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… Day was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees praising both the informational sessions and the informal interactions with students and staff. Out of around 250 visitors who took the time to complete a brief survey, the vast majority rated their experience as 'useful' to 'very useful', with only 1% indicating they would have preferred not to attend. A big thumbs up Participants specifically appreciated the 'friendliness and approachability of the staff and student ambassadors', the … and even the 'quality of the vegan cake'. One attendee described the Open Day as offering "An easy route to information." Another highlighted the blend of useful presentations with the opportunity for personal interactions as a key to an enjoyable experience: "The presentation was very useful and gave a great overview. It was a nice extra that you got the chance to mingle more with current students and speak to some of the staff, and look through some of the course books. Even though I am not a …
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… debate. [1] In this blog I plea for a more diverse, more pluralistic approach to economics teaching. Not only as an afterthought but truly integrated from the outset. I will discuss this alongside the question of whether the world economy can still experience economic growth and at the same time reduce the ecological footprint. This enters the discussion on whether decoupling of economic growth and environmental damages is possible, on green growth and degrowth. Green growth versus degrowth …
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Open Science proposes openness about data, sources and methodology to make research more efficient and sustainable as well as bringing science into the public. UM has a thriving Open Science community. Dennie Hebels and Rianne Fijten talk about progress, the Open Science Festival and what researchers can do.
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… clients who worked with our students. Through the use of integrative methods our students can provide clear, well supported advice for regional sustainability challenges. This takes the guesswork out of decisions for the sustainability problems. Experience has shown us that oftentimes the students can find creative and surprising new opportunities to tackle stubborn problems, clearly explaining lessons learned based on factual data. The project finale was held at Tapijnkazerne with a large …
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… the faculty was presented and it provided room for redesigning the bachelor’s curriculum. “We want to return to our core DNA, back to the thematic approach of the early years. An additional advantage of this is that some of our current teaching staff experienced this approach when they studied in Maastricht themselves. Because of this, we know what worked and what didn’t work. We can learn from mistakes that were made previously and overcome them.” Bram Akkermans (1979) is Associate Professor in … become world citizens. In that sense, too, we are addressing the needs of society.” Initial reactions to the new curriculum Meanwhile, the first year has started and the second year is being planned. “We’re hearing more from the students about their experiences. We intentionally built in feedback opportunities. And that has already resulted in a lot of interesting things. For example, we thought that the students would change tutorial groups every six weeks. This would give them the opportunity to … do indeed listen very carefully to our feedback. We have a fantastic tutor; she really goes the extra mile for us. And if you send Bram an email, he always takes up the matter. The other day, they even sent out a poll about a certain issue. I've never experienced that. I have a lot of respect for it.” Fleur talks enthusiastically about the project she has been working on over the past few months. Where previously a new case was introduced every week, students now work on one major case for an entire …
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… convinced him to head to the Netherlands. By the time she was ten, Lisa’s “loud and lively” family of five had moved five times, settling at last in Niederrhein near the Dutch border. “My father studied business, and when I was younger I got some experience working at his company. I wanted to study in English and do something different. I still remember liking the SBE building very much; sometimes little things – irrational or not – drive choices.” First, find an accountant… When both Lisa and …
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… For example, in some countries like Denmark, with a high level of trust in their government and institutional barriers against corruption, it would’ve played in a particular way but in other countries, it wasn’t such a big deal. And if I go from the experience of my own country, Ireland, it wasn’t mentioned at all,” she continues. it was a very easy-to-understand story. It was cartoon-like corruption. Ethics vs. Existential Concerns Asked whether it indicates that the priorities of Europeans are …
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… have been asked for this role. “I am a first-generation student (when you are the first in your family to go to university, ed.), which is why in the beginning I sometimes felt quite lost in the academic world. I think it’s great I can now pass on my experiences to a new generation of students.” Text continues below the photo. Read Maud's first blog here! (in Dutch) Maud's research is part of the interdisciplinary research project Deliberation Laboratory (DeLab), funded by the Volkswagen Stiftung. …
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Atoms and smaller elementary particles behave in unusual, sometimes unpredictable ways. It sounds strange, but it is this unpredictability that gives a quantum computer its power. Executing precise calculations with previously unheard-of possibilities in a way that physicists still do not completely comprehend: welcome to the world of the quantum computer.