The future is Maastricht
We swiftly turn scientific insights into practical applications and seamlessly incorporate research into our teaching.
We conduct research together
Our focus is on three key themes: Quality of Life, Learning and Innovation, and Europe in a Globalising World.
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Quality and transparency
Research at Maastricht University meets rigorous quality standards and strives to be as transparent as possible (Open Science).
Researchers in Maastricht work both in the historic city centre and in modern facilities across the river. We build bridges—within science connecting disciplines, between academia and the outside world, and between today’s society and the one we aspire to create.
Scientific articles
Innovative research at the intersection of art and science
This summer, the HeArt Ma’at racing crew ran Maastrichts Mooiste, the city’s largest annual running event. Their goal was to raise money for research into an art therapy for heart patients.
“I think in terms of solutions”
That Stephan Smeekes became a professor of econometrics at the age of 41 is not to say this path is open to anyone with a disability. A down-to-earth researcher and devoted teacher, Smeekes learnt from his parents never to give up.
(Neo)fascist metropolis
Pablo del Hierro’s work on transnational fascism in his native Madrid has led to a book, a documentary, the FASoS Valorisation Prize and a political campaign to remove a fascist monument.
