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We are delighted to announce that the MBA programmes of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics’ executive branches, MSM and UMIO, have been named among the top three sustainable business MBA programmes worldwide by Corporate Knights, a leading sustainable business magazine.

Students at our faculty are committed to making an impact on health, well-being and society. These are the inspirational stories about students who go above and beyond to reach their goals. Let’s meet Emily and Suhad, both scholarship students in Epidemiology looking for a broad foundation in research methodology, in order to help them reach their dreams.

Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent because of climate change. Not only does that cause a lot of forced migration, it also puts millions of refugees at risk. UNU-MERIT senior research fellow Sonja Fransen combines two major societal issues.

Inspired by his childhood dream of becoming a professional cyclist, UM alum Dajo Sanders decided to study Human Movement Sciences. His other dream did come true: he ended up working in pro cycling. He is now a trainer/coach for one of the world’s best teams, INEOS Grenadiers. “The magic of cycling lies in the unexpected.”

Organized by SRAL, the Wood Science and Technology III symposium took place  at Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht. 

If you start working less, it will also affect pension accrual. You will have less to spend after you retire. Employees do not give this enough thought.

For  the congress "Cast Plaster, Art or Craft?", SRAL will be contributing with the lecture  'Aspergillus , Alternaria and Penicillium Fungal Infestation in a Plaster Casts Collection’ by Ausrine Dambrauskaite and Arnold Truyen.

Saskia Brand-Gruwel has been appointed as an endowed professor at Maastricht University in the chair of 'Design of personalized learning arrangements.' She combines this role with her duties as a member of the Board of Directors of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences.

As per 1 November 2023, UM’s Executive Board has appointed Dr Maja Brkan as endowed professor of Digitalisation and EU Law.

The Young European Research Universities Network extends a warm invitation to researchers and staff from Maastricht University and other member universities to submit their applications for the YERUN Open Science Awards 2023.