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Former directors Andries and Rolf reflect on ROA’s growth from a small team into an influential institute. Its success was driven by a strong focus on relevant research, data and collaboration. Despite the institute’s growth, its culture, team spirit and strong intellectual direction remain.

Marc Becker is investigating how the success of AI depends on its social skills, given that AI is increasingly beginning to function as our colleagues, managers, leaders, and even teachers. Among other things, his research explores how AI can support students’ learning process.

At some schools, students are more likely to repeat a grade than at others. This isn’t just about how a student performs, but also about the school itself. That’s according to new research from Maastricht University and Hasselt University.

Life expectancy rose greatly in the 20th century but progress has slowed as ageing-related diseases now dominate the global health burden. Research shows that reducing ageing-related diseases yields increasing returns, making healthy ageing the key challenge for future health and economic policy.

Positive health—it’s a term that crops up more and more often, including in relation to work. But what does it actually mean, and how can employers and employees put it into practice? Professor Tim Huijts studies positive health in the workplace.

Owners of family businesses feel they are insufficiently prepared for their role. While succession planning regarding management or employee positions within the family business is carefully discussed, attention to future ownership and the associated responsibilities is often lacking.

When Yinyin (SBE Alumna) walks through the doors of her restaurant on the weekend, she is not just an owner checking on operations. She is also a project manager, a strategist, a sister, and an entrepreneur balancing two very different worlds.

Digitisation is becoming more and more important, including for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). DigiMach is a Euregional innovation project designed to help smaller companies in the metal sector move forward with digitisation. Maastricht University is one of the partners.

Researchers and teachers in Heerlen are jointly developing language-focused teaching across all subjects. Through co-creation, they test new methods that help pupils better understand complex tasks, and the approach can later be implemented in other schools as well.

University rankings play a significant role in the global higher education landscape. Each year, organizations such as the Financial Times and Times Higher Education assess universities and their programmes using indicators like career outcomes, international mobility, diversity, and sustainability.