👏 An article about ad hoc coalitions in European security and defence has been published by Yf Reykers and Pernille Rieker. Check it out! bit.ly/4b18KhC

🏰 Harro van Lente, Tineke van der Schoor and Alexander Peine have published an article titled ‘Contested Commensuration: The case of a valuation instrument for historical buildings’. Read the article now! bit.ly/4a7GcBG

🌎 Yf Reykers wrote an article on European defence cooperation for the Europa special of the political magazine ‘Samenleving & Politiek’ (in Dutch). Read the Dutch article here: bit.ly/4bmK1nM

👏 Chirstos Kourtelis and Assem Dandashly wrote a new article in Democratization that focuses on decentralization and political corruption in the MENA. Check it out now! bit.ly/4aUpIOD

📚🎒🏫 On 20 June the annual FASoS Teaching and Learning Festival will take place. This year's theme is 'Debunking Myths: Towards a Creative and Playful PBL.' To all students and colleagues, register now via the following link: bit.ly/3WkxxZM

FASoS researcher Dani Shanley was interviewed, together with Joshi Hoogenboom, by Maastricht University about synthetic data.

What is synthetic data and is it safe to use? Find out in the interview 👇maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/synthetic…

👏💡 Green Deal and Security. Just two of the highlights at the Lead candidates debate for Commission President. Thanks!

💡 Emelia Sitzia has published an article titeld “Never enough, never perfect”: Participatory activist practice in the museum. Read it via the following link: bit.ly/3UfZnnf

Davy Pieter's career has taken a roundabout route after studying International Economic Studies and European Studies at UM. But for Davy, returning ‘home’ in Maastricht after an #international career felt like coming full circle.

Read the interview 👉 shorturl.at/bwMPY

🌟PROGRAMME UPDATE!
Join the Debate on #CrossBorder perspectives of #EuropeanElections . With Frans Bastiaens, Teun Janssen, Fabiènne Hendricks, Karin Smit Jacobs. Policymaker, researcher, or enthusiast in regional development, this event is not to be missed! bit.ly/4cVhY09.

All done: the FASoS Research Institute’s annual report of 2023🚀

Including in-depth interviews with colleagues who were brave enough to discuss their academic failures, and key achievements of FASoS research in 2023✨

Read it here: shorturl.at/NWX29

✨ Josje Weusten announced the launch of the Telling Stories Magazine where students focus on creative writing in connection to literary analysis. Read the first issue which is filled with impactful stories by our talented students here: bit.ly/3Qf1Hts

💡 Annique Hommels published a chapter in Handbook of Infrastructure and Cities. This comprehensive Handbook presents a broad discussion of infrastructure as social phenomena. Read it here: bit.ly/3xVPL9t

A big round of applause to @Marielle_W for winning the Young Talent and Innovation Award at the Maastricht University dinner. Congratulations and enjoy!!! 👏✨

What determines whether migration leads to positive or negative development outcomes? Hear from United Nations University - MERIT prof Melissa Siegel, who will chair the panel 'New insights on how migration shapes development' at a policy conference in Brussels this Thursday.
➡️merit.unu.edu/events/event-a…

📚 The paper of Dae van Haoves discusses the question what the language-ideological construct of proximity can tell us about people’s willingness to invest in German language education in the Netherlands. Read the full paper here: bit.ly/3Qd4u6y

🏔️ It’s International Day for Monuments and Sites and we are celebrating our cultural heritage and the ability to visit these wonderful places across Europe.

Which site or monument would you like to visit? 🗺️

🇪🇺 👏Yesterday we welcomed School of Business and Economics @UM MSc students to our hub in the heart of the European Quarter. Together with programme leaders the Brussels Hub created an educational program including talks by experts from European Commission & School of Business and Economics @UM alumni followed by a visit to European Parliament

🎬️ ✨Join the fourth Maastricht Young Academy x Lumière movie night of the academic year on 6 May! The documentary ‘Eternal You’ about AI will be screened, follow by a panel discussions with experts including Sally Wyatt @[email protected] and Kris Goffin. Check it out bit.ly/4cU8na7

🗳️ Survey on the European elections
📽️ 2024 LUX European Audience Film Award
👍 Preparations for next week's plenary session when many important votes will take place

Check out what Parliament will be working on this week: europa.eu/!nm94kH