University of Maastricht
Maastricht University (UM) is an international university based in Maastricht, one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the Netherlands. The city is known by the Maastricht Treaty, which established the European Union in 1992. The University is beautiful emblematic buildings spread around the most beautiful areas of the old town and its medical schools are based on a complex state Randwyck technique.
Maastricht University is well known for:
Innovation Education - UM education and research focuses on finding ways for people to learn better, including the widespread use of Problem Based Learning
Strong international orientation, along with a strong commitment to the economic, scientific and social development of the Meuse-Rhine region (EU)
A multidisciplinary approach to education and research
Established in 1976, UM is the youngest of the 13 public universities in the Netherlands. With nearly 16,000 students and 3,200 staff, UM offers a wide variety of academic programs. Graduates of the UM do very well in the international labor market and can be found all over the world, doing research at Cambridge and Harvard or working for multinationals in countries as diverse as Belgium, England, China, United States, Gambia , Turkey and Dubai.
Innovative education
Education at UM is unique thanks to both the content of our curricula and the widespread use of Problem Based Learning (PBL). PBL works because it is:
Small scale: Our group tutoring are between 12 to 17 students, allowing time and attention for everyone to participate in discussions. This leads to a greater understanding of complex issues and greater interaction among students.
Centered approach student: The teacher (or tutor) acts as a guide for the group process, asking, critical substantive questions, sharing their knowledge and support students only when needed, which means that students focus on the other (and therefore the issue) rather than by the teacher.
Active learning process: Students carry debates, formulate their own learning goals and research questions, do independent research and gather to share and compile the results. The focus is on active participation rather than passive listening.
Collaboration: Working together as a group, not only can students learn from different points of view, but also come to understand - and respect - the opinions of others in finding the solution to a problem.
different perspectives: Maastricht University continues to develop the International Hall, where tutoring groups are as diverse as possible. Working with people from different cultures and different perspectives to face challenges student ideas and unknown cultures. It is also essential for the challenges of a global market and hand work increasingly international.
Career preparation: Why wait until graduation to start applying the skills they are learning? UM encourages students to apply their education as soon as possible, through cooperation, leadership, research, giving presentations, providing feedback and discussion and analysis of problems. UM also offers many opportunities - through internships, honors programs, research projects and institutional partnerships - for students to get real world experience before graduation.
Impact on the real world used PBL 'problems' real world as a basis for learning. Students are given this kind of problems to be solved by analyzing them from various perspectives, conducting independent investigations, and identifying their underlying mechanisms.
UM is making significant investments in the development of higher education through the creation of Edlab or Education Laboratory, a center for educational experimentation and collaboration among students, staff and the city.
International Orientation
Internationalism is essential for strategic objectives, curriculum, research and prospects of the UM. We want our graduates to feel like citizens of the world, able to live, work, and integrate with the wider a variety of countries and cultures as possible.
Maastricht University is a fully bilingual (Dutch and English) university. We offer a wide range of bachelors, masters and doctoral programs with a strong international orientation and Europe, most of which are taught in English. Almost half of the student population and a third of our academic staff are from outside the Netherlands, so UM by far the most international university in the country. The development of the International Hall is one of our greatest achievements, not only in the diversity of students in each tutorial group, but in the social and civic effort to make Maastricht an integrated, international city.
Each faculty of the University of Maastricht has dozens of international partnerships and student exchange agreements, and encourage interdisciplinary and international collaboration. In addition, unified messaging programs place great emphasis on study abroad, often including as a basic requirement for graduation. Many programs also encourage or integrate foreign language studies.
multidisciplinary research
Research at UM is based on socially relevant topics studied and developed in the nexus of different disciplines. The university has established a number of research institutes and focuses on multidisciplinary research among teachers. We encourage an entrenched culture of collaboration within and between departments and with external institutes, companies and social organizations in the Netherlands and abroad.
Our research programs are among the first in the Netherlands and Europe. We recognize the value of bright, young researchers in contributing to the development of fresh and innovative ideas. That is why research plays an integral role in most of our master programs and why we offer a number of master research focused exclusively on the training of future researchers.
Research initiatives and school
Though Maastricht University is internationally oriented, it maintains strong ties with the region. Together with regional partners we are expanding our portfolio of science in areas such as Medical Biotechnology, Neurosciences, Biobased Materials, Systems Biology and intelligent devices.
In the center of this is the Kennis-As Limburg initiative, a collaboration between the Medical Center of the University of Maastricht (MUMC +) and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. In the next decade, this program will see the expansion or creation of joint campus in Maastricht, Geleen, Venlo and Parkstad offer the following centers of innovation and development:
The Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen: a collaboration between UM, MUMC +, DSM, and the Province of Limburg. It is a campus open innovation, specializing in technologically advanced high-performance materials for the automotive industry and telephony, bio-based materials, sustainable energy, clean technology and life sciences.
The Health Campus Maastricht in Maastricht-Randwyck: an access point for medical biotechnology life sciences and health - unlimited Brains were the first concrete projects, focusing on innovative brain research. Recently M4I (Maastricht MultiMode Molecular Imaging Institute) also launched to do research on high quality, innovative imaging technologies.
Campus Venlo in Venlo: the Greenport Venlo is one of the most versatile agricultural areas in Europe. It is an interregional network of business, research, education and government. The logistics of the country 'hot spot', is home to the master's programs in Health Food Innovation Management global supply chain and change and University College of Venlo.
Smart Services Hub in Parkstad: The Parkstad region is home to a high density of companies, institutions and programs of study focuses on the financial, economic and administrative services. The Smart Services Hub is a center of expertise and innovation specializing in "smart" services and business intelligence.
Campus Maastricht Inner-City: core faculties, institutes and academic programs at the University of Maastricht, the campus of Inner-City focuses on solutions to social issues related to business administration, law and culture, and to address the challenges of sustainability, security, tax regimes, international law, migration and a greater appreciation of art and culture.
Maastricht University is well known for:
Innovation Education - UM education and research focuses on finding ways for people to learn better, including the widespread use of Problem Based Learning
Strong international orientation, along with a strong commitment to the economic, scientific and social development of the Meuse-Rhine region (EU)
A multidisciplinary approach to education and research
Established in 1976, UM is the youngest of the 13 public universities in the Netherlands. With nearly 16,000 students and 3,200 staff, UM offers a wide variety of academic programs. Graduates of the UM do very well in the international labor market and can be found all over the world, doing research at Cambridge and Harvard or working for multinationals in countries as diverse as Belgium, England, China, United States, Gambia , Turkey and Dubai.
Innovative education
Education at UM is unique thanks to both the content of our curricula and the widespread use of Problem Based Learning (PBL). PBL works because it is:
Small scale: Our group tutoring are between 12 to 17 students, allowing time and attention for everyone to participate in discussions. This leads to a greater understanding of complex issues and greater interaction among students.
Centered approach student: The teacher (or tutor) acts as a guide for the group process, asking, critical substantive questions, sharing their knowledge and support students only when needed, which means that students focus on the other (and therefore the issue) rather than by the teacher.
Active learning process: Students carry debates, formulate their own learning goals and research questions, do independent research and gather to share and compile the results. The focus is on active participation rather than passive listening.
Collaboration: Working together as a group, not only can students learn from different points of view, but also come to understand - and respect - the opinions of others in finding the solution to a problem.
different perspectives: Maastricht University continues to develop the International Hall, where tutoring groups are as diverse as possible. Working with people from different cultures and different perspectives to face challenges student ideas and unknown cultures. It is also essential for the challenges of a global market and hand work increasingly international.
Career preparation: Why wait until graduation to start applying the skills they are learning? UM encourages students to apply their education as soon as possible, through cooperation, leadership, research, giving presentations, providing feedback and discussion and analysis of problems. UM also offers many opportunities - through internships, honors programs, research projects and institutional partnerships - for students to get real world experience before graduation.
Impact on the real world used PBL 'problems' real world as a basis for learning. Students are given this kind of problems to be solved by analyzing them from various perspectives, conducting independent investigations, and identifying their underlying mechanisms.
UM is making significant investments in the development of higher education through the creation of Edlab or Education Laboratory, a center for educational experimentation and collaboration among students, staff and the city.
International Orientation
Internationalism is essential for strategic objectives, curriculum, research and prospects of the UM. We want our graduates to feel like citizens of the world, able to live, work, and integrate with the wider a variety of countries and cultures as possible.
Maastricht University is a fully bilingual (Dutch and English) university. We offer a wide range of bachelors, masters and doctoral programs with a strong international orientation and Europe, most of which are taught in English. Almost half of the student population and a third of our academic staff are from outside the Netherlands, so UM by far the most international university in the country. The development of the International Hall is one of our greatest achievements, not only in the diversity of students in each tutorial group, but in the social and civic effort to make Maastricht an integrated, international city.
Each faculty of the University of Maastricht has dozens of international partnerships and student exchange agreements, and encourage interdisciplinary and international collaboration. In addition, unified messaging programs place great emphasis on study abroad, often including as a basic requirement for graduation. Many programs also encourage or integrate foreign language studies.
multidisciplinary research
Research at UM is based on socially relevant topics studied and developed in the nexus of different disciplines. The university has established a number of research institutes and focuses on multidisciplinary research among teachers. We encourage an entrenched culture of collaboration within and between departments and with external institutes, companies and social organizations in the Netherlands and abroad.
Our research programs are among the first in the Netherlands and Europe. We recognize the value of bright, young researchers in contributing to the development of fresh and innovative ideas. That is why research plays an integral role in most of our master programs and why we offer a number of master research focused exclusively on the training of future researchers.
Research initiatives and school
Though Maastricht University is internationally oriented, it maintains strong ties with the region. Together with regional partners we are expanding our portfolio of science in areas such as Medical Biotechnology, Neurosciences, Biobased Materials, Systems Biology and intelligent devices.
In the center of this is the Kennis-As Limburg initiative, a collaboration between the Medical Center of the University of Maastricht (MUMC +) and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. In the next decade, this program will see the expansion or creation of joint campus in Maastricht, Geleen, Venlo and Parkstad offer the following centers of innovation and development:
The Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen: a collaboration between UM, MUMC +, DSM, and the Province of Limburg. It is a campus open innovation, specializing in technologically advanced high-performance materials for the automotive industry and telephony, bio-based materials, sustainable energy, clean technology and life sciences.
The Health Campus Maastricht in Maastricht-Randwyck: an access point for medical biotechnology life sciences and health - unlimited Brains were the first concrete projects, focusing on innovative brain research. Recently M4I (Maastricht MultiMode Molecular Imaging Institute) also launched to do research on high quality, innovative imaging technologies.
Campus Venlo in Venlo: the Greenport Venlo is one of the most versatile agricultural areas in Europe. It is an interregional network of business, research, education and government. The logistics of the country 'hot spot', is home to the master's programs in Health Food Innovation Management global supply chain and change and University College of Venlo.
Smart Services Hub in Parkstad: The Parkstad region is home to a high density of companies, institutions and programs of study focuses on the financial, economic and administrative services. The Smart Services Hub is a center of expertise and innovation specializing in "smart" services and business intelligence.
Campus Maastricht Inner-City: core faculties, institutes and academic programs at the University of Maastricht, the campus of Inner-City focuses on solutions to social issues related to business administration, law and culture, and to address the challenges of sustainability, security, tax regimes, international law, migration and a greater appreciation of art and culture.
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