links for 2010-03-31
March 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
Belgium and Germany most popular destinations for emigrants
Last year, 28 thousand native Dutch left the Netherlands to settle elsewhere, i.e. 9 thousand fewer than in record year 2006. The most popular destinations were Belgium and Germany. The rate of over-50s was relatively high among emigrants to France, Portugal and Spain.
(tags: English)
Most students who move elsewhere [...]
links for 2010-03-30
March 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
Limburg niet duidelijk voor buitenland
Bedrijven en toeristen uit het buitenland hebben geen goed beeld van Limburg. Dat komt omdat de gemeenten en de provincie niet met dezelfde boodschap de grens overgaan. Soms profileert men zich met ‘Maastricht Region’, dan weer met ‘South-Limburg’ en soms simpelweg met 'Limburg'. En dat is verwarrend.
(tags: Dutch)
Meeste studenten Maastricht komen [...]
30 March: Film evening at Lumiere cinema: special discount for Crossroads readers
March 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
Lumiere cinema in Maastricht has offered to have a screening of ‘Nowhere Boy’ for the
International Women’s Club of South Limburg and Crossroads readers on Tuesday, March 30 at 19:45.
Lumiere is also offering this evening at the discount price of 6,50 Euros.
It is strongly advised to reserve your tickets online: www.lumiere.nl. Please make sure to pick [...]
Crossroads editor Sueli Brodin wins Expat of the Year Award 2010: Video report
March 28, 2010 1 Comment
The Expat Awards have been created to recognise the efforts and successes of the International and Expat community in the Netherlands. On Tuesday, March 23 the awards were presented during the official awards ceremony at Nyenrode Business University, hosted by Paul Brown.
Also see:
Photo-reportage and testimonial by Crossroads editor Sueli Brodin
Article (in Dutch) in Dagblad [...]
Maastricht Debates: Studying in the EU – A question of wealth?
March 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
On March 2, 2010, Maastricht Debates discussed the controversial question whether higher education in Europe depends on one’s social background, or on one’s bank account.
Maastricht Debates is a platform for debate and networking for and by Maastricht actors on issues of international cooperation, European relations, and globalisation.
More information: Maastricht Debates
links for 2010-03-27
March 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Expat of the Year Award 2010
“Listen Sueli,” Lorraine Witteveen told me on the phone earlier this year, “the city of Maastricht and the Maastricht Region Branding Foundation want to nominate you for the title “Expat of the Year” and I say ‘Let’s go for it!’”
(tags: English)
Pecha Kucha Night Maastricht
March 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Pecha Kucha Night is an open night for architects, interior designers, graphic designers, game designers, artists, fashion designers, inventors, creative students or anyone else with ideas the world needs to know about.
The next Pecha Kucha Night will take place on May 20, 2010.
Would you like to present your idea on the Pecha Kucha stage? Please visit: Pecha Kucha Maastricht
3 April (opening)-9 May: Son of a Kitsch!
March 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Son of a Kitsch!
B32 ARTSPICE, Bourgognestraat 32
Opening on Saturday 3rd April, 19:00 h
Visiting schedule:
Fridays 17:00-20:00h
Sundays 14:00-17:00h
And by appointment at 06 25 52 46 33
(except the weekend of 23rd – 25th April)
Kitsch might be a lie, giving us the false impression. It also can be a failed attempt of being serious or extraordinarily theatrical. [...]
links for 2010-03-26
March 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Turning off the Dutch-reply-to-foreigner-in-English
You speak Dutch. They reply in English. What can you do? Marianne Orchard has some ideas.
(tags: English)
Sueli Brodin Elected Expat of the Year 2010
On 23 March, the Expat of the Year 2010 in the Netherlands election was held. This first edition of the Expat Awards election was a joint initiative by [...]
links for 2010-03-25
March 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
AFP: Foreign universities eye Indian opening
Krista Knopper, India adviser for the Netherlands' Maastricht University, said the proposed legislation promised a revolution for Indian students. "Maastricht will definitely follow developments around the foreign education bill in India and could be interested in starting a campus," she told AFP.
(tags: English)
Expat of the year - Sueli Brodin is [...]
links for 2010-03-24
March 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
Announcing the winners of the Expat of the Year Awards 2010
Expat Sueli Brodin and organisations Optiver and Access are the winners of the new Expat of the Year Awards, created to recognise the efforts and successes of the international and expat community in the Netherlands.
(tags: English)
Sueli Brodin is de eerste Expat van het Jaar | [...]
Crossroads editor Sueli Brodin national expatriate of the Year!
March 24, 2010 4 Comments
Sueli Brodin, a resident of the Maastricht Region, born in Brazil, who lived in Pakistan, Japan and France today was elected ‘Expat of the Year’. The award was presented during the official awards ceremony at Nyenrode Business University by expat organisation Expatica. Sueli Brodin also won the award because of her work for Crossroads, an [...]
29 March: Climate Change After The Copenhagen Summit: Can the EU Do More?
March 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
HOT TOPICS
DEBATING TODAY’S EUROPE
Presents
MONDAY, 29 March 2010, 18:00-19:30
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Turnzaal, Grote Gracht 90-92
Climate Change After The Copenhagen Summit: Can the EU Do More?
Guest speaker:
Gunnar Steck
E.ON Energy Trading, Dusseldorf
Closing Remarks:
Prof. Dr. Marjan Peeters, Professor of Environmental Policy and Law, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University
Admission Free—No registration required
Organisers:
Dr. Michael GEARY and Dr. Carine GERMOND, [...]
links for 2010-03-23
March 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
Zachte G krijgt in Berlijn Demography-Prize
Maja Rocak en Maurice Hermans, onderzoekers van Hogeschool Zuyd, hebben in Berlijn de Sonderpreis van de 2nd Demography-Prize in ontvangst genomen. Deze internationale prijsvraag was gericht op onderzoekers tot en met 35 jaar oud, met als thema krimpregio’s. Rocak en Hermans hebben de prijs gewonnen met het initiatief Zachte G.
(tags: [...]
links for 2010-03-22
March 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Dutch royals make their YouTube debut
With the launch of their own YouTube channel, the Dutch royal family are taking control of what their subjects see of them on the internet. The films will be posted by the RVD, the office responsible for the royals' official PR.
(tags: English)
Tefaf fair heist lands thieves $1.3m haul
A RING and [...]
16 April: Maastricht University India Institute seminar: India, Growth Strategy, Outsourcing, Innovation in IT services, IT trends
March 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
In the “distinguished guest speaker series”, the Maastricht University India Institute (MUII) organizes a seminar on Friday April 16th:
Mr. Hemakiran Gupta, Europe Head for TCS Financial Services - Capital Markets and Country Manager for Belgium, TATA Consultancy Services Belgium N.V./S.A
Speaks on
Tata Consultancy Services’ strategy for international growth: Its achievements in IT Services
When?: Friday April [...]
New English-speaking church in Maastricht: Damascus Road International Church
March 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Announcement from Damascus Road International Church:
Damascus Road International Church is a new English-speaking church in Maastricht that is a place to connect with others from many nations and backgrounds as we experience the life that God has planned for each of us. Whether you are already a follower of Jesus or are looking for [...]
22-28 March: Events this week
March 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
MONDAY, 22 MARCH @ 11:30
On Monday at 11.30 hrs the tower will be crane up and replaced on the OnzeLieveVrouwe kerk.
MONDAY, 22 MARCH @ 19:30
On Monday evening in St Gerlach church is a performance by the Romanian State Philharmonia of parts of the Matthew Passion. Starts at 19.30 hrs, entrance free. For further [...]
16-23 April: Exhibition and lecture in Kumulus Art Centre
March 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Kumulus Art Centre invites students and visitors to join for the annual end of year exhibition and lecture.
On Friday the 16th of April, Kumulus’ director Jan Tuinstra will open the exhibition around this year’s topic ‘Family’.
Just as each year, Ko van Dun, lecturer for art history, will enlighten visitors with varied views on the [...]
links for 2010-03-19
March 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Traffic survey
Maastricht University is taking part in a traffic survey among people who travel to and from Maastricht, set up by ‘Maastricht Bereikbaar’ (Maastricht Accessible), a joint initiative of various public authorities.
(tags: English)
Made in Europe
See: www.madeineuropefilmfestival.eu
Don’t be afraid, choose adventure. This could be the slogan of the Made in Europe film festival, which will take [...]
6 April: BBC Awards Finalists’ Master Class
March 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Leading Dutch news presenter Sacha de Boer will share her tips and tricks for effective public speaking with ten young and talented students who have made it to the finals of this year’s BBC Public Speaking Awards.
The BBC Awards Finalists’ Master Class, which will take place on Tuesday 6th April 2010 ahead of the National [...]
links for 2010-03-18
March 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
UK students head overseas in search of cheaper fees and academic excellence
Maastricht University in the Netherlands, which teaches in English, had 43 British students last year. There are 57 applying for September.
(tags: English)
Art.view: Going Dutch | The Economist
RECESSIONS affect art fairs in different ways. The most obvious is when buyers stay away, especially if a [...]
links for 2010-03-17
March 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
Art Sales: the European Fine Art and Antiques Fair in Maastricht - Telegraph
The sale of a painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder for almost £5 million suggests that the market is improving.
(tags: English)
Buitenlandse student mist aansluiting
Buitenlandse studenten die in Nederland een opleiding volgen, zijn niet zo enthousiast over hun sociale leven in dit land. Dat [...]
More than one tenth of the Netherlands covered by woods
March 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
More than 10 percent of the Dutch land area ((3,447 km²) is occupied by woods. This corresponds to the total land area of the province of Friesland. The area of woodland per capita is 211 m².
More woods
In the period 1996-2006, the wooded area in the Netherlands increased by 210 km². In [...]
links for 2010-03-16
March 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
LinkedIn introduces ‘Maastricht Area’ next to ‘Eindhoven Area’
Since today, on LinkedIn, inhabitants from the Maastricht Region are no longer automatically regionally registered in their profiles under ‘Eindhoven Area’. Now, their profiles display ‘Maastricht Area.’ Achieving this took over half a year of lobbying from the Maastricht Region Branding Foundation.
(tags: English)
Infants can learn a second language [...]
links for 2010-03-15
March 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Fair Swamped by Second Raters - NYTimes.com
Dinosaurs, scientists used to say, died out because they could not find enough grass to feed their vast bodies. Don’t talk about the vanished monsters to experienced dealers taking part in the 23rd European Fine Art Fair.
(tags: English)
Finding Gems at the Fine Art Fair in Maastricht - NYTimes.com
Maastricht Treasure [...]
Maastricht Debates: Studying in the EU – A question of wealth?
March 14, 2010 1 Comment
Do tuition fees lead to the so-called ‘commodification’ of higher education? Is it fair that they should be higher for non-EU students? These questions were central to the debate held by Maastricht Debates on March 2, 2010, on the topic of studying in the EU and more specifically on the impact of tuition fees in access to university. A review by Romana Michelon.
links for 2010-03-12
March 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
Formele aftrap Servicecentrum Leven Lang Leren Limburg
Op 4 maart vond de officiële kick-off bijeenkomst plaats van het project Servicecentrum Leven Lang Leren Limburg. Het servicecentrum is een samenwerkingsproject van Arcus College, Hogeschool Zuyd (penvoerder), Leeuwenborgh Opleidingen en Open Universiteit Nederland. Het biedt advies en ondersteuning aan bedrijven en instellingen in de regio die hun medewerkers [...]
links for 2010-03-11
March 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
Gemeente Maastricht: Tefaf Maastricht 2010
De 23e editie van de internationale kunst- en antiekbeurs Tefaf (The European Fine Art Fair) Maastricht opent haar deuren op 12 maart in het MECC in Maastricht.
(tags: Dutch)
links for 2010-03-07
March 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Speech given by Carol Herman on the occasion of the 25 Anniversary Party of the The International Women’s Club South Limburg
"We have prevented by default many a resignation from an international employee whose partner has found herself isolated and unhappy and sees returning to the country of origin as the only way out."
(tags: English)
