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Jet Brinkman
Dec 12, 2024
Unravelling Dutch Politics: What international students should know about the government and its education reforms
As every student has probably deduced from the amount of emails UM has sent out, Dutch universities are not particularly excited about...
Head Editor - Sarah Hourquet
Nov 16, 2024
Finding the Academic Compass: UM’s Treasure Hunt in the Spam Folder
Last Wednesday (13th of November), chilling at the library, scrolling and making space in my Outlook student email, I went to the ‘Other’...
Léa Besnard
Nov 15, 2024
Cancelled Protests in Utrecht: an Isolated Event or a Threat to the Right to Demonstrate in the Netherlands?
The nationwide protest against a 1 billion cut in the 2025 Dutch budget for higher education and research, originally scheduled in...
One Year of Grief and Resistance: Maastricht’s Response
It has been a year since the Hamas attack on Israel, following one of the deadliest operations by the IDF the world has seen. At least...
Claire Anderson
May 25, 2024
All Eyes on Rafah Protest March (23.05) & UM Statement (24.05)
A pro-Palestine march, put together by local organizations began at 7:00 p.m. directly in front of Maastricht Centraal Station on...
Claire Anderson
May 23, 2024
Maastricht Encampment Update: The different narratives surrounding its [fall / undoing]
Wednesday, May 22, brought about multiple developments in regards to the Pro-Palestine solidarity encampment established by Maastricht...
Claire Anderson and Jan Pöhler
May 15, 2024
‘Rafah’s Garden’: The Maastricht Encampment
UM students enter hunger strike until demands are met by Claire Anderson and Jan Pöhler Six protestors at Maastricht University (UM) will...
Sofia van Trooijen
Apr 26, 2024
The Results of This Year’s UM Council Elections
The student elections for the 2024-25 University Council and Faculty Councils took place between the 22nd and 25th of April. During this...
Jane Hilgert
Apr 20, 2024
In Requiem of Student Politics - A Case Against NovUM
The result of a three-year-long investigation into election fraud by NovUM and DOPE and the lack of actions by Maastricht University.
Vanille Villez
Apr 17, 2024
inside the UC: what will your vote do?
Whether it be free condoms or free coffee, the campaigning for the university council (UC) sure takes up a lot of space within buildings...
Sarah Hourquet & Jessica Giovanella
Nov 12, 2023
Autonoma’s protest at UCM in response to UM’s inaction about the Israel-Palestine conflict
On Wednesday 1st of November 2023, three weeks after the re-eruption of hostilities in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and followed by...
Marta De Grandi
May 8, 2023
University Council Elections 2023
This year, the University elections will run from the 8th till the 11th of May. In the case of the University Council, all students are...
Chiara Matschuck
May 8, 2023
FASoS Faculty Council Elections 2023
We are in the beginning of May and you know what that means - this year´s student elections at Maastricht University are finally coming...
Lisa-Marie Feldstein
May 8, 2023
FPN Faculty Council Elections 2023
The time of the year has come once again: students vote the representatives for the University Council and the faculty councils! Voting...
Anthi Likitsakos
May 8, 2023
FHML Faculty Council Elections 2023
Want to have more of a say on what goes on in FHML? Exercise your right to vote this year from May 8th to 11th for this year’s online...
Sofia Van Trooijen
May 8, 2023
SBE Faculty Council Elections 2023
The upcoming elections for the next student members of the Faculty Council are taking place between May 8 (starting at 8:00) and May 11...
Esther Neville
May 8, 2023
Law Faculty Council Elections 2023
The elections this year are taking place from 8 to 11 May. The law Faculty has a very international environment with over 2500 students....
FSE Faculty Council Elections 2023
NovUM NovUM is Maastricht’s fastest growing party, and represents the student body in every single Council at the University Council and...
Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer
May 20, 2022
“Maybe next year, try to do something about it”
Esther Versluis, the Chair of the Election Board opened up the election results ceremony by asking for a round of applause and...
Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer
May 15, 2022
FPN Faculty Council elections 2022
The Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience has one of the smaller Faculty Councils at Maastricht University with just five student...
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