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… is not included in this text). ISBN: 978-90-5681-466-3 NUR: 770 2 Stress, the Brain and Behavior In a society run by deadlines, the clock, modern technology and numerous other demands and pressures, stress is an unavoidable part of everyday life. When an individual encounters an event that is mentally evaluated or ‘appraised’ as a difficult to cope with threat to well-being (e.g. (Folkman and Folkman, 1984)), the body initiates a stress response (e.g.(McEwen, 2007)). A stress response will express itself in a physiological as well as cognitive-affective reaction (e.g.(Steptoe et al., 2007)). In … such cognitive vulnerabilities mediating the 5-HTTLPR genotype by life event effects on depression symptomatology. For example, in a recent study conducted in our lab S-allele 5-HTTLPR carriers exhibited vulnerability to depression exclusively when they also reported exposure to high impact events and had high neuroticism scores (Markus, 2013). Until now I have mainly focused on the importance of the combined presence of genetic, personal and environmental vulnerability factors for the …

… 2024-2025 � 2024 Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Nothing in this publication may be reproduced and/or made public by means of printing, offset, photocopy or microfilm or in any digital, electronic, optical or any other form without the prior written permission of the owner of the copyright. School of Business and Economics Rules and Regulations 2024-2025 Page 2 of 13 Table of Contents Introduction … determine the results of examinations and final degree assessments within the framework of the Education and Examination Regulations; d. granting exemptions for one or more examinations; e. investigating suspicions of fraud and deciding upon sanctions when fraud is established. Rules and Regulations 2024-2025 Page 6 of 13 f. appointing examiners to conduct examinations and determine their results; g. granting degree certificates, including a diploma supplement, as proof that the student has … degree certificate; j. drawing up an annual report on its own activities. Article 7 – Working method of the SBE Board of Examiners 7.1. The (Central) Board of Examiners and the chambers determine their meeting frequency depending on the volume of work they need to handle. Given the volume of casuistry the meeting frequency of the chambers is higher than that of the Central Board of Examiners. 7.2. The meetings of the Central Board of Examiners as well as the chambers are not public due to the …

… in order to enhance the acceptance rate of your initial applications, to expedite the review of your protocols, and to improve your opportunity for attaining ERCIC approval. Before You Begin · Eligibility: Applications must be submitted by the PI. When submitting an application on behalf of the PI, the PI must be included in CC. Only applications submitted by UM affiliated researchers with a PhD will be accepted. PhD students must contact their supervisors in order to submit an application. Applications submitted by Master's students will not be accepted. In general, ERCIC discourages applications concerning undergraduate research … of a protocol with the GDPR . For this, you must register your project with your respective Faculty Data Steward. Preparing Your Application · Forms: Always use the latest application form. Outdated forms will not be accepted. The latest form can be found on the ERCIC website . Outdated applications forms will only be accepted as part of applications for amendments of already approved protocols. · Example text and Templates: Relevant templates and example texts may sometimes be made …

… Saturday in March is a disappointing 10 degrees Celsius, if that. Not that this dampens the enthusiasm of the gardening volunteers from SamenGroenerMaastricht, a foundation aimed at making neighbourhoods greener and promoting social interaction. As they do every Saturday morning, the volunteers are rolling up their sleeves in the Viegenpark in northwestern Maastricht, between the Caberg and Malpertuis districts. The turnout is slightly higher than usual today, probably because of the special … and a brief exchange of the latest news from the park, everyone grabs their tools or a litter picker and bag and gets to work. “Litter picking is not something we do every week,” says Igo Gorissen. “We usually meet every Tuesday and Saturday morning with a set group of volunteers and work in the garden. But once in a while, we do litter picking as well. Lots of local residents tend to sign up, which is nice to see. Unfortunately, it’s sorely needed.” “I love working in nature like this, seeing … and other authorities. It also helps that Klasien has a large network and can put us in touch with the right people.” Ine is another volunteer who has been involved from the outset. “During the pandemic, I was walking through the park with a friend when I noticed the garden for the first time. At the time, it looked quite neglected. I got curious and looked it up, which is how I found Igo and the SamenGroener foundation. I started as a volunteer, and have spent Tuesday and Saturday mornings here …

… Why Limburg needs international graduates The number of young adults in South Limburg continues to decline. The resulting labour shortages could lead to companies abandoning the region. UM’s international student population can offer a lifeline – if they can be convinced to stay and work here. Inge Hooijen and Julia Reinold on demographic trends, the integration of higher education in the regional economy and feeling welcome. Maastricht University (UM) is the Netherlands’ most international … there are 15 to 30-year-olds. Most of those moving away, for example to the Randstad [region containing the Netherlands’ four biggest cities] for example, are young people, so that results in a labour force shortage.” South Limburg had more than 6,000 online vacancies in May 2023. “Most of them are in the technical sector, like engineers, but also the healthcare, education and research sectors are struggling to find applicants with the qualifications to match the fast-changing demands of those positions.” To maintain a flourishing regional knowledge ecosystem, collaboration between the regional government, industry and higher education, as is the case in the Brightlands …

… messages about its culture. Is there a one-size-fits-all approach in which a predefined set of leader characteristics and behaviours is laid down in a standardised assessment checklist? Or does the organisation value diverse perspectives and, within an overarching leadership vision, encourage people to define their leader roles themselves through meaningful conversations with colleagues and direct reports? We believe UM should aspire to the latter. Given the diversity of the UM community, … should be about; it describes the leadership culture that we at UM aspire to. Within the boundaries of this playing field, people shape their leadership through their actions and define in meaningful conversations with those around them to what extent they succeed in embodying the UM vision on leadership. The recognition and rewarding of leadership is a process of culture change. Sustainable culture change cannot be realised in a top-down manner or through checklists. It is hard work and should … mutual experiences or other evidence brought to the conversation by any of the participants. A very preliminary example of what this could look like is included in the appendix. This approach also allows for development starting early in one’s career, when personal leadership is needed but little managerial or interpersonal leadership is requested, and continues over time. 2 IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP IN ACADEMIA At Maastricht University, we aspire to leadership that is inspirational and at the …

… PROVISIONS Article 1.1 Applicability of the regulations Article 1.2 Definitions SECTION 2 ADMISSION MASTER PROGRAMME Article 2.1 Admission Article 2.2 Eligibility for admission Article 2.3 Certificate of admission Article 2.4 Language requirement with non-Dutch diplomas Article 2.5 Board of Admission Article 2.6 Admission test dates Article 2.7 Premaster SECTION 3 CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME Article 3.1 Programmes Article 3.2a Objectives of the programme Artificial Intelligence … in consultation with the faculty council. The regulations will take effect on 1 September 2022 for the 2022-2023 academic year. These regulations also apply to students from other programmes, faculties or institutions of higher education, insofar as they follow components of the programme to which these Education and Examination Regulations apply. For components of the programme that students follow at another degree programme, faculty or institution of higher education, the Education and … in each component is indicated in the study guide. The prior knowledge are prerequisites for students that do not follow the programme, and students that are admitted to components due to special circumstances. I.e., these components can only be taken when the prior knowledge has been fulfilled. Article 4.3 Component registration Withstanding Article 4.2 and Article 5.3, a student may participate in a component after he/she has timely registered for it through the Student Portal /the digital …