Last September, Esther Adwoa Hoogeveen started the bachelor’s programme European Law School thanks to a UM First Generation Students (FGS) scholarship, aimed at students who are the first ones in their families to follow higher education. With the goal in mind to make education accessible to everyone. We asked Esther about her experiences at UM.…
‘Education should be accessible for everyone’: with this in mind, Stichting De Ridder and the Limburg University Fund are joining forces. Together they have established the unique De Ridder Foundation Scholarship Programme. The new programme will fund scholarships at Maastricht University for the next three years to provide access to higher education to young people…
Right before the Christmas holidays, the annual campaign For Each Other kicked off. In just a few weeks’ time, we have already raised over €22.000. It has become a tradition at UM to join forces each winter and support important societal projects. Also this year, the UM community is there #foreachother. We are off to…
(Scientific) employees at UM with an innovative idea for a teaching/research project or event can apply three times a year to the CoBes committee (Commissie Wetenschappelijke Bestedingen). The deadlines for 2023 are: → Friday 10 February → Friday 19 May → Friday 15 September Click here for more info & conditions. The image shows the…
The Annual Fund Campaign For Each Other 2022: towards an equal society is live! The University Fund Limburg kindly asks the UM community for a financial contribution to four unique projects, all characterised by a desire for equal opportunities and a healthy future: – Scholarships for equal educational opportunities for young people; – ‘Greening’ project by…
Today, 17 November, is the annual Day of the International Student. The perfect moment to put one of our international scholarship students in the spotlight! Last August, Nathan Davis Dempsey from Ireland graduated from the Master’s programme International Business – Sustainable Finance at Maastricht University, made possible by the Candriam Scholarship Programme. The programme makes scholarships…
Stichting Mia Keulaerds Fonds, Stichting VOOR Parkstad and University Fund Limburg are joining forces to promote equal educational opportunities in the Parkstad region. Last week, the three parties signed the agreement at Obvion’s beautiful office in Heerlen. Not everyone has the opportunity to study: some young people face financial and social barriers. The new program…
At the beginning of October, the winners of the 17th edition of the FIR-PRI ‘Finance and Sustainable Development’ Awards were announced. The award-winning projects cover important themes, such as sustainable investing, climate change, and the measurement of ESG. This year, the award for Best Published Article was granted to professors Rob Bauer, Tobias Ruof &…
Chahinda Ghossein, researcher at UM, has been named Top Woman Limburg 2022 (Topvrouw Limburg 2022). We congratulate her on this wonderful title! It is a well-deserved reward for her valuable scientific and societal work, amongst others for the Queen of Hearts fund, which focuses on research about the impact of complications during pregnancy. The Queen…
WE ARE LIVE! Our new donor system ‘ENGAGE 365 Fundraising’ is officially LIVE. With this brand new system we can work more efficiently and future-proof and continue to involve, captivate and bind all our donors and other stakeholders. Of course we didn’t just let this ‘historic’ moment pass by and celebrated with cake, even with…