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… However, there is another side to the story. For a lot of people who sleep less than 7 hours, it is not their own choice. They try to have a good night’s sleep, but they simply don’t succeed. It is estimated that about 20% of the Dutch population experiences trouble sleeping. For them, the recommendation that they should sleep more than 7 hours may just result in lying awake longer, more stress, more sleeplessness, and even mental complaints. Furthermore, sleep duration and sleep quality are …
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… I’m fascinated with seeing something that is otherwise invisible”. Her home environment always supported her academic passion, in contrast to a few teachers at school. Schueth, who is also a FEM ambassador at Maastricht University, channels this experience in her mentoring work, where she is supporting and encouraging high-school girls to follow their STEM curiosity in an online platform during the last 10 years. “One teacher or a negative comment shouldn’t stop you from following your dream …
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… at a tipping point. UM can occupy an interesting position in all this.” And as for the quality of online education? Manie: “When the switch is so sudden, it’s to be expected that the quality will not yet be optimal. Lecturers have care tasks, limited experience with the technology and no time to make pedagogical changes. So the quality may initially have been somewhat lower. But we learned from that too.” Sustainable For an international university, online education also implies less travel—an …
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… the microphone didn't work so they had to type in their input, which is frustrating, of course.” Dekker is lucky with her group members, she realises. “There’s no longer an attendance requirement but, despite this, my group is doing very well.” She experienced the only ‘difficulty’ during the preliminary discussion, where you normally put everyone’s knowledge and ideas up on a whiteboard. “Twice, halfway through the session, someone accidentally deleted the online whiteboard, so all the notes … you do miss the non-verbal communication, Zijlstra finds. “You can’t see as easily whether everyone is paying attention, for example. But, all in all, I think it’s going better than expected and I hear that from the tutors as well. It’s remarkable to experience that face-to-face contact is not a prerequisite for our Problem-Based Learning system.” Shy students come out of their shell Dekker agrees. “The conversations are a little drier because you’re not seeing the other person’s body language. … students can contact her via Blackboard. She also regularly sends a video message to everyone. “I also think it’s important to respond quickly to emails, to do everything you can to make students feel like ‘you're not alone in this’.” Zijlstra also experienced this herself in another way. Because in her last face-to-face educational contacts, she saw quite a few coughing, possibly feverish students from Brabant, she decided to stay at home for two weeks from 13 March as a precaution. “I don't …
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… to growing uncertainty and an extremely volatile stock market. Many people have already died from the virus, lost their jobs or fallen into depression. As I continued my research, I thought it would be interesting to speak with someone with first-hand experience of the crisis. That’s when I remembered the lecture given by Suvra Chakraborty last December at Maastricht University about foreign trade with an emphasis on cultural differences. With his company AMC Overseas, the Indian entrepreneur …
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… the first time around. The local population joined in the protest. Students for Climate’s first march on 15 March 2019 had drawn more than 3000 attendants. “We were really happy with the turnout at the time, especially given the rain. It was a great experience – also learning how to organise everything.” Arthur Bribosia (University College Maastricht), one of the founders of the Maastricht chapter and the main organiser, was also happy enough with the media coverage too – although it was often …
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23 April is UN World Book and Copyright Day. While we are going digital, there is still space for print books at UM.
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… and PhD candidate are in agreement: “We need to learn to value people’s creativity in overcoming language barriers.” There was little doubt that Hovens, a PhD candidate in sociolinguistics, would do participatory fieldwork. How, though? “I had no experience and thought I’d start by doing a literature review and developing a methodology.” He laughs: “But Leonie said you’ll figure it out as you go along, so just get started. And that’s what happened – I trusted her completely.” Cornips: “As soon …
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… involving students with disabilities, drawing attention to flexibility in the curriculum and improving the expertise of all employees are key pillars in this respect. UM students with a disability During the meeting, students with a disability shared experiences and their own practical examples of what it means to study at UM with a disability, thereby emphasizing the importance of accessible education. ”At UM the starting point is equality” Second year Law student Sjoerd Maillé talked about his … dean) work. Judith is pleased that with the signing of the declaration of intent, UM endorses the importance of inclusive education. "Approximately 30% of the student population in the Netherlands has a disability. About 10% of the student population experience difficulties during their studies because of their disability. We see an increase every year, but not everyone who is affected by their disability comes forward.” For example, a survey conducted in March 2020 among UM students with a …
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… a BSc in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and an MSc in Data Science for Decision Making from Maastricht University. A unique education After completing the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence bachelor’s programme and having enjoyed his experience very much, Ignéczi decided to stay on and study for an MSc Data Science for Decision Making. All the while, he was working to finance his studies, doing jobs from handy man to customer service agent. Eventually, while still studying, he …