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Europe: arm(s) in arm

Europe’s plans to increase its military capacity are controversial; not so much the if as the how. Maastricht University professors Sophie Vanhoonacker and Rob Bauer differ in their views of how optimistic we can be.
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UM student Natasha Lawrie studies the Bornean elephant: “I only had one week to find them”

Natasha Lawrie, a bachelor’s student from the Maastricht Science Programme, conducted her thesis research in the rainforests of Sabah. There she made surprising discoveries about the feeding habits of the endangered Bornean elephant.
Portrait Natasha Lawrie next to Bornean elephants

Professor Anouk Bollen-Vandenboorn appointed Knight in the Order of the Crown

Prof. Dr Anouk Bollen-Vandenboorn, Director of ITEM at the Faculty of Law, was appointed Knight in the Order of the Crown on 3 July, during a formal ceremony at the Belgian Embassy in The Hague.
Anouk Bollen with Belgian ambassador

Green light for UM participation in unique YUFE bachelor programme

The UM can start as a degree awarding partner in the new unique bachelor programme Urban Sustainability Studies offered by YUFE, an alliance of ten European universities.
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Study Smart gets Dutch Education Premium

Maastricht University's (UM) interfaculty educational innovation project Study Smart is one of the three winners of the Dutch Education Premium 2025. This was announced on Tuesday during the Comenius festival in The Hague.
Winners Onderwijspremie 2025

ITEM continues: Advancing cross-border cooperation and impact

ITEM will continue from 2025 as an institute embedded within the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University. It remains committed to its core strength: creating societal impact by addressing cross-border obstacles in close collaboration with stakeholders.
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