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Opportunities and concerns take centre stage during Minister Bruins' working visit to Maastricht
On Friday afternoon, 18 October, Minister Eppo Bruins (Education, Culture, and Science) paid a working visit to Maastricht. There, he was briefed by Limburg's educational institutions on current educational topics.
Moving forward in circles
Society is stuck on a one-way superhighway of value destruction, if you ask Nancy Bocken. Here, the professor of Sustainable Business & Circular Economy proposes how we might exit the highway of linear consumption.
Unwealthy, unhealthy – the long shadow of financial strain
CAPHRI’s Latifa Abidi and Gera Nagelhout study intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic problems and health disparities. To contribute to a fairer society, they turn to citizen-science.
Education minister's parliamentary letter: threat to education and region draws nearer
On 15 October, education minister Bruins informed the Netherlands House of Representatives of his plans to reduce the number of international students in the Netherlands. Maastricht University has serious concerns about this.
What exactly is Open Science?
Maastricht University (UM) is at the forefront of a big cultural change in academia: Open Science.
Estella: “When you study with a disability, you have a different reality. I don’t compare myself to others anymore”
The day-to-day life of psychology student Estella Jardi Roca differs from that of her fellow students.
