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On King's Day, 27 April, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and their family visited Maastricht for a broad and festive programme. During the royal visit, Rianne Letschert, President of our Executive Board, and Rector Pamela Habiboviç symbolically opened the international world of Maastricht...

Many fair trade labels exist, but do they really work well? Labelling fair products is an easy way to inform consumers without overloading them with information. But it also seems that the success of this strategy is limited. Which raises the main question: what stops consumers from buying fair...

Earlier this month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in the European Parliament that the Commission will launch a procedure to withhold EU subsidies to Hungary for violating the rule of law.

Do you often write news items or texts for a website? Do you regularly conduct interviews or translate scientific information into “plain language” and would you like to improve your skills? Then register for the summer course ‘Journalism and Effective Writing’, which is taught by Riki Janssen...

On Friday 3 June 2022, former French Minister of European Affairs Élisabeth Guigou will be delivering the first Princess Beatrix-lecture in Maastricht. The afternoon lecture will be attended by Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Nice Nailantei Leng’ete received one of the four Roosevelt Four Freedoms Awards. For years now, she has been committed to providing access to health care and education for all young girls in Kenya. During our Dies Natalis on 12 May, Nice will address her role as a human rights activist, and talk...

Scientists from the Brightlands Institute for Smart Society (BISS) at Maastricht University are helping to find solutions to poverty and debt.

PhD thesis written by Anna Goldberg.
In this thesis, an overview of the different ways of conceptualising addiction is provided, before applying this knowledge onto both the legal framework of Dutch criminal law, and to more universal legal concepts. 

National bicycle helmet day

On 1 April 2022, the GreenFood4Health Challenge took place at the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo. The winning team: Anastasia Kalalidou, Einar Schulze, Vanessa Klose, Inês Brito Da Mana Morgado and Saja Alowaisi (Fontys), master students of the MSc Health Food Innovation Management at Maastricht...