Maastricht Young Academy

Are you an early career academic at Maastricht University? How do you get your voice heard on the important issues affecting your work? At the Maastricht Young Academy (MYA), we are here to amplify your concerns, opinions and ideas because we want to make our university a better place for everyone.

We know everyone is facing challenges, so we host the Growing Up in Science series to talk about our failures along with our successes.
To stimulate debate on pressing topics within our community, we organize events such as topical film screenings at Lumière Cinema.
We value diversity and know it can be challenging, so we sponsor intercultural training.
We ensure the implications for junior academics are considered in policies including Recognition & Rewards and the assignment of Starters Grants.

Here are some recent examples of our activities.
We work according to our founding regulations, which can be read here.

We have access to and can comment on important projects and decisions because of our close collaboration with the Maastricht University Executive Board. We are regularly consulted on our views on important matters, such as the Covid-19 policy for researchers.  We have advised on national projects like Recognition and Rewards, the Smarter Academic Year, and other issues on the agenda of our Academic Affairs office and Executive Board.