Faces of Maastricht – Street fashion
January 31, 2010 1 Comment
How do people dress in Maastricht? A photo-reportage by Catalina Goanta.
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January 29, 2010 1 Comment
Green energy
It happened several times last week at the monthly social meeting of the International Women’s Club of South Limburg (IWC) and this morning again. In fact not a week goes by without someone - colleagues, people at my children’s school, neighbours - commenting on my “radiant” appearance: “You're positively glowing, Sueli!”
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TEFAF, the world’s [...]
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January 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
Liege: Girl rescued from collapsed building
A 13-year-old girl has been rescued from the rubble of the block of flats that collapsed following a gas explosion in the centre of Liège on Wednesday morning. Some twenty people have been taken to hospitals in the area.
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Point of View: Traveling abroad bursts Baylor Bubble
Religion has a different [...]
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January 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Foreign universities compete to attract Saudi students
Ali S. Al-Attiyah, deputy minister of higher education and chairman of the organizing committee, also spoke along with Jo Ritzen, president of Maastricht University in the Netherlands, who spoke on behalf of the participating universities.
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DutchNews.nl - Maastricht hospital scraps postcode check
Maastricht University's teaching hospital (AZM) has scrapped its [...]
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January 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Vodafone opent vernieuwd kantoor in Maastricht
Vodafone opent op 5 februari het vernieuwde kantoor in Maastricht. Er werken ongeveer 1.700 medewerkers, onder meer van Technology en klantcontact. Het hele kantoor is voorzien van flexibele werkplekken en ontmoetingsruimtes voor het personeel. Duurzaamheid en een cradle-to-cradle benadering hebben de materiaalkeuze en inrichting beïnvloed.
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Maastricht University: MUNDO wins EU-tender [...]
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January 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
Justice for latent Dutch
Thousands of people born to Dutch mothers and foreign fathers will soon be allowed to become Dutch citizens. A majority in parliament supports a change in the law making this possible.
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Minister questions hospital postcode policy
Health minister Ab Klink has asked Maastricht University's teaching hospital (AZM) to explain why some patients are [...]
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January 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
Morgen kan je eerste dag zijn
Het lijkt alweer een eeuwigheid geleden dat we met PechaKucha Maastricht op de planken stonden. Toch is het nog maar drie maanden geleden. Op zaterdag 20 februari is het weer zo ver. Met Pierre Buijs, Jean-Paul Toonen en (hoera!) nieuwkomers Sueli Brodin en Nathalie Dirks brengen we meteen na carnaval [...]
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January 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
1-7 February: Maastricht aan tafel
Gastronomisch Maastricht neemt met Maastricht aan Tafel het voortouw om Extraordinary Ones prominent op de (inter)nationale kaart te zetten bij zowel de horeca als de consument.
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January 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Telephone stress
My Dutch husband has a funny way of pronouncing the number “7” when he speaks on the phone. He says “zeuven” instead of “zeven”.
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Maastricht University: Nieuw Maastricht University magazine
Een nieuw UM tijdschrift, het Engelstalige Maastricht University magazine houdt externe relaties en alumni op de hoogte van de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen op het gebied van [...]
Internship vacancy at ECDPM
January 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
The European Centre for Development Policy Management in Maastricht has an opening for an internship position:
Duration: 3 months, three days a week
Start date: preferably first week of February
Compensation: see ECDPM’s policy for interns
Overall
ECDPM is preparing for a possible major reform of its internal ICT and knowledge management infrastructure, expected start date is January 2011. As [...]
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January 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
21 January: A personal and philosophical Reflection on the Holocaust: Is our society 'Holocaustproof'?
AIMS invites you to an interesting lecture and debate in remembrance of the Holocaust on the 21st of January in the Selexyz Dominicanen.
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Vrijeschool: hearts, hands, brains
January 21, 2010 1 Comment
Maastricht’s Bonnefanten College, sector Bernard Lievegoed is one of 90 schools in the Netherlands that follow the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum and the teaching principles enunciated by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner. A meeting with director Janny de Vries.
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January 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
What's That Green Bin For?
Every Thursday evening, my husband and I put out a bag of trash and our little green bin. The trash I could care less about; expect perhaps a desire to decrease it further. But the green bins dotting the sidewalk makes Maastricht the most environmentally proactive city I’ve ever lived [...]
20 February and 20 May: next editions of Pecha Kucha Maastricht
January 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
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When does it become home?
January 19, 2010 3 Comments
When the time came for Catalina Goanta to return to Bucharest, Romania, after gaining her Masters in Law at Maastricht University, she realised that she actually didn’t want to leave Maastricht.
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January 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Erfgoedmuseum in oprichting
Het Thermenmuseum, Kasteel Hoensbroek en het Nederlands Mijnmuseum worden omgevormd tot een regionaal erfgoed museum, dat intensief gaat samenwerken met Schunck Glaspaleis.
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January 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Dutch children are again the happiest
Dutch children have the best lives of all children living in industrialised countries, according to new research by Unicef Germany, quoted by news agency ANP.
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Prof. Peter de Gijsel appointed to the position of Dean of MSM and the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance
January 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Maastricht School of Management (MSM) and the University of Maastricht are going to explore the opportunities for far-reaching collaboration to strengthen international education both in and coming out of Maastricht.
To this end, Prof. P.P. (Peter) de Gijsel was appointed dean of both MSM and the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance at the University of [...]
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January 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
'Lost' Dutch nationals can claim passport
Thousands of people born to a Dutch mother and foreign father before 1985 will now be able to claim Dutch nationality, under new rules backed by parliament on Thursday.
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Jan Mans is Maastricht's acting mayor
Former Enschede mayor Jan Mans has been appointed acting mayor of Maastricht, following Gerd Leers' resignation [...]
6 March: 2nd International Charity Gala, Lions Club Maastricht Mondial
January 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
LIONS Club Maastricht Mondial
host the
2nd International Charity Gala on
Saturday March 6th 2010
at the splendid
LA BONBONNIÈRE
Maastricht
We proudly invite you to join the 2nd Annual Charity Gala and use this excellent opportunity to combine business and pleasure with the gift of giving.
In the beautiful theatre, enjoy historical and romantic surroundings, in excellent and convivial company, share the [...]
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January 14, 2010 Leave a Comment
Maastricht mayor quits over holiday home
Maastricht's mayor Gerd Leers resigned on Wednesday night after losing city council support because of the Bulgarian holiday home affair.
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January 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
Head to Foot Adventures on Foot: Head to Foots Top Ten for Maastricht
Maastricht got into my system sometime around the end of 2006.
Work took me there, I had to create a teambuilding challenge around the city for a Dutch based company, who make sat nav systems. The brief was to get them out of the [...]
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January 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
Maastricht University: Prizes for UM in EU simulation game
A delegation of third year European Studies students from Maastricht University has been victorious at EUROSIM, the world's oldest and largest European Union simulation game, which was held this year in Antwerp from 6-9 January.
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Maastricht aan Tafel 2010
Van 1 tot en met 7 februari 2010 zetten [...]
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January 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
Heerlen trekt ton uit voor Maastricht Culturele Hoofdstad 2018
De gemeenteraad van Heerlen heeft een bedrag van 92.000 euro uitgetrokken voor de Maastricht Culturele Hoofdstad 2018.
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January 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
Hoe Maastricht culturele hoofdstad 2018 wordt
En hop… daar gaat Maastricht, uit de startblokken richting Culturele Eindstreep op de 2.018 meter.
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January 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Language in limbo
I was idly chatting in French with my daughter Naomi after her judo lesson when another little girl asked: “What language are you speaking?” This is a question I’m often asked, especially by children.
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Stroopwafels: breakfast is now a cookie
Ah, Stroopwafels. The Dutch snack that until now I’ve always had to beg Dan [...]
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January 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
Drink and drugs: The dark side of expat assignments
Substance abuse by expats and their dependents contributes to assignment failure. However, convincing people to seek help, given the strong denial or secrecy surrounding these problems, can be a challenge.
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CBS - 431 Dutch municipalities in 2010
On 1 January 2010, the Netherlands comprised 431 municipalities, i.e. 10 [...]
20 Dec-13 Feb: Objects & Spaces - Maurice Mentjens exhibition Centre Céramique
January 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
Objects & Spaces - December 20th until February 13th 2010
Maurice Mentjens:
Maurice Mentjens’ design for the meeting and reception room at the DSM head office won the Dutch Design Award 2007 in the category interior design.
More information: see website
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January 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
Plan to curb cannabis sales to foreigners delayed indefinitely
A plan to transform cannabis-vending coffee shops near the Belgian border into private clubs from January 1 has been postponed indefinitely for further study, a Dutch official said yesterday.
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Gemeente Maastricht: Burgemeester Leers spreekt burgers in het nieuwe jaar toe
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City Film Maastricht
January 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
Maastricht has a lively street scène, students, shoppers, crowded outdoor café’s and many restaurants provide an almost Burgundian atmosphere. The Vrijthof and the Onze-lieve-vrouweplein are amongst the favorite places to visit and despite being the capital of the province of Limburg its shares very little in common with the rest of the country.
Source: City Film
