13 Apr
15:45 - 17:00

Growing Up in Science with Prof. dr. Jan Smits

Growing Up in Science is a regular speaker series with academics who are willing to share their “real stories”. The Maastricht Young Academy believes that sharing these stories is important because as a community, we can listen to each other, support each other and, thereby, learn from each other!

Growing Up in Science is a regular speaker series with academics who are willing to share their “real stories”. The Maastricht Young Academy believes that sharing these stories is important because as a community, we can listen to each other, support each other and, thereby, learn from each other!

13 April: Prof Dr Jan Smits

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In this episode Jan Smits tells his story. You are invited!

Prof. dr. Jan M. Smits (1967) is Professor of Private Law at Maastricht University and Dean of the Faculty of Law. Jan Smits publishes, teaches and supervises students in the fields of (Dutch, European and comparative) private law, comparative law, legal theory and ‘law and…’ approaches. He has a special interest in the foundations of private law, questions of legal harmonisation (in particular in Europe and Asia), jurisprudence, methodology and internationalisation of law. He is an outspoken proponent of both a national and international approach towards law.

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The Growing Up in Science initiative was established in 2014 at New York University by Prof. Wei Ji Ma and Prof. Cristina Alberini. 

 Find the global Growing Up in Science YouTube channel here

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