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Pieter du Plessis is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His project, 'Belonging and Unbelonging in Amsterdam's Het Zuid-Afrikahuis', was awarded funding by the NWO PhD in the Humanities funding scheme. 

We are delighted to announce that Maastricht University School of Business and Economics has maintained its outstanding position in the 2024 CEO Magazine's Global MBA Rankings. Securing a Tier One Global MBA ranking, a 4th place in the Global Online MBA ranking, and an 8th place in the Global Executive MBA ranking, our business school reaffirms its commitment to delivering top-tier education and upholding its prominent international standing.

Cyrus Mody on being UM’s Open Science figurehead, an inevitable cultural shift and nanobubbles.

With Maastricht University (UM) joining the Dutch Foundation for Academic Heritage (SAE), UM becomes a member of this foundation again after a four-year absence. This also marks the first time that 13 Dutch universities are simultaneously members.

Students at our faculty are committed to making an impact on health, well-being and society. Among them is Angelica, a master’s student in Health Education and Promotion who is an expert by experience on the impact well-formulated advice can have on a person’s life.

On 9 March 2024, Maastricht University’s European Law Moot Court (ELMC) Team, coached by MCEL Members Dr. Pauline Melin and Guido Bellenghi, won the regional final held at the Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid.

Failure is part of life, but not something academics talk about often. In this interview, Aline Sierp discusses difficulties to secure funding.

Do you want to develop all the skills you need for a successful career? Are you looking for support to further develop your competences? Would you like to learn how to present yourself when applying for a job? UM Career Services can help you. 

As of April 1, 2024, Prof. Dr. Hilde Verbeek has been appointed as the new chair of the Limburg Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care (AWO Limburg).

On 7 March 2024, Dr. Juan Auz Vaca, Postdoctoral Researcher at Tilburg University, gave a compelling talk entitled "The Political Ecology of Climate Remedies in Latin America and the Caribbean" at the seminar hosted by the Globalisation & Law Network.