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… Zoekresultaten 28 maart 2024 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 … greater accomplishment. In assessing ranking placement, CEO Magazine evaluates criteria including quality of faculty, international diversity, professional development, accreditations, and delivery methods. Excelling in these areas, we are thrilled to maintain our high positions in the CEO Magazine's Global MBA Rankings. The SBE MBA portfolio encompasses UMIO and Maastricht School of Management (MSM) MBA programmes. Given these programmes' diverse and international nature, their presence in global MBA rankings is not unexpected. UMIO's MaastrichtMBA programme has diligently cultivated student diversity over many years, now boasting a cohort representing over 50 nationalities. The SBE MBA portfolio is further enriched with MSM's MBA programmes, renowned for their multicultural character …
… was increasing rapidly. Schools responded to that by putting a lot of time and energy into this group in a very targeted way," said Carla Haelermans, Professor of Education Economics in a background story in the Dutch NRC … Elementary school students maintain large arrears in math and spelling …
… Zoekresultaten 14 februari 2023 The status quo isn’t viable; we need to transform how we do things and how we think about them – not just in one domain but in the complex system made up of the interactions between all the domains. With his Natural Social Contract, Patrick Huntjens sketches a way forward. “We are in the middle of an ecological, geopolitical and an inequality crisis. These can’t be seen in isolation; they are all interrelated parts of a systemic crisis. The … food security, it’s obvious that we cannot survive without nature. We need to overcome the ecological divide, this relationship crisis between humanity and nature and our belief that we can solve all our problems through market mechanisms.” Huntjens remains chipper and focused on coming up with solutions, whether at the Maastricht Sustainability Institute or in the ‘Living Labs’, for example one in Amsterdam where he and his students, together with stakeholders, aim to create the most sustainable, …
… Zoekresultaten 11 december 2023 Being a homeowner: to some, it is a dream for which they are willing to work hard and bear a substantial financial burden. To others, it is an undesirable combination of maintenance effort, bureaucracy and reduced mobility. Seemingly, this polarization of opinions applies at a broader level, too. The United States, in which homeownership is an integral part of the American Dream , treat it almost like an institutional … are quite common. In stark contrast, less than 40% of all households own their home in Switzerland. These vast discrepancies raise the question whether, from a societal perspective, universal homeownership is a desirable goal. I discuss this question mainly from an economic standpoint, thereby omitting the role of cultural preferences, which may induce justifiable ownership gaps rates across different societies. Homeowner Societies – Wealthy Societies? The most common argument that is brought … property ladder. As mortgage rates increased and house prices suddenly collapsed, many of these households were unable to make their monthly payments and had to sell their properties at enormous discounts – seeing their American Dream turn into a nightmare. While the US housing market crash may well have been a unique event, the lessons it offers are valuable nonetheless. Most importantly, the mortgage market must not be left unregulated, as neither banks nor borrowers are well-equipped to decide …
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… Zoekresultaten 13 oktober 2017 10:00 Promotor: prof.dr. A. Riedl Co-promotor: dr. R. Peeters “Domain dependency of norms and preferences for generosity” Trefwoorden: monetair domein, vrijgevigheid, onderhandelings- en toewijzingsbeslissingen Experimenteel economisch onderzoek richt zich op vrijgevigheid in het monetaire domein, hoewel veel … domein groter is dan in het monetaire domein, wat kan worden verklaard door sociale toewijzingsnormen. School of Business and Economics UM bestuursgebouw Minderbroedersberg 4-6 … Promotor: prof.dr. A. Riedl Co-promotor: dr. R. Peeters … “Domain dependency of norms and preferences for generosity” … Promotie Mw. Hande Erkut, MSc. …
… Zoekresultaten ROA publishes new report on lifelong learning in the Netherlands 14 mei 2018 In the years of economic growth, workers’ participation in courses and training has remained stable. However, the gap between lower and highly educated workers is still growing. These are some of the conclusions of the latest report, ‘Nederland in Leerstand’, of the Maastricht University Research Centre for Education and the Labour … sound lifelong-learning policy that boosts the knowledge economy. Two questions are key here: what competences does the (ageing) Dutch workforce need? And how to encourage the required training and informal learning? The aim of lifelong learning is to maintain and increase competences so that workers remain employable. The ROA study shows that older people’s participation in training has increased: the gap in course participation between over-55s and younger workers has decreased significantly. This may be attributable to the austerity measures for …
… Zoekresultaten 14 februari 2023 SBE Researchers Anouk Festjens (MSCM) and Nico Pestel (ROA) have been awarded NWO grants for their research projects in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) domain. These grants are specifically intended to encourage bold, curiosity-driven ideas, even if the outcome is uncertain. The focus is on advancing science, regardless of the results. Nima Hassanloo School of Business and Economics Anouk Festjens , … says Nico on the importance of the topic. Nico's project also has important policy implications for addressing labour shortages in industries crucial for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. About NWO Open Competition SSH grants The NWO Domain Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) has three different funding programmes in the Open Competition. There are small-scale grants, large-scale grants, and grants for ideas that hold great promise. The SSH-XS pilot Call for proposals is … the research fields covered by the NWO SSH. Click here for more information about NWO. … SBE Researchers Anouk Festjens (MSCM) and Nico Pestel (ROA) have been awarded NWO grants for their research projects in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) domain. These grants are specifically intended to encourage bold, curiosity-driven ideas, even if the outcome is uncertain. The focus is on advancing science, regardless of the results. … SBE Researchers Anouk Festjens (MSCM) and Nico Pestel (ROA) have …
… of the COVID-19 crisis in education 21 oktober 2021 The balance after a year and a half of the COVID-19 crisis in education: the corona delay has partly been made up, but learning growth is still lower, especially in mathematics. Vulnerable students remain the hardest hit. Primary school pupils still see a slowdown in learning growth after a year and a half, although part of the slowdown caused by the two school closures has been made up. However, there is still a gap between students from different … parents. Students with low-income parents and students with a non-Western migration background also note more delays in learning growth, on top of the effect of the parents' educational level. Differences in learning growth between schools remain also Pupils in schools with higher percentages of pupils with less educated parents have experienced the greatest delay in learning growth. In addition, the delay in learning growth is generally greater in schools in rural areas than in schools in … fact sheets. School of Business and Economics … The balance after a year and a half of the COVID-19 crisis in education: the corona delay has partly been made up, but learning growth is still lower, especially in mathematics. Vulnerable students remain the hardest hit. Primary school pupils still see a slowdown in learning growth after a year and a half, although part of the slowdown caused by the two school closures has been made up. However, there is still a gap between students from different …
… University, college graduates are in a strong position in the labor market. Barbara Belfi, project manager and researcher at ROA, mentions, "With an unemployment rate of 2.8% in 2023, the same as the previous year, the outlook for recent graduates remains positive." It is noteworthy that 69% of this group have a permanent job within a year and a half, a significant progress compared to previous years." This trend is particularly evident in healthcare and education, where 78% and 76% of graduates … University, college graduates are in a strong position in the labor market. Barbara Belfi, project manager and researcher at ROA, mentions, "With an unemployment rate of 2.8% in 2023, the same as the previous year, the outlook for recent graduates remains positive." It is noteworthy that 69% of this group have a permanent job within a year and a half, a significant progress compared to previous years." This trend is particularly evident in healthcare and education, where 78% and 76% of graduates … University, college graduates are in a strong position in the labor market. Barbara Belfi, project manager and researcher at ROA, mentions, "With an unemployment rate of 2.8% in 2023, the same as the previous year, the outlook for recent graduates remains positive." … Latest HBO Monitor: strong labor market position of HBOs and stable prospects …
… 2, een AI-systeem dat realistische beelden en kunst kan creëren op basis van een gegeven tekst, en meer recent met ChatGPT. ChatGPT is een taalmodel dat ontworpen is om mensachtige tekstreacties op prompts te genereren. We vroegen SBE-onderzoekers Jermain Kaminski, Emir Efendić en Marc Becker om hun gedachten te delen over hoe AI-systemen, zoals die van OpenAI, de arbeidsmarkt beïnvloeden. -- de overige tekst is Engelstalig -- Open bijschrift Dit beeld is gegenereerd door DALL-E 2. AI's impact on … systems can produce content, but it is unclear to what extent they can manage existing content or generate new content. The way we work will certainly change, but whether work itself will change? I’m less inclined to say. As with all new things, it remains to be seen," he adds. Jermain Kaminski, Assistant Professor at SBE, seems to agree with Emir's sentiment on new content: "New and original thoughts will still require human touch for some time to come. In fact, I would expect ‘written by a human’ to become a differentiating …