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… that nudge users toward specific, predictable decisions.13 The term ‘dark patterns’ was first coined by Brignull nearly fifteen years ago, who defined it as “tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn’t mean to, like buying or signing up for something”.14 Initially, the term served as a catch-all to describe how UI designs could negatively influence users and their decision-making, as reflected in Brignull’s taxonomy. Brignull's original definition and taxonomy, while groundbreaking, have been expanded upon by subsequent research to reflect other types of dark patterns as well as their harmfulness.15 In 2019, Mathur and others conducted an extensive study analysing 53,000 product pages from 11,000 shopping websites. This research uncovered nearly 2,000 instances of dark patterns.16 Their research led to a more comprehensive taxonomy and a refined definition of dark patterns as “user interface design choices that benefit an online service by … and Caroline Sinders, ‘Dark Patterns: Regulating Digital Design’ [2020] Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, 18. 75 OECD, Dark commercial patterns (OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 336, OECD Publishing 2022) 21. 76 Marjolein Lansing, ‘“Strongly Recommended” Revisiting Decisional Privacy to Judge Hypernudging in Self-Tracking Technologies’ (2019) 32 Philosophy & Technology 549 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-018-0316-4> accessed 30 August 2024. 77 ibid. 15 consent, which is paramount to privacy …

… academic community is internationally oriented and the staff is international. The bachelor’s programme in Global Studies is taught by a dedicated, international group of academics from across Maastricht University, and with regular contributions by visiting scholars from the Global South. Staff originates from numerous European and non- European countries. Teaching takes place in an international classroom, where the language of instruction is English. All students have the possibility to …

… academic community is internationally oriented and the staff is international. The bachelor’s programme in Global Studies is taught by a dedicated, international group of academics from across Maastricht University, and with regular contributions by visiting scholars from the Global South. Staff originates from numerous European and non- European countries. Teaching takes place in an international classroom, where the language of instruction is English. All students have the possibility to …

… Report 15 November 2018 ITEM-Benelux Workshop “Recognising Qualifications across European Borders: An Exchange of Experiences and Good Practices” ITEM-Benelux Workshop “Recognising Qualifications across European Borders: An Exchange of Experiences and Good Practices” 15 November 2018 The Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross-border cooperation and Mobility / ITEM is the pivot of scientific research, … from the European Commission. Sacha obtained her PhD at the European University Institute in 2010, winning the Jacqueline Suter Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in European Law 2009 – 2011. In 2008, she spent a semester at Harvard Law School as a visiting scholar. She has worked at the Court of Justice of the European Union and the London School of Economics. She has published widely on a range of constitutional and substantive issues of EU law, such as the division of competences between the …

… academic community is internationally oriented and the staff is international. The bachelor’s programme in Global Studies is taught by a dedicated, international group of academics from across Maastricht University, and with regular contributions by visiting scholars from the Global South. Staff originates from numerous European and non-European countries. Teaching takes place in an international classroom, where the language of instruction is English. All students have the possibility to …

… Selection and award procedure: The ISD checks all scholarship applications for correctness and completeness and forwards complete applications to the faculties. Each faculty selects the top 5% of applications and 2 For the most up-to-date information, visit Scholarships – Maastricht University mailto:scholarships@maastrichtuniversity.nl https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/your-studies-begin/international-students-coming-maastricht/scholarships UM ‘Profileringsfonds’ Regulations 25 sends its …

… other than the items listed under “Items permitted during examinations’’ - should be switched off and placed in a bag. It is strictly forbidden to have mobile phones, watches, communication devices or any other information carrier in possession during visits to a toilet in the building in which the examination will take place. Violations of the rules In the event of irregularities as defined in this Code of Conduct, the invigilator is entitled to take in the exam script and to refuse the student …

… academic community is internationally oriented and the staff is international. The bachelor’s programme in Global Studies is taught by a dedicated, international group of academics from across Maastricht University, and with regular contributions by visiting scholars from the Global South. Staff originates from numerous European and non-European countries. Teaching takes place in an international classroom, where the language of instruction is English. All students have the possibility to …

… other than the items listed under “Items permitted during examinations’’ - should be switched off and placed in a bag. It is strictly forbidden to have mobile phones, watches, communication devices or any other information carrier in possession during visits to a toilet in the building in which the examination will take place. Violations of the rules In the event of irregularities as defined in this Code of Conduct, the invigilator is entitled to take in the exam script and to refuse the student …