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Associate Professor in System and Network Security at Maastricht University
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#AcademicSky #networksecurity #maastrichtuniversity
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🟡 A while back, I created the visual identity for CircBioCare, an international research consortium to find circulating biomarkers for early osteoarthritis care. Better diagnosis means better care and quality of life for patients.
#brandidentity #research #osteoarthritis #maastrichtuniversity
“I was a bit of a wild one as a child. I still am, but I’ve got it under control now.” Manon Duchateau in 'Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire'.
#Portrait #Interview #Borgharen #Optimism #MUO #MaastrichtUniversity
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The whole story surrounding the integration between Maastricht University and the hospital is finally out in the open. The plans are unique in the Netherlands, but they are not without risks.
#Integration #MaastrichtUniversity #MUMC+
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Half a century of learning, growing and pioneering together! 🌟
@maastrichtu.bsky.social
#um50 #happy50th #maastrichtuniversity #fasosmaastricht
Carnival society De Tempeleers celebrates 50 years of Maastricht University. Its 'Prinseorde' medal features a portrait of UM co-founder Sjeng Tans.
#carnival #mestreech #maastricht #detempeleers #sjengtans #um50 #maastrichtuniversity
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In Memoriam - The man who introduced “a measure of strategic thinking” at UM: former President of the Executive Board of Maastricht University Loek Vredevoogd passed away on 28 December 2025.
#LoekVredevoogd #InMemoriam #MaastrichtUniversity
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“What if I don’t solve that Killer Sudoku in that half hour?” Chuckling: “That doesn’t happen.” Harm Askes in 'Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire'.
#Sudoku #Portrait #MaastrichtUniversity #FacultyOfScienceAndEngineering
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“Wat als ik die Killer Sudoku niet oplos in dat half uur?” Gniffelt: “Dat gebeurt niet.” Harm Askes in 'Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder'.
#Sudoku #Portret #MaastrichtUniversity #FacultyOfScienceAndEngineering
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Discover exciting opportunities at the most international #university in the Netherlands. #MaastrichtUniversity (UM) stands out with cutting-edge #research, innovative #education and a supportive work culture that puts your well-being first.
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There will be no New Year’s reception at the Centre Céramique on the first Monday in January. That also means there will be no presentation of the annual UM employee prizes.
#NewYearsReception #DiesNatalis #UM50 #MaastrichtUniversity
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with three projects awarded to #MaastrichtUniversity
With Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner, these students reflect on the highs and lows of 2025. “There were times I felt very lonely.”
#Christmas #NewYear #Highs #Lows #Reflection #MaastrichtUniversity #Studentlife
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A pro-Palestinian protest march by around twenty student activists took an unexpected turn on Friday afternoon with a brief occupation of a room at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
#Israel #Gaza #MaastrichtUniversity #Protest
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The Maastricht University Office is set for an overhaul. It is not a reorganisation and no one will be made redundant, stresses secretary to the Executive Board Nieke Guillory.
#MUO #MaastrichtUniversity #Overhaul
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Maastricht University is officially bilingual. All staff should be able to get by in both Dutch and English, but after seven years, the language policy is still far from fully implemented.
#Bilingual #Dutch #English #MaastrichtUniversity #LanguagePolicy
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"Eerste optreden ooit? Dat moet een dansoptreden zijn geweest, ik dans al vanaf de dag dat ik kon lopen." Eerstejaars psychologie Maja Henigman in 'Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder'.
#Dansen #Optreden #FPN #Maastricht #MaastrichtUniversity
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“Saying goodbye was a huge sacrifice”: by giving up the advanced 9.4T, the neuroscientists of the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience hope to secure the replacement of the other two scanners.
#Neuroscience #Scanners #MaastrichtUniversity
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Get to know our bachelor’s programmes from home 👀
Missed our Bachelor’s Open Day? No worries — explore our programmes online! 🎓 Watch our interactive videos to see what studying at Maastricht University is really like.
Start exploring today 👉 edu.nl/f8awa
#Bachelors #MaastrichtUniversity
When Maastricht University starts the bachelor’s program Urban Sustainability Studies in Heerlen next year, it will most likely be located in the so-called Promenade I area.
#MaastrichtUniversity #Heerlen #Sustainability #UrbanSustainabilityStudies
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Maastricht University is planning a revamp of INKOM. From 2027, the introduction week for first-year students will be combined with faculty-specific introduction programmes, which usually take place in the final week of August.
#INKOM #MaastrichtUniversity
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Digital Humanities Benelux 2026, Maastricht, 02-06 June -- still from the promotional animation
Just a reminder that #dhbenelux26 takes place at #MaastrichtUniversity next summer! Visit our website & read our call for papers here: https://2026.dhbenelux.org/ Our main theme will be #storytelling --- so we welcome papers, workshops or demonstrations by […]
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My colleague Brigitte is #hiring two PhD candidates in migration studies. The research focus should be on women from Italy and Turkey. Read more here and apply:
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Cyber-criminals never rest, so UM launches a cyber-resilience campaign for staff members. "The user is the weakest link."
#Cybercrime #Cybersecurity #MaastrichtUniversity #CEOfraud
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50 years of UM - Using adverts, radio spots and TV commercials to woo students? Beneath our dignity, thought Dutch universities well into the 20th century. But by the mid-1980s, Maastricht had no choice but to reconsider.
#UM50 #MaastrichtUniversity
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Join the online conference Rethinking Compliance, Governance & Legal Design (17–18 Dec 2025). Explore how AI is reshaping taxation, governance & the rule of law.
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#MaastrichtUniversity #AI #TaxLaw #LawAndTech
Students are overwhelmed by messages: there's too much noise, with too little use. UM seeks to improve the student communication, appointing coordinators to bring order to the chaos.
#Communication #Students #MaastrichtUniversity
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UM turns 50 - The Times They Are (Not) A-changin'
A runaway bus losing passengers along the way: 2009 saw the chaotic launch of the new student management system MUSL.
#UM50 #TheTimesTheyAreNotAchangin #MUSL #Chaos #MaastrichtUniversity
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“Getting a haircut in Liège” and minding your step on the cobblestones: a legal walk through Maastricht with @jan-smits.bsky.social, professor of Private Law and dean of @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social.
#Maastricht #Walk #LawFaculty #MaastrichtUniversity
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