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Maastricht School of Business and Economics to host top international conference on Sustainability and New Business Models in Summer 2023

On 16 November 2022 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) in Maputo, Mozambique presented a new master programme: Sciences of Nutrition. This master programme is the result of a Nuffic funded project in the framework of the Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) in which Universidade Eduardo Mondlane was...

Since the corona crisis, school ventilation has been in the spotlight, especially to prevent the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Research published today by Maastricht University (UM) shows that poor ventilation also affects the test scores of elementary school students and thus the core task of...

State-owned sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), like that of FIFA World Cup host nation Qatar, are major shareholders in Western industrial and cultural assets. Is that a cause for concern? FASoS’ Adam Dixon has some answers.

When taking measures to keep international student intake manageable, a one-size-fits-all solution is not possible. Today, Limburg educational institutions, governments and business representatives informed Dutch Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf of this in a letter.

Impact assessment refers to the various practices of trying to understand the contributions to addressing different sustainability challenges [1,2]. Assessing impact is often by default referring to the measurements conducted after the execution of different projects, decisions or policies –...

From lab technician to FHML student to national decision maker: after spending a number of formative years at Maastricht University, Abdifatah Ahmed Mohamed has returned to his native Somalia. There he aims to make a difference as Director of Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Health and Human...

The faculty welcomes the excellent news that our colleague Anna Beckers has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant for her research project on "CHAINLAW, Responsive Law for Global Value Chains". We would like to congratulate Anna Beckers!
 

Treat heart failure in type 2 diabetes with simple nutritional supplements? Researchers at Maastricht UMC+ have discovered that a particular mixture of amino acids could provide a cure for diabetic heart failure.

In a unique animation, Maastricht scientists have visualised the life cycle of the virus for a broad audience. They did this using real microscopic images of infected cells.