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… & Inclusivity Grant has enabled three students to travel and share the landscapes, people and customs that shaped them. UM Heritage ’s Daniel Bogdanski talks about their journey to discovering their own and each other’s heritage. … UM Heritage – experience to understand …
… what we did at the conference. My fellow group members who worked in the lab gathered all the information that was shared and summarised it. That work resulted in a publication.” Student life 2.0 Emma feels she changed as a student after her Honours experience. “I became more proactive and learned to work together with others. My work for Health Sciences is finished quicker nowadays, with better results.” Emma and her team put in the work, resulting in an international conference and publication. … We talked to Emma van Straten, a Health Sciences student and Honours alumna who organised an international conference on Lama2 in Barcelona and can now proudly include this achievement in her resume. … Emma van Straten - My Honours programme experience …
… such as intellectual property issues or data breaches. I wanted students to reflect on the tensions that digitalisation can bring to science. 10 objects for a museum exhibition I decided to use the idea of the museum exhibition based on a previous experience teaching on a course with a similar assignment and an international student group in the UK and my former job as an exhibition developer at the Science Museum, London. It seemed well suited to the field of work arts and humanities students … to formalise it more and receive much more support and guidance than I expected, especially on the exhibition design aspect. Another important point to be sensitive to when introducing this type of assessment is that not all students may have a lot of experience visiting museums. Museum visits played a big role in my own education, but that might not be the case for all my students. I needed to take that into account and realise that this assessment also reflected my own ideas and assumptions about education and culture. The societal relevance of authentic learning Based on this first experience, I reviewed the course and made some changes. I added a tutorial at the beginning of the second year to explain what digitalisation in science looks like concretely in the public sphere. The goal of this tutorial was to help students realise …
… here in Maastricht, I had big plans and ideas for the semester. I like changes and challenges! This would be my first time in Europe, opportunities like this don’t happen every day. During my first month and a half, I tried my best to live a full experience as a citizen and student of Maastricht, meeting many new people, hanging out with new friends, exploring the city, riding my bike, trying new food... I also started to plan some trips, enjoyed carnival and started adapting to this new form … with the quarantine, here I can find a feeling of calm. Perhaps this is because of the measures the country has taken or perhaps it is due to the conscious culture of the people. Also, I preferred to stay here because I wanted to finish my exchange experience. I am still far away from home, studying at Maastricht University and enjoying the spring in the garden of the UM Guesthouse. Here, I have created a little family with my friends (luckily most of them have also stayed). Due to the unusual … at SBE, she couldn't wait for her trip! This would be her first time in Europe and she had big plans. But after just one and half months in the Netherlands, the corona crisis hit, forcing her to adapt these plans. … Sofía Castro: an exchange student’s experience staying in Maastricht during COVID-19 …
… using the city of Maastricht and its surroundings as a learning landscape? That's precisely what was discussed at the latest Teach-Meet session hosted by EDLAB on 25 October 2023. During this event, Maastricht University teaching staff shared personal experiences and perspectives in moving the learning environment beyond the traditional classroom. In turn, Emilie Sitzia (FASoS), Phil Klahs (FSE), Jessica Nelson (FSE), Fleurie Nievelstein (FPN) and Nico Randeraad (FASoS/SHCL) gave lively visual … public square, or even a courtroom!” The article continues below the photo gallery. Photo gallery Vorige dia Volgende dia EDLAB's Teach-Meet sessions are convivial moments for the Teaching & Learning at Maastricht University to present and exchange experiences around teaching practices. In her sense-based projects, Emilie Sitzia, Associate Professor in Cultural Education at FASoS, asks students to go into the streets and observe the urban environment by tracking the sounds of car wheels. Jessica … sounds like trains passing by or the destruction of the St. Servaas Church during a fire in 1955. These stories of teaching practices from fellow teachers encouraged many to consider stepping out of the classroom and creating a more engaging learning experience for their students. “I realise that there are always possibilities to push the boundaries of traditional education beyond the classroom,” a teacher said at the end of the event. Moss and marlstone When people hear about teaching outside, the …
… 2 mei 2023 Zoekresultaten Op de Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo openen binnenkort drie nieuwe onderzoeks- en demonstratiefaciliteiten: het Food Concept Center, het Experience Center for Future Food en een fysieke landingsplaats en werkplaats voor startups en spin-offs. Het Food Concept Center wordt een expertisecentrum voor consumentenonderzoek en productoptimalisatie, voortbouwend op het huidige Brightlands Test, Taste & Concept Center, het Laboratory for Behavioral Gastronomy en het Food Claims Center Venlo van de Universiteit Maastricht. Het tweede project is het Experience Center for Future Food, dat bezoekers een multi-sensorische ervaring van tuinbouwtrends en -ontwikkelingen zal bieden, waardoor het productbegrip en het marktsucces worden vergroot. Het derde initiatief beoogt startups en spin-offs een … faciliteiten zijn onder andere de groentezadendivisie van BASF, Scelta Mushrooms en ZON fruit & groenten. … Op de Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo openen binnenkort drie nieuwe onderzoeks- en demonstratiefaciliteiten: het Food Concept Center, het Experience Center for Future Food en een fysieke landingsplaats en werkplaats voor startups en spin-offs. … Op de Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo openen binnenkort drie nieuwe onderzoeks- en demonstratiefaciliteiten: het Food Concept Center, het …
… 6 april 2018 Zoekresultaten How can companies motivate their sales employees to take work-related training aimed at developing their skill sets? “Make them write reviews about their learning experience,” advises Dominik Mahr of Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics in a research paper published in the March 2018 issue of the Journal of Marketing . The article, “ The Effect of Review Writing on Learning Engagement in … such as software resellers or IT implementers. “We discovered that when channel partner employees were prompted to write a review of a learning module that they had attended, they were better able to reflect on the relevance of their learning experience. This, in turn, made them more inclined to take on additional learning activities,” explains Mahr. Companies have observed that traditional incentives for learning activities, such as performance points or gift vouchers, although costly, … “How can firms make channel partners’ learning motivation become more intrinsic?” Giving ratings and reviews make employees more likely to take another course Mahr and his colleagues asked the research participants to reflect on past learning experiences. “We asked them to reflect on their training courses in two ways, either by writing a short review or rating it on a simple and straightforward scale from 1 to 10. We found out that those who wrote a review reflected more deeply on their …
… companies through a WhatsApp integration platform for a quick, down-to-earth, personal approach. Fiks was officially launched in October 2019, in those hazy, carefree pre-Covid days on the Maastricht terraces. It was born from the work and internship experiences of four UM graduates: Niels Geominy, David Noorthoek Iron Brands and Berke Verhey , otherwise known as ‘the wizard’, so-named for his coding wizardry. Sarah Hiley School of Business and Economics Every year in South Limburg alone, 3,500 students are looking for an internship. They want a quick and simple solution to connect with the right companies. The problem the four UM graduates found through their own internship experiences was how clunky and outdated the existing internship platforms were. The process was slow and the types of internships were often limited. The graduates soon came to realise that the companies offering internships were also struggling to … psychology let you think critically about your pricing and communication. ‘ The value of words and pricing really depends on how you frame it. ’ Learning from the customer and service thinking is important to Fiks and draws on the founders’ own experiences at SBE. Niels is certain that his course in Service Management with Gaby Oderkerken and the input he received from Dominik Mahr , his thesis supervisor, offered valuable lessons in real-life business. ‘ I think service thinking is the …
… disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can cause lasting lung damage. The recently launched “Assessment of Corona Burden Tool” (Corona Ziektelastmeter), helps people who were infected with the virus to get more control over the complaints they may experience. The tool consists of a questionnaire that addresses several possible complaints. It examines the physical, emotional, psychological and / or social aspects that play a role in the perceived burden of disease. The tool provides a simple … disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can cause lasting lung damage. The recently launched “Assessment of Corona Burden Tool” (Corona Ziektelastmeter), helps people who were infected with the virus to get more control over the complaints they may experience. … The Assessment of Corona Burden Tool (Corona Ziektelastmeter), developed by Lung Foundation Netherlands and CAPHRI, helps people who were infected with the novel coronavirus to get more control over the complaints they may experience. … Assessment of Corona Burden Tool …
… by the Faculty of Law as PhD representatives. As far as we are concerned, our role has two functions. It’s about giving a voice to the PHD community on the one hand and continuing to build that community on the other. Thus far, it has been an exciting experience! Voice of the Law PhD Community We make the Law PhDs' voices heard in several ways. Anna is on the Science Committee board, which deals with various aspects affecting research. This includes, but is not limited to, policymaking, grant … the Law PhD Community A PhD does not have to be a lonely journey. We perceive a supportive group of fellow PhDs as one of the most helpful things one may encounter in their journey. Therefore, we have a variety of activities in place for both new and experienced PhDs. At the beginning of the PhD journey, the "Buddy Programme'' links each new PhD with an experienced PhD to help them in the first few months. As part of the community building, board game-evenings, Christmas market visits followed by laser gaming, and a special tour of the Faculty - including a visit to the top of the Bouillonstraat tower …