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Green light for UM participation in unique YUFE bachelor programme
The UM can start as a degree awarding partner in the new unique bachelor programme Urban Sustainability Studies offered by YUFE, an alliance of ten European universities.
Study Smart gets Dutch Education Premium
Maastricht University's (UM) interfaculty educational innovation project Study Smart is one of the three winners of the Dutch Education Premium 2025. This was announced on Tuesday during the Comenius festival in The Hague.
ITEM continues: Advancing cross-border cooperation and impact
ITEM will continue from 2025 as an institute embedded within the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University. It remains committed to its core strength: creating societal impact by addressing cross-border obstacles in close collaboration with stakeholders.
Pamela Habibović joins Executive Board Universities of the Netherlands
As of 1 July 2025, Pamela Habibović, UM’s Rector Magnificus, will join the Executive Board of Universities of the Netherlands (UNL).
Exploration into potential new role for the Bonbonnière as Maastricht’s ‘house for culture, science and society’
Several Maastricht institutions, including Maastricht University, are collaborating with the municipality of Maastricht to explore new possibilities for the Bonbonnière, the city’s former theatre.
A peek inside the kitchen of assistant professor Niloofar Tahmasebi Birgani
Niloofar Tahmasebi Birgani, assistant professor at the MERLN research institute, was born in southern Iran. Cooking gives her peace and brings her back to her native country, from fragrant Iranian stews to made-up cakes with the flavours of Tehran.
