UM & Europe
Europe is an important theme within Maastricht University. For good reason the strategic programme 2022-2026 is called 'The European university of the Netherlands'. 2022 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty; time to take stock of European integration. Moreover, a special conference on the future of Europe is scheduled in Maastricht from 11 to 13 February 2022.
Plenty of reasons for the European university of the Netherlands to launch a new series of stories, and to publish an overview of all of our 'UM and Europe' information. Read the news, stories, press releases, videos and background information here, or find out directly why Maastricht University is the European university of the Netherlands.
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Meta’s moderation changes and Musk’s influence on German elections: Can the Digital Services Act protect European users?
Following Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial announcement about scrapping third-party fact-checkers and replacing them with X-like community notes, experts are concerned that these moderation changes will negatively impact European users. This comes despite the Digital Services Act (DSA) having come into force in February last year to protect Europeans from online misinformation and hate speech.

European Academy of Management (EURAM) and the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
This summer, I attended the EURAM and EGOS conference, where I presented Martin Carree’s and my paper on how ecosystem factors impact social enterprise’s social performance. Both conferences offered invaluable opportunities to present my research, connect with fellow academics, and engage in some of the most critical discussions surrounding social innovation, organizational theory, and the grand challenges we face as a society.
‘Our European positioning fits like a glove'
The new UM president, Rianne Letschert, leaves no room for doubt. She is delighted with the choice to profile the university as the European university of the Netherlands. Maastricht University forms an international and predominantly European community in a region wedged between three borders. This makes the region in itself a European economic, social and cultural living lab.

2025
2024
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Gesa Kübek
European Academy of Management (EURAM) and the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Rachel Griffin
Innocent citizens behind bars all over Europe
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Domenico Carolei
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Christina Eckes
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Ulf Linderfalk
Examining the EU's Future: Conference on Values, Actions, and Challenges
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Elies van Sliedregt
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Laura Mai
Globalization & Law Network seminar with Virginia Passalacqua
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Jacob Öberg
Globalisation & Law Network Seminar with Juan Auz
Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Michael Veale
Globalization & Law Seminar with Vanessa Mak
Globalization & Law Network seminar with Simona Demková
What do ‘Limburgse vlaai’, ‘Jambon d’Ardenne’ en ‘Gouda Holland’ have in common?
Globalization & Law Network seminar with Ivana Isailović
2023
Globalization & Law Network seminar with Caroline Omari Lichuma
Globalization & Law Network seminar with Panu Minkkinen
Globalization & Law Network seminar with Jan Klabbers
Screening or deterring investments into the European Union?
FASoS researchers receive Horizon Europe grants
SBE students at the second European Conference on the Economics of Transition and Resilience
Globalization & Law Network seminar with Ane Aranguiz
An Untapped Multi-Trillion Opportunity for the European Financial Market
Elissaveta Radulova receives Jean Monnet funding
Jean Monnet funding for researcher Christine Arnold
Maastricht researchers will lead €3,000,000 EU project on global governance
How Russia’s war against Ukraine is challenging the EU
ITEM researcher Math Noortmann advises MPs during plenary session Benelux Assembly 2023
A social and sustainable fiscal compact for Europe
Globalization & Law Seminar with Signe Larsen
Cross-border inter-organisational cooperation in crime control
Designing Solidarity
Globalization & Law Network Seminar 'Here be Dragons: Legal geography and EU law’ with Floris de Witte
Globalization & Law Network seminar ‘Legal Options to Make the EU’s Foreign and Security Policy More Effective’ with Ramses Wessel
Globalization & Law Network Seminar 'Trust in Multi-Tiered Systems: A legal perspective' by Prof. Patricia Popelier
Technology to strengthen the EU’s role in global governance
'Euroregion has gold in its hands with the Einstein Telescope'
Globalization & Law Network Seminar ‘International Law and the Absurd’ with Wouter Werner
2022
European identity – still vague but already real
Ambitious agora - where Europe meets
Cross-border cooperation is at the heart of the European energy challenge
A Green New Deal strategy for Europe – results from the GROWINPRO project
New European project aims to think outside the box when it comes to medicine
Highly Mobile Workers and the Coordination of Social Security in the EU – Opening and Closing Pandora’s Box
Withholding EU subsidies is no panacea for Hungarian rule of law
Master thesis project Greening Europe
Partial independence doesn’t exist: how will the EU get on with Poland?
Recent developments in competition law and policy in China and the EU
Poland’s erosion of EU standards
A multilingual journey through the Euregio Meuse-Rhine
Is Europe becoming a world power?
Successful maiden voyage through the global storm
The EU and Trump aren’t that different when it comes to migration, argues Melissa Siegel
Leading actor in the European Parliament
G30: meet the next generation of European thinkers and creatives
2021
Who calls the shots in Europe?
Border residents central and more position for border governance (only available in Dutch)
Lessons from a border region
Who calls the shots in Europe?
2020
European cooperation in times of crisis
We said, 'Let them rot in hell'
'Europe belongs to all of us'
'Europe keeps me up at night, not my job'
Maastricht, reflecting on Europe
UM’s Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Policy 2023-2026 – Fresh perspectives for staff
To encourage support staff to broaden their horizon, develop themselves and experience innovative solutions to relevant problems from partners across Europe, Maastricht University has launched an initiative to stimulate its employees to participate in a European staff mobility programme. UM’s Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Coordinator Tamara Aroustamova explains how a couple of days at a partner university can change perspectives and motivate people – and why you should also give it a go.

EmergEU: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Professor Andrea Ott successfully applied for a a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Crises and Emergencies in EU Integration (EmergEU) in July 2024. In the upcoming three years, the centre will explore crises and emergencies in EU integration. Research, guest lectures and teaching activities will be embedded within the existing interdisciplinary Centre for European Research in Maastricht (CERiM). This allows researchers from Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL) together with the network under CERIM to explore the topic from an interdisciplinary perspective and together with researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Studies (FASoS).

Prestigious European grant for three UM researchers
Three researchers from Maastricht University (UM) will receive a prestigious ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This will enable them to set up a scientific research team in the coming years for studies on computer models simulating the human body, food supply in relation to urban poverty, and enforcement of European migration law. The three Maastricht scientists will receive €1.5 million each. Their funding is part of the EU Horizon Europe programme.

2024
UM’s Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Policy 2023-2026 – Fresh perspectives for staff
EmergEU: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Prestigious European grant for three UM researchers
What Kamala Harris’ nomination might mean for the EU
Make Europe Great Again: how the Hungarian EU presidency upsets Brussels
“The EU is not short of rules. It’s whether they are enforced or not.”
UM and multilateralism
Assessing the consequences of new legislation on border regions
Maastricht prepares for European elections
Democracy requires maintenance
How Algorithms Threaten Our Freedom of Expression, and What the EU Can (and Should) Do About It
Invitation EU Maastricht Debate 2024
Farmers' protests in Brussels may be the ultimate advertisement for European democracy
Biggest flaw in EU democracy is lack of political debate
POLITICO partners with Studio Europa Maastricht to host 2024 Maastricht Debate
2023
If Europe wants it, it is possible: a better world
Three countries, one big headache and infinite possibilities
Negotiating in a floral dress
Putting things into perspectives
His days in the Netherlands seem numbered, but in Europe Rutte is actually powerful
2022
ITEM puts homeworking rights cross-border workers on the map
Maastricht host city for European citizens' summit on the future of Europe
Moving forward towards a radical transformation of higher education in Europe
Conference on the Future of Europe
ITEM Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2021 published
Connecting people through football
Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) continues to be among the best European Universities Initiatives
2021
Exhibition on 30 years Maastricht Treaty
International gravitational wave laboratory opens in Maastricht
Maastricht to host European citizens' summit on the future of Europe
Recap ITEM Annual Conference 2021: Empowering border regions - More than ever?
2020
‘Hier’ in Europe: what is the role of Europe in our daily life?
A fresh start for ITEM
DigiD transcending borders: Frontier workers now able to apply for DigiD
PANDEMRIC explores the benefits of Euregional cooperation during (health) crises
2019
Taking Europe’s temperature
Cooperating & connecting: ITEM Director on regional television
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The European university of the Netherlands
Located in the heart of Europe, we are an open and accessible community where cultures, perspectives and ideas come together. We welcome talented people from all over the world with open arms. Our European signature is not only expressed in our study programmes and research. We are proud of several initiatives that have a European focus, such as our campus in Brussels, ITEM (Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross-border cooperation and Mobility), ‘Maastricht, working on Europe’, and YUFE. Here you will find more information about how we see our international role.
The strategic programme sets out UM's ambitions and overall vision for a five-year period. It describes how we will fulfil our ambition to be and to remain the European university of the Netherlands.

European education
In our International Classroom we bring together students from all over de world for an enriching learning experience. Problem-Based Learning is by excellence the method to bridge different perspectives, preparing students for their career. Many study programmes focus on Europe and the world beyond; all UM study programmes address international issues and views. See a complete overview of our programmes on our education page.
European research
In domains varying from law to health care, our education and research revolve around the question: what does Europe mean to the world and what does the world mean to Europe? Based on our experiences so far, and as well as in view of our unique international student and staff population, we can be characterised as a ‘living lab’ and expertise centre for Europe.

Other theme pages
We also highlight other themes. Below you will find an overview.