Maastricht Graduate School of Governance

In the context of the Nachbar Nacht, a Student Think Tank will take place. The Think tank will focus on opportunities of young professionals living in the border region. The Think Tank will be organised by the Municipality of Heerlen and the Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border cooperation and Mobility (ITEM).

On Wednesday May 9, 2018, the Municipality of Heerlen organises an event in the city centre of Heerlen. This event is organized to celebrate the border location Heerlen-Aachen. The distance between Heerlen and Aachen is so small that both cities can easily benefit from each other’s cultures and events. Thus, to celebrate the cooperation between these two cities and to highlight the border location, Heerlen organises the event, the “Nachbar Nacht”

During the Master Information Market you have the opportunity to gain more information about several master programmes.

“It was an exciting day and a great learning experience, especially given the time pressure, the intensity of the challenge and having to

Students from our Master's in Public Policy and Human Development (2018-19) marked the end of their course at a festive ceremon

What do we consider a migrant? What drives migration? And how does migration interact with other areas? These are topics Prof. dr.

Infrastructure and mobility: 'Strong connections with neighbouring countries towards a sustainable and liveable society across the border'

The next ITEM Annual Conference will take place in cooperation with Province of Zuid Holland on Friday 17 November 2023 in The Hague.

This international conference, held in the capital of Europe’s political project, invites researchers, analysts, and policymakers to critically reflect on their experiences of working on issues of public policy and governance beyond borders. The event is hosted by MGSoG / UNU-MERIT (Maastricht University) and Syracuse University.

UNU-MERIT and the Global Challenges Foundation are hosting an ‘action debate’: a panel discussion to thrash out practical routes to reform. Featuring high-level speakers from the worlds of academia and diplomacy, the debate will map out the future of global governance