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… the following academic year. Article 2 Registered students choose a theme from a list of suggested themes linked to the names of staff members. This list will be published on the student portal during course period 2.6. The moment as of which a topic can be chosen will also be announced on the student portal. Article 3 Article 14 (Additional provisions regarding written work) of the Education and Examination Regulations for the bachelor’s programmes contains the formal requirements for the bachelor’s essay. The minimum and maximum word count mentioned in Article 14 applies to the main text, with the exclusion of footnotes, bibliography, etc. Article 4 Students cannot participate in the bachelor’s essay track if they did not obtain at least 60 ECTS in the concerned bachelor’s programme. These ECTS have to be obtained at the date of registering. Article 5 A staff member must have examination authority to provide a theme. The staff member who provided the theme …

… approaches motivating use of human rights 4. Continuing relevance of using human rights approach to repatriation of colonial collections Terminology • Repatriation to denote return of cultural heritage to descendant source community. Repatriation can be international or intra-national. • Cultural heritage, encompassing tangible and intangible forms of heritage, with culture being understood broadly in the sense of UNESCO Declaration on Cultural Diversity and Art.23 GC HRCee. • Colonialism to refer to both phenomenon of European colonization and settler colonialism. Terminology – Indigenous Peoples "Indigenous … are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing in those territories, or parts of them. They form at present non-dominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance …

… software • Close links to the corporate world What will you learn? (1) • Apply, improve and develop models based on mathematics and statistics • Implement the models using existing or newly developed computer software • Instantiate the computer models with data and interpret the results • Control for robustness and sensitivity of the model Improve economic decisions in business and the public sector What will you learn? (2) Four specialisations: • Actuarial Sciences • Econometrics • Mathematical … • Game Theory and Optimisation • Algorithms and Optimisation • Modelling and Solver Technology • Operations Research Applications Skills training: • Operations Research Software • Writing a Master’s Thesis • Study a practical or theoretical problem within the track of your choice • Combine your master’s thesis with an internship – this is strongly recommended! • Support offered via the TIP program Master’s Thesis Research Master: 2 years • Includes more experience in doing research, both … to the OR variant of Ect&OR master (master’s thesis is replaced by two electives, last skill is replaced by a hands- on research project) - Year 2 deepens OR knowledge with courses of the Dutch network LNMB in Utrecht. Master’s thesis is 30 ECTS and can be fullfilled through an internship. Research Master: 2 years • Econometrics/Mathematical Economics research variant: - Part of the 2 years METEOR Research MSc in Economic and Financial Research - Year 1 is very similar to the Ect/MathEcon variant …

… Curriculum Vitae MN Özer Last updated: 08.08.2019 1 / 2 Merve Nezihe Özer PhD candidate in Economics CONTACT INFORMATION A School of Business and Economics Maastricht University P.O. Box 616 6200MD Maastricht, The Netherlands E m.ozer@maastrichtuniversity.nl W https://sites.google.com/site/merveneziheozer/ RESEARCH INTERESTS … Özer, M.N., Seegers, P. (2019). Personality traits, migration intention, and cultural distance. Papers in Regional Science, forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12468 Working papers Personality traits, migration intentions, and cultural distance (with Didier Fouarge and Philipp Seegers) - IZA Discussion Papers No.12444, 2019. Link - GSBE Research Memorandum RM/18/028, 2018. Link - ROA Research Memorandum ROA-RM-2018/7, 2018. Link Conference proceedings The effects of education and marital status on female working life expectancy in Turkey (with Mehmet Ali Eryurt) (2016). IV. Turkey Population Studies Conference, Conference Proceedings, pp.41-66. Reports International mobility of students - Its impact on labour market forecasts and its contribution to the Dutch economy (with Didier …

… 2018 Spirato Sustainable energy in Heerlen primary school: BS Frans Postma 2018 Province of Limburg Sustainability in Primary Schools: Suringar P.C. Basisschool in Maastricht 2018 Province of Limburg Energy transition of the social housing stock: what can the municipality of Heerlen do? 2018 Municipality of Heerlen Making cycling the social norm in Maastricht 2018 via story The impact of the Paris climate agreement on businesses in Limburg 2018 Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate The … (1 March 2019) Total Graduated Re- registered Stopped 190 170 (90%) 12 (6%) 8 (4%) Graduates report suitable careers as sustainability professional, e.g. - advisor - analyst - consultant - lecturer - manager - policymaker - researcher - trainer - PhD candidate - etc. • 10% Examples employers • Amnesty International • Columbus Earth Center • Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Europe • CSR Europe • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit • Ernst & Young • European …

… Filtering out frivolous complaints • Need to demonstrate right of action for the EU Discover the world at Leiden University Filtering out frivolous complaints • Need to demonstrate right of action for the EU • No need to demonstrate effect on or link with trade Discover the world at Leiden University Filtering out frivolous complaints • Need to demonstrate right of action for the EU • No need to demonstrate effect on or link with trade • Commission starts investigation only if “if in the interest of the Union” Discover the world at Leiden University Representative social partner (trade union or employer organisation) ACTION Trade Barrier Regulation Investigation by the … EU Commission concludes that there is no violation of the labour standard • Third state ends complaint • New agreement between the EU and third country Discover the world at Leiden University Conclusions • Better enforcement of labour standards can be achieved: - Adapting existing private complaint procedure (TBR) - Dispute settlement in the FTA - Recurring payment of a financial penalty - Trade retaliation to be avoided as much as possible but still available Discover the world at Leiden …

… Consultancy Organisational Learning Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Leadership • Leadership is a specialized role and a social influence process • Leadership is not a one-way street but an interactive process between leaders and followers • There is no leader without a follower “The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership” Derek Silvers • Understand leadership theory and learn about the evolution in leadership thinking • Explore practice of leadership: for example, by studying practitioner-oriented articles • How to lead yourself (so you can lead others): Self- assess and develop your leadership capacities • Critical thinking and reflection are important pillars in this course Leadership International Business Research • Learn to conduct organizational research • Become acquainted with … research findings Managers@Work • The actual practice of management means mastering complexity, uncertainty and performance • Managerial practice is a dynamic mix of craft, art and science • Managers need to deal with information, people and tasks • They are responsible for the future of business and society, including sustainability • Students will interview and shadow real managers and meet/talk with them at a managers’ forum Managers@Work • Evidence-based management (“what works”) is a dominant …

… Programme coordinator Associate professor Workplace learning Dep. Educational Research & Development, Maastricht University Today’s Agenda Why this program? 1 Our programme 2 Admission 3 Student Profile 4 What does the future hold? 5 How to deal with changes? What makes Samantha excel? • What are drivers for high- quality performance and engagement? What makes Samantha excel? What are drivers for high-quality performance and engagement? The role of L&D? What is Expected from L&D Professionals? … implies learning… How do professionals learn? What is professional learning about? Do teams also learn? What is team learning about? Should organisations really change and adapt constantly? Which changes are necessary, at what time and to what extent? Can these changes be managed in any way? What is the strategic role of L&D? What makes organisations learn? How? Core Issues in the Master Learning and Development in Organisations Programme Outline Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 … Core Features L&D in Organisations • Community of learners • Small-scale programme: 40 students annually • Close international student population • Collaboration with multi-disciplinary Staff • Research focus on practice: • Consultancy projects • Workshops by leaders from industry • Company visits • Research lunches with staff and companies • Master’s thesis in cooperation with companies • Motivation Letter • Evidence Core Competencies: • Analytical Skills, • Academic writing Skills, • Statistics …

… Programme coordinator Associate professor Workplace learning Dep. Educational Research & Development, Maastricht University Today’s Agenda Why this program? 1 Our programme 2 Admission 3 Student Profile 4 What does the future hold? 5 How to deal with changes? What makes Samantha excel? • What are drivers for high- quality performance and engagement? What makes Samantha excel? What are drivers for high-quality performance and engagement? The role of L&D? What is Expected from L&D Professionals? … implies learning… How do professionals learn? What is professional learning about? Do teams also learn? What is team learning about? Should organisations really change and adapt constantly? Which changes are necessary, at what time and to what extent? Can these changes be managed in any way? What is the strategic role of L&D? What makes organisations learn? How? Core Issues in the Master Learning and Development in Organisations Programme Outline Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 … Core Features L&D in Organisations • Community of learners • Small-scale programme: 40 students annually • Close international student population • Collaboration with multi-disciplinary Staff • Research focus on practice: • Consultancy projects • Workshops by leaders from industry • Company visits • Research lunches with staff and companies • Master’s thesis in cooperation with companies • Motivation Letter • Evidence Core Competencies: • Analytical Skills, • Academic writing Skills, • Statistics …