Past events

  • Human Rights in Egypt

    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...

    22 Nov
  • InScience/Maastricht - Birds of America 

    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...

    15 Nov
  • Health University: Learning about your body - Digestion

    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.

    10 Nov
  • Studium Generale Lecture | Making Sense of World Politics

    This series aims to combine several international relations theories with topical and current world events. Questions are raised about democracy, conflicts, climate change, foreign policy and more. How have things changed for better or for worse, and how will they change in the future?

    4 Nov
  • Orgasm Gap

    Men achieve orgasm more often than their female bed partner: 90% compared to 30%. So coitus gives rise to an orgasm gap. In her lecture, Dewitte explains the research, and how the orgasm gap is caused. How can we close the orgasm gap?

    2 Nov