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… 9 I.2. Development of the faculty 2005-2010.....................................................15 I.3. Management of the research institute.......................................................19 I.4. Staff composition and finances ................................................................20 I.5. Research environment and embedding .....................................................24 I.6. Quality, scientific relevance and academic reputation … for improvement received through the previous external assessment (covering the period 1998-2004), but also to the midterm review of our research in 2008 (see also annexes A, B and C of this report). The research landscape in the Netherlands and elsewhere is undergoing a rapid transformation. Research funding increasingly has to be earned through competitive research funding schemes. Universities and individual faculties are expected to join forces around common research specialisations and … might threaten us?) Interdisciplinarity is more and more demanded in research grants and funding institutions. By means of the nature of our faculty, we can respond to this criterion well, but should use our potential more fully. International contacts at the individual level can be intensified and used for developing more formal international contacts. Thriving group of researchers on Globalisation and Development. To combine our strong profile / reputation in teaching (“leading in …

… Systems Biology 1 Find another programme Core courses Core Courses Systems Biology Faculty of Science and Engineering Systems Biology Full course description In this course you will focus on: * Applications of Systems Biology * The multi-scale and multi- disciplinary nature of Systems Biology * Current research topics within the field * Ongoing Systems Biology research projects within Maastricht University * Writing and presenting a competitive research proposal. Course objectives This course introduces the field of Systems Biology, giving a birds-eye- view of key publications, successful applications, novel developments, and ongoing research. You will get acquainted with the … for statistical evaluation, perform the statistical tests, and apply further methods to help interpret the results and put them in a biological context. The initial phases of the analytical process will mainly depend on the exact technology used, whereas the later steps rather depend on the specific scientific questions to be answered. Also we will look into specific examples of domains and specific studies in which omics technologies have been applied. For some of the follow-up methods …

… Welcome to Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences BA European Studies By Luana Russo Programme Experience Day Time Activity 10:30 – 11:00 Welcome and presentation on the ES programme by Programme Director Luana Russo 11:00 – 11:15 … recruiter will answer questions on the programme and studying in Maastricht. 12:45 – 13:15 Mini Lecture on ‘A democratic Union?’ by Assistant Professor Karin van Leeuwen 13:15 – 14:00 Tutorial Group: Post-discussion Second part of the tutorial group where you discuss the assignment (supervised by FASoS students). 14:00 – 15:00 Campus tour around the faculty and city of Maastricht Content • Introduction faculty • BA European Studies - What is European Studies? - Structure of the programme - Student … and Development Studies Teaching and learning methodology • Problem-Based Learning (PBL) • Interdisciplinary, thematic modules • Tutor groups, skills training and supporting lectures • Up to 15 students per group, supervised by a tutor • 10-12 regular contact hours • Papers and presentations • Conducting research Education – An academic year consists of: • 8 week blocks • 2 courses per block • PBL sessions (4 hours weekly) • Lectures (4-6 hours weekly) • Skills (2 hours weekly) In total: 10-12 hours …

… research. Secondly we want to be more efficient. Therefore we want to spend more on innovation in stead of ’keeping the lights on’ (7:93). Our new capacity ratio should be at least 30:70. And our last objective is to protect our data and assets and comply with security and privacy related regulations. Therefore we need to improve in all three area’s of People, Process and Technology. To build the foundations we will, among others, increase the I-literacy within the UM, setting the base for … document is composed based upon workshop sessions, input per domain, a survey and desk research of both internal and external documents. Disclaimer Reading instructions “ We are living in an information age. Because of digitization information is everywhere. Also within the UM. We use information to support our students in their learning process, we produce information in our research, we analyse our information to operate the UM organisation. Information is more than technology. Digitisation, … keeping the lights on will decrease (technical and application maintenance will be done by the Cloud Service Provider) while the demand for other capabilities will increase (cloud architecture, vendor management). Some people will have to be aided in finding and transitioning to their new role. IMPLIED BUSINESS CHOICES This is a summary of all our strategic directives from different sources, of which implications of some directives are still in research. 3. WHERE DO WE COME FROM ? Improving starts …