staff members of Maastricht University will introduce the films, and afterwards give a brief response to them and answer your questions...

The Maastricht UMC+ Health University is an initiative by students who would like to share their knowledge and skills with interested parties. Studium Generale wholeheartedly supports this initiative and has therefore included it in the programme of the lecture series.