Data Science @ UM
Vast amounts of data are being generated across all segments of society. If taken advantage of, these data offer an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate scientific discovery, to improve healthcare and wellbeing, and to strengthen our communities. Data Science is an interdisciplinary field concerning the scientific methods, systems and workflows used to obtain insights from data.
Value proposition
We are a pioneering, university-wide network of data-driven researchers at an institution with more than 25 years’ experience in Data Science education and research. Our community consists of multidisciplinary teams that address significant scientific problems and major societal issues through and related to data science including social, legal and ethical concerns in a wide range of academic disciplines.
Research
Our researchers advance the state of the art in data science methods, tools, and infrastructure, use these in a broad set of societally relevant applications, and study the nature, emergence and consequence of the digital society.
Education
Maastricht University offers data science education at all levels: bachelor's programmes, master's programmes and expert courses for professionals.
Community
Experts in Data Science from different application fields will meet in multi-disciplinary teams to share and combine their knowledge in order to create data driven innovations
How can we use data science to create knowledge that strengthens and empowers society? The data science community at Maastricht University helps provide the answers.
News
Studio Europa presents policy brief collection on digitalisation
- UM news
Studio Europa is excited to share their new Policy Brief Collection on Digitalisation, featuring insights of
MaaSec – The Netherlands' Only Active ACM Student Chapter captures the flag
In January, a group of Computer Science students at Maastricht University launched MaaSec, currently the only active A
Maastricht will host the 2026 World Conference on Computational Intelligence
In 2026, three major conferences on computational intelligence will convene in Maastricht simultaneously.
To Pluto in one day - Secondary school students present their research at UM
What happens when secondary school students get university-level supervision for their profielwerkstuk?
UM supports University of Burundi with development of bachelor's degree programs in IT
Maastricht University (UM) will support the Université de Burundi with the development of educational programs in IT.&
