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On 19 April 2017 AACSB International announced that it will be extending the business accreditation of Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics (SBE). Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and...

In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. Applicable to the entire EU, its aim is to protect the individual rights of citizens while guaranteeing free and secure movement of personal data within the EU. According to André Dekker, professor of Clinical Data Science...

The road to sustainability is certainly not a one-way street and cannot be walked in just one day. Walking the road together takes time and requires dedication and cooperation. In the coming years, we will take steps to make our university more sustainable. The UM Sustainability Roadmap 2030 has been...

Owning your own business is a dream for many people. You get to be your own boss, realise your creative vision and interact with a wide range of companies and individuals. Here at SBE, many of our students have gone on to lead lives as successful entrepreneurs following their studies. We caught up with...

As of 1 March 2019, Prof. Britta Böhler has been appointed Professor of Legal Professions & Ethics. The chair is part of the Department of Foundations and Methods of Law. The establishment of this chair is in line with the faculty’s policy to further strengthen the range of skills of our graduates by...

The Netherlands’ annual Week van het Geld (Week of Money) is inspired by the very worthy (and very Dutch) conviction that it’s never too soon to teach children about money. But what new financial lessons do the rest of us – undergraduates, academics, citizens, politicians - need to learn? Long before...

Christian Ernsten has launched the online exhibition ‘ Cape Town Day Zero/Ground Zero: A Decolonial River Walk‘. Together with students from the master’s programme Arts and Heritage, photography by Dirk-Jan Visser, design by Erik Wong, and web development by Ivo Kruchten, the online exhibition came...

The world is facing challenges that demand urgent and comprehensive action. These grand challenges require us to rethink how we address long-term societal impacts. As these challenges intensify, there is a growing recognition that our ability to anticipate, prepare for, and shape future outcomes is...

27 September 2023, Brussels | “ The green transition in mobility is going well, but it could be a lot better. Until 2040 and 2050, the infrastructure we need to build, will be impossible to achieve on an individual level.” With this conclusion, Turi Fiorito director of the European Federation of Inland...

Research that transcends individual disciplines is highly regarded in academia, yet known to be incredibly challenging. Matthijs Cluitmans demonstrates that it is not only possible, but also of great added value. He obtained a joint PhD in 2016 from the Department of Data Science and Knowledge...