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Unique chair created to help people get healthier
How do you convince children to eat healthier? “This is a complex issue,” says Edgar van Mil, pediatric endocrinologist and professor of Maastricht University’s Youth, Nutrition and Health program at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo. “Complex problems demand customization.”
‘Our European positioning fits like a glove'
The new UM president, and former rector magnificus, Rianne Letschert leaves no room for doubt. She is delighted with the choice to profile the university as the European university of the Netherlands. Maastricht University forms an international and predominantly European community in a region...
Who calls the shots in Europe?
EU leaders hope the Conference on the Future of Europe, a wide-ranging programme of work focused on EU reform, will point the EU in the right direction for years to come. Studio Europa Maastricht spoke with assistant professor of European political history Karin van Leeuwen.
Maastricht to host European citizens' summit on the future of Europe
The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) and Studio Europa from Maastricht University have been selected by the European Council, EU Commission and European Parliament to welcome a pan-European citizens' summit in Maastricht to be organised as part of the Conference on the Future of...
Out of the brain, into control
Recently, Bettina Sorger received an NWO VIDI grant for her proposal entitled ‘Out of the brain, into control’ – Towards brain-based means of social and environmental interaction for children with severe cerebral palsy.
Dean Peter Møllgaard on the value of university rankings
Each year, various publications such as the Financial Times and Times Higher Education release university rankings, rating schools on various criteria to indicate which programmes offer the best educational investment. Although there are differing views on what these ratings actually reveal, Peter...
Student association UCV contributes to student life in Venlo
Although the bachelor’s programme University College Venlo (UCV) is nearly three years old they never had their own student association. Until now.
