Student Prizes 2021

46th Dies Natalis

Maastricht University celebrates its 46th Dies Natalis on Thursday, 12 May 2022, in the Sint Jans Church in Maastricht. Every year, the best master's and bachelor's theses by our students are rewarded during the Dies Natalis celebration. They receive five hundred euros, a certificate and a small gift as a token of appreciation from our Rector Magnificus. This year’s agenda includes a special ceremony, in which the outgoing Rector Magnificus, Prof. dr. Rianne Letschert, will transfer her position to Prof. dr. Pamela Habibovic. This was initially set to take place on 28 January, but was rescheduled due to corona-related circumstances. Prof. dr. Habibovic has already taken up her new role as of 1 February.

Bachelor's Student Prizes

Eighteen students completed their bachelor's degree in 2021 with a thesis that was labelled excellent by their faculty. Using the links below their names, you will find an "elevator pitch" from each student, plus a video in which the supervisor congratulates the lucky winner. 

Noah Helsloot

Noah Helsloot

 Bachelor Fiscal Economics
'What effect did the Paradise Papers have on the CSR-policies of the large multinationals involved?'

Amber Rerimassia

Amber Rerimassie

  Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research
'The Impact of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and Behaviour Change on the Covid-19 Pandemic in the EU' 

Isa van Dijk

Isa van Dijk

 Bachelor Tax Law
'Thuiswerkregelingen voor grenswerkers tijdens de COVID-19 crisis'

Valentine Aliberti

Valentine Aliberti

  Bachelor Maastricht Science Programme
'Preparing for Bepicolombo with 3D simulations of Mercury’s Magnetosphere' 

Mark Steijns

Mark Steijns

  Bachelor Dutch Law
'De Papieren Tijger van het Bezettingsrecht. Een onderzoek naar de praktische naleving van artikel 43 Landoorlogreglement tijdens bezettingen in het verleden, het heden en de toekomst.' 

Lisa Koole

Lisa Koole

  Bachelor Biomedical Sciences
'Interactive neuroinflammatory pathways and transcriptomics data analysis for schizophrenia and psychosis. Emergence of therapeutic strategies.' 

Muharrem Tezbasaran

Muharrem Tezbasaran

  Bachelor University College Venlo
'Identification of Key Players within a Social Network' 

Marcel Reddig

Marcel Reddig

 Bachelor International Business
'Does offering a fully traceable coffee improve small holder coffee farmer's livelihood? - a case for blockchain based traceability systems in Ethiopia's coffee industry' 

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Krzysztof Cybulski

  Bachelor Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
' Reliable Deep Regression Using Overhead Images' 

Bente Vissel

Bente Vissel

  Bachelor University College Maastricht
'Entraining neural rhythmicity – Investigating the impact of musical expertise on neural entrainment in speech' 

Konstantin Scheuermann

Konstantin Felix Scheuermann

 Bachelor Economics and Business Economics
'On the Impact of European Cohesion Policy - Does Regional Public Procurement Management Matter?' 

Anouk Blanken

Anouk Blanken

  Bachelor Health Sciences
'Psychosocial problems in deaf or hard of hearing children: a review'

Nino Luijpen

Nino Luijpen

  Bachelor Arts and Culture
'Acting Within the Story: Exploring the Immersive Traits of Interactive Narrative Games. A Case Study of Until Dawn' 

Kokkou

Evgenia Kokkou

Bachelor European Law School
'The Applicability of Article 102 TFEU in the Digital Marketplace: Data-Related Abuses of Dominance by Online Platforms' 

Ben Fishman

Ben Fishmann

  Bachelor Psychology
'SENCO-AI: Speeding up fNIRS-based Communication' 

Ailcja Mastylak

Alicja Mastylak

Bachelor European Public Health
'The “Blessing” of Pregnancy? Barriers to Accessing Adequate Maternal Care in Poland: A mixed-methods study among women, healthcare providers, and decision-makers' 

Kons Reiners

Konstantin Reiners

Bachelor European Studies
'Good Cop or Bad Cop? How the NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe Expedites the Practical Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directive in Germany' 

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Kato Herman

Bachelor Medicine
Kato was awarded the prize because of her outstanding study results and the fact that she graduated cum laude.