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… project MaTHiSiS, researchers taught machines how to teach you by learning from watching you learn. Wait, did that go too fast? Apologies - tailoring a learning curve is no easy feat for a human being, let alone for a machine. Let’s try again, starting from a more simple learning experience: The color of a ripe tomato is red. So, how did that make you feel? Perhaps you enjoyed learning something new. Maybe you were offended because you already knew, or you experienced one of the many other … know-how of algorithms and artificial intelligence. As such, the MaTHiSiS team also included pedagogists and psychologists. Interestingly, the project itself also turned into a learning experience for Dr. Asteriadis and his team. “When the project started, we knew that learning is based on emotion, and that positive emotions are good for learning. However, we didn’t see the pedagogical theories up close until meeting with the psychologists and pedagogists involved in the project. We need to work …
… the Grand Finale here . ComfyHand - Ideation Category Winner ComfyHand seeks to develop a product, in order to reduce anxiety and stress in patients and elderly care home residents. Denise Nijhuis explains how a post on social media inspired her. “It started as a surgical glove filled with warm water, invented by a nurse in Brazil to comfort isolated COVID patients. We want to develop it, make it safer, more effective and more sustainable”, says Nijhuis. "It’s a simple idea, with a big impact: it … to see it as a product, think about how it progress toward the market and communicate it in plain language. I also gained knowledge about value propositions and developing my business model.” Matin Rostamitabar from WoundAeroFiber . Flui.Go Science - Start-up Category Winner Renato Rogosic from Flui.Go Science is a PhD researcher but he puts his becoming a scientist partially down to a good start in life. “My family has always been encouraging me and I’ve always had good professors in the STEM subjects, so I could follow my curiosity and discover. But often children can get a bit intimidated by chemistry, biology, maths, and physics… We …
… share the projects that they have been working on for the past 8 months. This was supposed to take place in Boston, but unfortunately due to COVID-19 this year it will take place online. Solve a prevalent issue Together with the newly formed team, we started the journey of finding the right topic. As a Maastricht team we wanted to help solve a prevalent issue in The Netherlands, this was when we were introduced to the Oak Processionary Caterpillars. This invasive little critter strips trees bare to … in 2019. Municipalities annually have a hard time managing the problem and this is how we came into contact with Jules Sondeijker who coordinates the control of the OPC in the Dutch province Limburg and is connected to the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. Our aim is to develop an insecticide that combats the OPC in the most environmentally friendly way. These current control measures are non-specific, meaning they are dangerous for the caterpillar as well as other species that reside in the … in the area is highly affected enabling the invasive caterpillar to grow in population due to a lack of natural predators. This will result in an imbalance in the population causing a pest. We started on this endeavor by dividing up into subgroups to cover all the necessary aspects of the project. This included human practices, public relations (eg. YouTube and social media), dry lab, wet lab, wiki, collaborations and funding. This of course came with meetings twice a week throughout the …
… interview. “We’re in the middle of an in-depth evaluation”, explains the managing director of AMIBM in his office at the main building of the research campus, overlooking CHILL labs where students and researchers are working in white coats. “At the start in 2016, a lot of money was put on the table for this institute by the universities and the province. We set up the labs, hired people and built a network with the other research institutes here on campus and in Germany. Of course, we have to … institute and running without a provincial Kennis-As grant.” Spearheads AMIBM was set up to develop new materials for industry and medical applications based on biological raw materials, one of the spearheads of the Brightlands Chemelot Campus. “The starting point was the combination of the best of different worlds”, declares Richard Ramakers, referring to the collaboration between the universities of Aachen and Maastricht, together with the renowned German institute Fraunhofer. “That’s not a … be used in bandages or plaster casts. We also extracted keratin from sheep’s wool and processed it into a gel that can extract CO2 from the air. These kinds of projects are the order of the day at the AMIBM labs.” In October, 23-year-old Gian will start her final thesis. “Here on campus, we will investigate whether elephant grass is suitable as a raw material for biobased materials. And after that? Maybe a PhD or a job in this field. As long as it has to do with sustainability.” Michelle Gian … …
… 14 January 2020. While it’s business as usual at most European universities, UM is scrambling to recover from the infamous cyberattack on Christmas Eve. At this point, e-mail services have only been accessible for a week. Other IT systems are slowly starting to regain functionality. It’s also the deadline to apply for an ITN grant from the European Union: a highly competitive subsidy, intended to create large-scale European research collaborations (‘Innovative Training Networks’) that will train … pandemic. But Maastricht University is open! Within the available opportunities, staff and students are doing everything in their power to remain active and productive. In this story series , you can read about these members of our community. Nightmare after Christmas “Things were a bit messy for me around Christmas”, Dr. Staňková recalls. “I noticed some people didn’t respond to my e-mails about the proposal. Later I wasn’t sure whether they simply ignored me or did not get the e-mail. It took me 3 to 4 days before I completely moved myself to a different e-mail account. Only then did I start to notice the damage.” Meanwhile, Prof. Van der Meer had also noticed something was wrong. “It’s common for ITN preparations to continue during Christmas. I was on holiday, but I did check my e-mails… and figured something was wrong when updates …
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… Urban Labs - Experimenting for sustainable cities Smart Cities - On the way to Maastricht in 2040 About value (creation) and values Sustainability Assessment for decision making Socio-technological innovation Other sessions Relevant links Go to ICIS website Follow ICIS on Facebook … A glocal symposium about opportunities for local development and systems change. ICIS, the International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development at Maastricht University, presents itself at its …
… study: one bachelor's programme and two master's programmes. Fast facts Research focuses on health, nutrition and business 3 research lines 3 education programmes Research at Campus Venlo Vorige dia Volgende dia Quick links Education Research Getting started Campus Venlo housing facilities Staff Contact Education University College Venlo University College Venlo (UCV) is unique. You follow your interests and select your own courses. This enables you to study issues related to health, nutrition and … how they can be improved? And would you like to make a real difference to a company that wants to compete in a dynamic, international marketplace? If so, the master’s programme in Global Supply Chain Management and Change may be the perfect way to start your career. Read more Research lines Food Claims Centre Venlo (FCCV) Healthiness and safety of food is becoming increasingly important. Not only because consumers demand more information about the foods they consume, but with ever increasing … (HEFI) The Centre for Healthy Eating and Food Innovation (HEFI) is focused on the promotion of healthy eating by researching the effects of food on human health, developing innovative, healthy food products and advancing the promotion of healthy dietary habits. Research by the Centre for Healthy Eating and Food Innovation (HEFI) is organised in three topics: Microbiology of the gastrointestinal tract Behavioral gastronomy Food innovation and health Read more... Brightlands Institute for Supply …
… student, I can approach the spirit of the Dead Poets Society. I would’ve liked to have met myself – sorry, that sounds so wrong”, he laughs. “In some way, I’ll always be the boy who was misunderstood. But now I know how much fun it is to share, so I started thinking about how I can explain things so people will understand. That’s what I do now all day long. There’s nothing better than giving students that very last hint and seeing everything click into place.” He teaches political philosophy to … only be solved through a very structured way of thinking.” These days, he rarely goes to the theatre; he’s too busy with work. “But when I go to the movies, I always wonder if I can use the film in one of my classes somehow. I recently saw a documentary about a famous London hotel in which a French concierge says of his job (with a strong accent): ‘I like to be amongst happy people who are happy because I make them happy.’ That’s me.” He teaches political philosophy to about 80 students per year, … only be solved through a very structured way of thinking.” These days, he rarely goes to the theatre; he’s too busy with work. “But when I go to the movies, I always wonder if I can use the film in one of my classes somehow. I recently saw a documentary about a famous London hotel in which a French concierge says of his job (with a strong accent): ‘I like to be amongst happy people who are happy because I make them happy.’ That’s me.” … When he was 12, Teun Dekker thought he was the only person …
… from the academic year based on: Scope and significance of the work Representativeness of Systems Biology research Clarity of writing and organizational style Quality of the defense Vorige dia Volgende dia Relevant links Go to the Systems Biology website Follow UM Systems Biology on Facebook … The graduation ceremony took place at the Aula Minderbroedersberg. During the ceremony, the students were praised by their thesis supervisors for their academic expertise, motivation, persistence, and …