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Nozizwe Dube, a PhD candidate researching intersectional discrimination in EU equality law, was selected of the 12 new Faces of Science of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023.

Liberal-arts colleges can be found all over the world. Maastricht has had its very own University College Maastricht (UCM) since 2003. In the former Nieuwenhof convent, some 800 students of different nationalities study for this broad-based bachelor’s degree. On 16 June 2023, students, alumni, employees and academics will raise their glasses to the twentieth anniversary of the programme. We interviewed a student, an alumna and an associate professor to find out why students from all over the globe have been flocking to UCM for two decades.

The UM  Education Days on 7-8 June 2023 gathered staff and students from across faculties at EDLAB for two jam-packed days of conversation and discussion about education, technology, innovation, advising, tutoring, feedback, and much, much more.

The website collects educational resources on ”Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Clinical DecisiOn-making”.

On the occasion of his departure from Maastricht University on 16 June 2023, Bart van den Heuvel was awarded the Maastricht University Medallion of Honour. Bart received the Medallion of Honour in recognition of his immense involvement and commitment and the outstanding manner in which he has dedicated himself to various positions across UM for many years, most recently for the UM Corporate Information Office in particular.

Frederik Claasen, the head of policy at our partner organisation Solidaridad Network on the opportunities and obstacles facing smallholder farmers in their data ecosystems.

Sustainability Week 2023 was, once again, a resounding success, inspiring around 600 attendees to make a positive impact and fostering a sense of environmental stewardship through workshops, lectures, and panel discussions.

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Biometrics, Bibi Teeuwen was looking for a master with a focus on the nervous system and brain. This happened to be the same year that the master’s programme Biomedical Sciences added its sixth specialisation ‘Neuromodulation’

Many companies gauge their success in terms of profit. Not so for social enterprises. For Tony’s Chocolonely, a Dutch confectionery company, making a profit is not an end in itself, but a means to create more social impact. But how do you measure the success of a social enterprise? And what makes an enterprise “social” in the first place? Should all profits go towards making a difference, or is that an unrealistic goal? Dr. Sergio Paramo Ortiz, a lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, will address these questions at the 8th International Conference on New Business Models.

The PhD research of Karlien Strijbosch focuses on Senegalese migrants who were forced to return home after a stay in Europe. Doing justice to such stories is no easy feat, especially when you come up against walls of silence, distrust and shame. Strijbosch and her supervisor Valentina Mazzucato discuss a research project that yields important insights, exposes raw emotions and occasionally spirals out of control.