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… 1 Trust and Transparency in the Art and Heritage Worlds and their Practices This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 UNESCO “Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property”, as well as the 25th anniversary of the “1995 UNIDROIT Convention … to be waning due to a lack of transparency. Recent accusations concern the illicit excavation and trafficking of antiquities, as well as assumed linkages between the art market and money laundering, or even the financing of terrorist activities. Scandals have also involved the sale of various fakes and forgeries in much respected galleries, supported by authenticity declarations of notable experts. These scandals and accusations have already triggered new legislative action enforced on national, and international levels. Some market actors consider these measures burdensome and overly bureaucratic, while officials claim that even more regulation and …

… PhD project proposal 1. Registration form 1.1 Details of applicant Name, title(s) Male/female University, Department (or Insitute) Address for correspondence Telephone E-mail 1.2 Title of research proposal 1.3 Abstract Obligatory! Max. 100 words 1.4 MSc (date and field) main applicant: 1.5 Complete name dissertation supervisor(s) If already known, please state the complete name of the dissertation supervisor(s) for the proposed research. 2. Research proposal Description of the proposed research max. 4.000 words (excluding … Include details of: 2.1 Research topic (theoretical framework, research questions, hypotheses) 2.2 Approach (method and setup) 2.3 Literature references max. 35 references 2.4 Time plan max. 1 page 2.5 Scientific setting Main publications of applicant(s): If available, list publications PhD project proposal 2.6 Setting within Research Group (other relevant research, proposal part of a research program) max. 1 page 2.7 Output Expected scientific output and dissemination of results (Thesis, …

… SAVE the DATE/CALL for CONTRIBUTIONS for the Annual MACCH Event Circularity in Arts and Heritage: Practice, Policy & Research Friday 15 March 2024, Maastricht, venue tba With this one-day event we invite researchers, arts and heritage professionals, and designers to come together in examining what circularity means for the arts and heritage fields. Circularity has become a key concept and practice in production cycles and … many organizations also seek to promote circular and sustainable values. For instance, by means of public programming and by openly discussing how practices that are often still aimed at conservation and preservation, or at innovation and expansion, can or cannot align with circular values. With this event we invite arts and heritage professionals, artists, designers, policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to critically engage with circularity. By doing so we aim to stimulate exchange … different spaces and sites at which research is taking place, different ways of sharing research etc. (for instance through collaborations with designers, and the creation of art-science spaces )? If you’d like to contribute with a presentation or workshop (or just register your attendance) please contact Claartje Rasterhoff c.rasterhoff@maastrichtuniversity.nl. Organised by the Maastricht Centre for Arts & Heritage, Conservation & Heritage (MACCH). mailto:c.rasterhoff@maastrichtuniversity.nl …

… AND/OR SOCIETAL IMPACT MORE INFORMATION KEY FINDINGS RESEARCH AREA 1: METABOLIC HEALTH Who's Involved Prof. dr. Ellen Blaak, Prof. dr. Gijs Goossens, (PI's), Involved researchers: Prof. dr. Gijs Goossens, Dr. Ruth Meex, Dr. Johan Jocken, Dr. Emanuel Canfora NUTRIM Dept. of Human Biology Investigating metabolic inter-organ crosstalk between the gut, adipose tissue, liver, and skeletal muscle in the etiology of cardiometabolic complications Combining state of the art in vivo physiological … to combat obesity and cardiometabolic diseases Generate knowledge to develop more effective, personalized strategies to prevent or delay the onset of chronic cardiometabolic diseases in humans. It is increasingly evident that distinct phenotypes can be identified in the etiology towards non-communicable diseases. Lifestyle interventions have proven effective in preventing or delaying the onset of chronic cardiometabolic diseases, yet the response to lifestyle interventions differs between individuals. The currently used one-size-fits-all approach, which is based on general nutritional and physical activity guidelines reliant on the group mean, ignores this heterogeneity. A better understanding of the mechanisms the response to lifestyle and/or pharmacological interventions is essential to achieve results that can be translated into personalized, evidence-based interventions and guidelines. The …

… our daily interactions with a service. While businesses have been at the forefront of shaping and reaping the fruits of personalization (by placing better advertisements and creating an engaging at times addictive environment), personalization can also be used to protect better and respect individual privacy preferences. Especially in smart home settings - with different devices ranging from voice assistants to social robots - the personalization according to privacy preferences could prove … of personalizing privacy in light of the social value of privacy Methodology The research project will be interdisciplinary and requires legal know-how and an affinity for technical subjects. Depending on the concrete outline of the project, methods can include comparative approaches, qualitative and quantitative approaches, and mixed-method approaches and provide findings to the law and technology literature as well as lead to guidelines for policymakers. …

… Introduction weekend Medecine Dear ITM Students, First of all: congratulations on being admitted to ITM. To start your student life in an awesome way, we’d like to welcome you to Maastricht, ITM and the medical study association Pulse. This is the start of the best time of your life. Why this letter? To start the academic year, we invite you to the introduction weekend of Medicine. All Medicine and ITM students are welcome to participate in an exciting weekend to make friends - most of whom you’ll keep for the rest of your student and professional life. Warning: Dutch spoken Everybody is allowed to join on this weekend, but the main language will be Dutch. It will be hard to fully participate in this weekend if you can’t speak Dutch. On the other hand, what better way is there to learn Dutch while relaxing with native speakers? When will this epic weekend happen? The 16th until 18th of August. This is just before the INKOM, the main introduction of Maastricht. … to MSV Pulse, Maastricht. Please also enlist your name and “introkamp 2019”. Your subscription is complete when you’ve received an email from us. Good luck in the hunt for a room, moving stuff and saying goodbye to you father, mother, pet and rubber duckling. MSV Pulse Intro Camp Committee 2019 …

… Court & Professor Bruno de Witte Professor of European Union law at Maastricht University and the European University Institute INVITATION EuCourts Master Class: European Integration and National Constitutional Identity - 7 April Faculty of Law In this fifth EuCourts master class we will address the Order of the German Federal Constitutional Court of 15 December 2015 concerning the surrender under a European Arrest Warrant of a person convicted in absentia. The Court ruled that in individual cases, the protection of fundamental rights by the Federal Constitutional Court may include review of acts determined by Union law, if this is indispensable to protect the constitutional identity guaranteed by the eternity clause in the German Basic Law. In the case at hand, however, such identity review was not deemed necessary, and there was no need to restrict the primacy of EU … under Union law with regard to the execution of a European arrest warrant were not less protective of the rights of the accused than those required by human dignity as protected under the German Basic Law. The case raises a number of questions: Can the EU indeed be identified as a “union of states, constitutions, administrations and courts” as the Court states in paragraph 44 of the Order? Which court has the last word in cases where constitutional identity may be at stake? Can a national …

… and hidden behind the Iron Curtain for 45 years re-emerged on the map of Europe, and embarked on a transition from planned economy and totalitarian political regimes to free market economy and liberal democratic institutions. Guiding principles of this transition were the core values of the European Union (EU). They were succinctly formulated by the European Council of Copenhagen in 1993. The so-called Copenhagen criteria became a blueprint for achieving membership in the EU and defined a reformist agenda. The majority of Eastern European states fulfilled this agenda and joined the EU in the course of the first decade of the new millennium. A decade later, however, the successful transition of Central and Eastern Europe to liberal democracy began to erode. Various countries, including some EU member … Singapore, China, India, Turkey, Russia. And I believe that our political community rightly anticipated this challenge, and if we think back on what we did in the last four years, and what we are going to do in the following four years, than it really can be interpreted from this angle. We are searching for and we are doing our best to find – parting ways with Western European dogmas, making ourselves independent from them – the form of organizing a community that is capable of making us competitive …

… First Name Middle Name Last Name Maastricht University Username ( = ID number): Name Home University PLEASE NOTE!! That you can only register for one option per period, it is not possible to combine options within one period. You can read the course descriptions by clicking on the course title. Please read them carefully, it is not possible to change after arrival. *EPF Excellent–Pass- Fail Registration deadline: 13 November 2023 Please send this form by e-mail to: iro-incoming-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl BA DIGITAL SOCIETY 2023-2024 course overview and descriptions and registration form, Spring-semester PERIOD 4: 05-02-2024 - 05-04-2024 Please click the box(es) of your choice Option …

… Configure UM e-mail on a Mac using Outlook 365 Based on macOS Ventura This manual helps you setting up your Maastricht University mailbox via Outlook 365 on macOS -- When using UM IT services you agree to UM's Acceptable Use Policy. The complete text can be found on the website: http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/informationsecurity -- What do you need? • An Apple computer with Outlook 365 installed. • An active internet connection. Please consult the "Frequently Asked Questions" at the end of the … Step 1: Open the Microsoft Outlook mail client • Click on the "Microsoft Outlook" icon. Step 2: Email address • Type in your e-mail address. IMPORTANT: If you already have your UM account configured you need to sign out of that first. To do this select Tools > Accounts. Then click on the minus ( - ) sign and then "Sign Out". To add the new account select the plus (+) sign > New Account. Step 3: Enter your credentials • Enter your UM username or email address • Enter your password • Click …