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- CGD Report Transitioning into Retirement.pdf (770.11 KB, PDF)… those who were early school-leavers through to those who wish to pursue Master’s or PhD qualifications). 4. To promote intergenerational learning to facilitate the reciprocal sharing of expertise between learners of all ages. 5. To widen access to online educational opportunities for older adults to ensure a diversity of routes to participation. 6. To ensure that the university’s research agenda is informed by the needs of an ageing society and to promote public discourse on how higher education … 2 3 Assistant professor 3 2 Associate professor 2 3 Full professor - 11 7 SenUM is the Association of Former Maastricht University Employees, meant to serve as a platform for contact between former employees of UM. It organizes excursions, company visits, walks, and lectures for its members. SenUM, furthermore, offers members access to various (UM) facilities (cf. https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/support/um-employees/you-and-your-work/extra-activities/senum- association-former-maastricht). 18 … ‘on the side of the retiree’ whom some of our participants longed for. The ERRC’s portal also hosts the different communities of retirees at UCLA and announces activities. The latter are not just social events but also educational programs and workshops as part of life-long learning endeavors. The Center also circulates an e-newsletter to keep employees informed. In short, when it comes to designing a comprehensive retirement policy, there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Excellent initiatives …
Why some people hesitate to vaccinate and how healthcare can address this
Doubts about vaccination continue to be a significant challenge for global public health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed vaccine hesitancy as one of the top ten threats to global health.
But what exactly is vaccine hesitancy and how does it impact our society? How can we address it...
Maastricht's Education on Quantum Computing
“They all love it,” says Georgios Stamoulis from DACS, throwing his arms up in the air. He’s referring to his students enrolled in the Quantum Algorithms course of the master’s specialisation in Quantum Computing. He is about to start the final lecture of this course.
A month-long lie-in
The chinese artist Yiyun Chen won together with UM scientists, Professor Patrick Schrauwen and Dr Vera Schrauwen-Hinderling of the Department of Nutrition and Human Movement Sciences, the BAD Award worth € 25,000, with which she will conduct an artistic / semi-scientific experiment. From 15 October...
Energy transition for all? A third of the world's population still cooks on open fires
In a new study, PhD student Esther Boudewijns developed two practical tools to improve the implementation of cleaner cooking in low-wage countries. The results of the research will be published on June 16 in The Lancet Planetary Health.