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… by showing a valid identity document (passport / identity card). People who do not have a valid ID will not be admitted. Please be aware that we expect a long waiting time, due to security screenings, so make sure you arrive one hour before the start . This lecture is fully booked. The Tans Lecture is organised every year to honour Dr. J. Tans (1912-1993), the founding father of Maastricht University. Studium Generale Franz Palm Lecture Hall Tongersestraat 53 Maastricht Extra Information …
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mrt
20:00
… 19 mrt 20:00 Studium Generale | Debate Cafe, Engelstalig Zoekresultaten Since it started in 2011, the Syrian Civil War has escalated into an armed conflict between various groups and factions of the Syrian people, as well as different international actors striving to achieve their political and ideological interests in the region. A seven-year war of unimaginable horror and misery ensued. Will the war finally end, now …
04
nov
20:00
- 22:00
… She works at the Department of Social Medicine at FHML, Maastricht University. She did research on burnout in nurses and among medical students. She gives workshops on burnout prevention for sixth year medical students at FHML and for diverse other groups. Jasmijn George , consciousness coach. With her 3-pillar method she help people who are stuck in their head and / or work to consciously feel. In six coaching sessions with her you will feel what you want, see who you are and take action to regain joy, purpose and control over your life. Because it all starts with feeling. Filippo Om will graduate this year at University College Venlo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences (focussing on health, psychology and nutrition). In his bachelor thesis he is combining his scientific …
14
nov
20:00
- 21:30
… 8,000 years ago, early farmers dispersed from Anatolia and brought agriculture and domestic animals to Europe. At the end of the Neolithic period, around 5,000 years ago, we find the first genetic evidence for another major migration event, when groups from the Eastern European pontic steppe, north of the black sea, entered the heartland of Europe. The newcomers were herders, practiced pastoralism and were highly mobile. Besides introducing new cultural practices, they may have been …
24
mei
20:00
- 21:45
… 24 mei 20:00 - 21:45 Studium Generale | Debat Café, Engelstalig Zoekresultaten When talking about human rights, we often talk about present situations for various groups. We look ahead, but hardly beyond our own generation. Should we not also consider those who don’t have a voice yet? How can we use the present to the best of our abilities to preserve human life in the future? How can we protect, safeguard and … and chairs the board of Stand Up For Your Rights. He has been a special guest lecturer on human rights for well over a decade at several universities and institutes like Nyenrode, Clingendael and UN bodies, including UNESCO and UNITAR. He is a TEDx speaker and recognized ‘UN Harmony with Nature expert’ on earth centered law. Jan is involved as advisor to multiple lawsuits, campaigns and initiatives on human rights and a healthy environment, Rights of Nature and on …
24
nov
16:00
- 17:00
… in his home country. He will show us how he became a human rights defender and what he has gone through during that time. He will also talk about the threats he faces and about his work in the Rift Valley where he interacts with different ethnic groups who are in conflict with each other. The session will be interactive, so it will be possible to ask questions directly to Naythan. If there is enough time, Naythan can show photographs or short films. This session will be moderated by Prof. Fons …
16
mrt
20:00
- 22:00
… in different societies. 5. Inequality & Distribution (Thomsson, Krebs & Hopman / 20 Apr) We end our discussion with a focus on inequality as a danger to the common good/public interest. Touching upon aspects of development and participation, the starting point of this week is the question of what exactly the common good is, and how economically polarizing groups in a given society negative impacts it, as economic and political regimes aiming for the extremes obtain unattractive results. In this background, the optimum could lay somewhere in the middle, with a value of inequality that “works best”: Can …
13
jan
19:30
- 21:30
… hospitals, assigning students to colleges or mapping users to servers. Matching theory is the ideal mathematical framework for dealing with such problems. In this talk Salvioli will introduce some basic concepts and results of this theory, starting from the popular stable marriage problem, and discuss how they can be applied to make kidney transplants more efficient and fair. 5. Reasoning about Other Minds (Perea / 17 Feb) In this lecture Perea will discuss how we may reason about …
13
jan
19:30
- 21:30
… hospitals, assigning students to colleges or mapping users to servers. Matching theory is the ideal mathematical framework for dealing with such problems. In this talk Salvioli will introduce some basic concepts and results of this theory, starting from the popular stable marriage problem, and discuss how they can be applied to make kidney transplants more efficient and fair. 5. Reasoning about Other Minds (Perea / 17 Feb) In this lecture Perea will discuss how we may reason about …
16
mrt
20:00
- 22:00
… in different societies. 5. Inequality & Distribution (Thomsson, Krebs & Hopman / 20 Apr) We end our discussion with a focus on inequality as a danger to the common good/public interest. Touching upon aspects of development and participation, the starting point of this week is the question of what exactly the common good is, and how economically polarizing groups in a given society negative impacts it, as economic and political regimes aiming for the extremes obtain unattractive results. In this background, the optimum could lay somewhere in the middle, with a value of inequality that “works best”: Can …