War in Ukraine

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The UM offers psychological support and health counselling to students in addition to general student guidance. Students with a Displaced Persons status are entitled to medical care under the Medical Care Scheme for Displaced Persons from Ukraine.

The Dutch Immigration Service will be lenient towards Ukrainian students and staff whose residence permits are about to expire.

Students who arrived in the Netherlands since the start of the war can apply for a Displaced Persons status under the Temporary Protection Directive.

General information on visa and residence permits - for assistance, please contact: visa@maastrichtuniversity.nl

For immediate assistance on work-related or financial issues, please contact your manager or supervisor.

Employees who house refugees may be eligible for special leave during the acclimatisation period. More information can be found via intranet. 

For psychological support or other health advice, please contact the Staff Career Centre (SCC).

The Dutch Immigration Service will be lenient towards Ukranian students and staff whose residence permits are about to expire.

The Knowledge Centre for International Staff (KCIS) can help with immigration procedures such as a return visa to the Netherlands. 

A workshop on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on EU law. The event was PhD candidates at the Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL).

An enthusiastic Ukrainian delegation of healthcare educators has visited UM and MUMC+ to explore the education, training, and development of healthcare workers within the Dutch education system.

Professor Luc Soete, former rector magnificus of Maastricht University, is in favour of sanctioning the Russian science system by “trying to steal their best scientific brains”. He calls for the “exact opposite of sanctions in terms of individual scientists”.

Putin's war has displaced a quarter of the Ukrainian population, both internally and internationally. But in recent months, many have returned to the country, some to join the fighting. Here's the latest update from Melisse Siegel, Melisse Siegel, Head of Migration Studies at UNU-MERIT.

International scientists argue that certain collaborations with Russian scientists should not be counted as additional victims of the war in Ukraine. Dr Luc Soete, honorary professor at UM, argues that scientific sanctions should take a more selective, case-by-case approach.

The war in Ukraine is a wake-up call for the EU. President Zelensky does not tire of rubbing it in: this is the moment for European solidarity. But what does that mean in practice? European History professor Mathieu Segers gives his answer on Dutch television.

Ukrainians are fleeing the war in droves, taking with them serious diseases such as HIV to the countries that receive them. This creates new challenges but also offers new opportunities to eliminate HIV by 2030, says UM researcher Kai Jonas.

How are the radical right-wing movements doing in Europe and why do they support Putin? Studio Europa Maastricht gets some answers from a French and a Hungarian expert. "Democracy is under attack". (Photo: www.kremlin.ru)

Unlike China, Russia cannot rely on a thriving digital ecosystem of its own to replace Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and Netflix. UM cybersecurity expert Mariëlle Wijermars points at another problem for Russia: the brain drain of IT specialists.

Migration expert Melissa Siegel consistently uploads videos to YouTube related to her expertise to bridge the gap between academia and society. In her latest series she discusses the displacement of the Ukrainian population as a result of the war in Ukraine. 

What possessed Vladimir Putin to start his war in Ukraine? Is there still a way to deescalate? FASoS’ Giselle Bosse on the anatomy of a humanitarian catastrophe.

Russia expert Mariëlle Wijermars says state media coverage of the war has gone through three stages: from denial to scant information to a constant flow of completely misleading information.

The messaging service is now a favourite platform for state propagandists and security services. “Telegram is not helping resolve this scepticism,” says UM Russia expert Mariëlle Wijermars.

Breaking the bonds with Russian researchers extinguishes the sparks of change, says Olga Zvonareva, PhD researcher at the Department of Health, Ethics and Society (FHML) in Observant.

“The war is wrong,” say the family and friends of a Russian student at UM. Few dare speak their minds, as fear reigns in Russia.

Though some Ukrainian officials have called for tech platforms to cut ties with Russia, internet freedom advocates say that could have unintended consequences. Marielle Wijermars, UM lecturer on Cyber ​​Security & Politics, also shares her view in this article. (Photo: Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

Analysis of repression inside Russia focusing on politics, propaganda and post truth.

How elusive are Russian hacker groups? UM lecturer on Cyber ​​Security & Politics Mariëlle Wijermars shares her view on Dutch radio.

How tech giants Apple, Google and Telegram were put on a collision course with the Kremlin.