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Making the UM greener is not easy. But I want to help.

4 April 2019

Blog by UCM-student Svea Grünkorn about Green Impact.

The Green Impact programme first crossed my mind when I saw a picture of the frog “Kermit” being circulated within the university. Teams of the UM-wide Green Impact programme were trying to steal the stuffed animal from one another whereby they...
On the future of colonial collections

8 March 2018
What once was their wealth, can become a burden. Museums in Europe (may) have to consider what to do with their cultural and historical treasures from former colonies. How happy or eager are these former colonies to retrieve their treasures?
by:
- Jos van Beurden
in Arts and Social Sciences
Armed Conflicts and Global Cultural Heritage Governance

8 March 2018
The UN Security Council has moved to protect cultural heritage in armed conflicts. Will this initiative be a successful one?
by:
- Andrzej Jakubowski
in Arts and Social Sciences
ESST Student Blog: Specialization Session for the Second Semester

24 October 2016

For those who have already looked into the programme, one first impression is that it is crazy short and jam-packed with contents (1 course per 4 weeks). And in being short, choosing your specialization for the second semester (February - June) means the pressure is on for some to make up their...