links for 2009-11-16
November 16, 2009 1 Comment
Cultureel Woordenboek Wat is wenselijk dat een Nederlander,aan het begin van de 21e eeuw weet – of tenminste herkent – op allerlei gebied van cultuur en wetenschap? (tags: Dutch) Limburgs Museum bouwt aan beeldbank Het Limburgs Museum in Venlo begint een beeldarchief met foto's en films, die iedereen gratis via internet kan bekijken. (tags: Dutch) [...]
World Press Photo: Smile, it is an order
November 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
Images depicting the ravages of war, like shots of Palestinian protesters taking cover behind an olive tree from tear gas fired by Israeli troops, and photographs of natural catastrophes, like the devastating earthquake that killed 70,000 people in central China, are extensively represented in this year’s World Press Photo exhibition.
“It is like this magic surrealism of reality and the kind of different world we have created,” said Micaela Pereira, manager of Exhibitions Planning and Logistics at World Press Photo, before the opening of the 2009 World Press Photo exhibition held at the Centre Ceramique in Maastricht between 6 and 29 November.
Dutch taking more but shorter vacations
November 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Dutch went on vacation more often this year. But they did stay closer to home, went away for shorter periods and spent less, the Netherlands Bureau for Tourism and Congresses (NBTC) reported Friday. About 81 percent have been on holiday one or more times this year. In total, over 36 million vacations were taken, [...]
Advice: Classes with 75 pupils to cope with teacher shortage
November 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Education Council has advised Education Minister Ronald Plasterk to enlarge classes to 50 to 75 pupils. Also, pupils should help their teachers teach. The council urges “education forms whereby teaching is offered to a bigger group of pupils (around 50-75) and is provided by more than one teacher” in order to reduce the teacher [...]
3 Dec: Hearing Europe’s voice for climate change
November 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
Date: 3 December 2009 Time: 18.30 till 22.00 Location: Karl Dittrich room Bonnefantenstraat 2 (SSC) Centered around the upcoming Copenhague Climate Change Conference which takes place this December, The European Corner in cooperation with UM career services has invited three experts to answer your questions and hear your views in a lively discussion evening. Two [...]
13 Dec: Manus van Alles Festival presents The New Gospel Sensation
November 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
Sunday 13 December 2009 Manus van Alles Festival presents the 3rd edition of Black Gospel Wittenvrouwenveld: The New Gospel Sensation Christmas concert in Maastricht Time: 3 pm, free entrance Venue: Onze Lieve Vrouw van Lourdes, President Rooseveltlaan 215, Maastricht The New Gospel Sensation will give a swinging Christmas concert with big Gospel hits and famous [...]
21 Nov-20 Dec: Theatre Group Maastricht presents: Snow darkness
November 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
Press release from Theatre Group Maastricht: From the 21th of November 2009 on, Toneelgroep Maastricht will present “Sneeuwduister” (Snowdarkness) at Derlon Theatre. “Sneeuwduister” is a physical and musical theatre performance created by choreographer/ theatre director Jan van Opstal. Since this performance is almost without language, it’s an excellent chance for non-Dutch speakers to get acquainted [...]
18 Nov: Christmas/Craft Fair: International Women’s Club South Limburg
November 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
More information: International Women’s Club South Limburg
links for 2009-11-13
November 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
David Montgomery's Mecom delays merger of Dutch subsidiaries Koninklijke Wegener and Limburg Media Groep have postponed their merger because of "tax considerations". (tags: English) nrc.nl – Economie – Forensisch onderzoek naar mislukken campus Maastricht Forensisch onderzoek naar mislukken campus Maastricht (tags: English) “Why is Zwarte Piet not white?” This Saturday, Sinterklaas and his Zwarte Pieten [...]
links for 2009-11-12
November 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
Drukke start carnaval in Maastricht Het begin van het carnavalsseizoen in Maastricht is in 10 jaar tijd niet zo gezellig geweest als dit jaar. Dat zei de organisatie van het feest op het Vrijthof. Die telde 35.000 bezoekers. (tags: Dutch) Maastrichtse winkeliers naar rechter vanwege reclametax Maastrichtse winkeliers zijn via hun belangenvereniging de Raad Nederlandse [...]
links for 2009-11-11
November 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
http://www.jazzmaastricht.com/IManager/MailingWeb/1670/VyQY7Hd2Vz8v/87543/230359# November agenda Jazz Maastricht (tags: English) End of Calatrava Campus Maastricht – my Mtricht.com The supervisory board of Servatius will decide today (Wednesday 11.11 to permanently withdraw the campus Maastricht plan. An ultimate consultations Tuesday brought no solution. (tags: English) It’s beginning to look a lot like Sinterklaas… « Maastricht Minutiae If you’re an [...]
Quarter of a million east Europeans in the Netherlands
November 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
On 1 January 2009, a quarter of a million people from eastern Europe had settled in the Netherlands, nearly four times as many as during the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, twenty years ago to the day. Number of people from eastern Europe in the Netherlands on 1 January by country of origin [...]
Relatively little time needed to start a business in the Netherlands
November 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
Compared with most countries, it takes a relatively short time to start up a business in the Netherlands. How much time and how many procedures it takes to start up a business is indicative of the extent to which entrepreneurs are hampered by bureaucracy. The infographics ‘Starting a new business’ illustrates this for 20 reference [...]
I.O.U.S.A: a wake-up call
November 10, 2009 1 Comment
Patrick Creadon’s documentary I.O.U.S.A. is an attempt at alerting his fellow American citizens on the gravity of the economic situation in their country. A review by Jasmijn van der Ploeg.
links for 2009-11-10
November 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
Knowledge at work On 26 November 2009, Zuyd University will be hosting its eighth annual Kennis in Bedrijf [Knowledge at Work]. This action-packed event provides the ideal opportunity for students, staff and business associates to meet each other. To share knowledge. To network and make contacts. (tags: English) Europa steunt Limburgs Cradle to Cradle project [...]
We, the People of Europe: let’s tear down more Walls
November 10, 2009 1 Comment
Inspired by the celebrations commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Michael Wells-Greco reflects on what it means to be a citizen of the European Union today.
20 Nov: Point Blank – a visual theatre performance with paparazzi-style photographs
November 9, 2009 Leave a Comment
Point Blank – a visual theatre performance with paparazzi-style photographs Point Blank is a visual theatre performance in which the narrative is constructed by using paparazzi-style photographs of everyday situations. The 19-year-old Nada has been secretly observing people for years, taking spy-photos of them, capturing their private moments. The core of her interest is to [...]
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November 9, 2009 1 Comment
Limburg gaat leiding geven aan project Cradle to Cradle Een erkenning vanuit Europa dat Limburg voorop loopt met het werken volgens het Cradle to Cradle-principe. (tags: Dutch) Places Around Maastricht: Maastricht Train Station « Maastricht Minutiae The Maastricht train station is such an important landmark that I probably should have written about it first. (tags: [...]
14 Nov-5 December: Sinterklaas celebration
November 9, 2009 Leave a Comment
Sinterklaas is a lovely Dutch tradition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas. This coming Saturday, 14 November, Sinterklaas will arrive by boat at Stiphout at 11am. More details can be found at http://www.sinterklaasinmaastricht.nl. Upon his arrival, he will be greeted by the Mayor followed by a procession through town. Children can then meet and greet him at the Town Hall [...]
Cures for the homesickness blues
November 9, 2009 Leave a Comment
“Nobody handed me a handbook on how to deal with what happens after the excitement and novelty wears off,” writes Filipino expat Erika Rivera. “Nobody told me about the gravity of being away from home.” Erika now shares some of her strategies in “surviving homesickness”.
17-18 Nov: Maastricht Debates: Debating European money and development
November 9, 2009 Leave a Comment
Debating European money and development Venue: AINSI, Maastricht A focused program of two days combining film, debates, drinks, bites, an information market, and high level speakers. ‘Money makes the world go round….’ or so they say. But does it? And for whom? And in ways that are equal for all? In the academic year 2009-2010, [...]
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November 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
World Press Photo Exhibition 2009 « Maastricht Minutiae If you expect to be spending any time in Maastricht during the month of November, I strongly encourage you to visit the Centre Ceramique library to view the traveling World Press Photo exhibition. (tags: English)
Pecha Kucha Night Maastricht: Vojislav Miljanovic – Fork 4 Life
November 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Pecha Kucha Night is an open night for architects, interior designers, graphical designers, game designers, artists, fashion designers, inventors, creative students or anyone else with ideas the world needs to know about.
Source: Pecha Kucha Night Maastricht
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links for 2009-11-05
November 5, 2009 Leave a Comment
Aachen Expat Meetup Group – my Mtricht.com I thought maybe there might be some other folks on here from the Aachen area so I wanted to let everyone know about a new meetup group we're trying to get started, the Aachen Expat group! (tags: English) Tabloid-style TV to hit Dutch screens Dutch public broadcasting is [...]
State Secretary Albayrak increases fees for residence permit
November 5, 2009 Leave a Comment
State Secretary for Justice Albayrak increases the fees that have to be paid to obtain a residence permit in the Netherlands. This increase should lead to improved coverage of the costs incurred by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) for issuing residence permits. This was reported today by the State Secretary in a letter to [...]
Maastricht set for European Public Sector Awards
November 5, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Dutch city of Maastricht on Thursday will see the presentation of the European Public Sector Awards, with an event and conference organized by the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in the presence of several European commissioners. The night before the awards ceremony saw the presentation of a series of best practice certificates to [...]
links for 2009-11-04
November 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
Places Around Maastricht: AINSI Building On the edge of Maastricht the imposing and altogether unexpected Art Industry Nature Society Innovation (AINSI) building poses as the factory building it use to be. (tags: English)
Intercultural marriage remains a rarity
November 4, 2009 Leave a Comment
Over 90 percent of Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands who got married in 2008 did so with someone out of their own ethnic group. Less than 10 percent married a white Dutch person, according to the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS). Last year, 28,000 people of non-Dutch origin got married. Over half were [...]
links for 2009-11-03
November 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
YouTube – Présentation de Maastricht University Video presentation of Maastricht University in French Maastricht University: Shaping a sustainable future! Can we overcome the crisis through a focus on human values and ethics? Prof Dr Mariëlle Heijltjes, Associate dean School of Business and Economics and director Postgraduate Education is one of the keynote speakers during the [...]
Kumulus – a hill, a cloud? A painting, a dance!
November 3, 2009 1 Comment
Just as the cumulus cloud brings good weather, the name of the Kumulus art centre lightens up many faces in and around Maastricht. Not that it has anything to do with clouds though! Kumulus director Jan Tuinstra tells German expat Antje Ritter Woodburn what the art centre is all about.
