Photo exhibition: Rural life in Tanzania

German native Nadia Hagen will on January 6, 2011 open a photo exhibition in Maastricht about rural life in Tanzania. Her work covers many different aspects of rural life: religion, daily life, role of the women, children, education etc. Free entrance.

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Crossroads is taking a short winter holiday break

Dear readers, contributors and friends, Crossroads is taking a short winter holiday break from 24 December 2010 until 3 January 2011. We thank you for your continuous support and encouragements over the past year and wish you all – also on behalf of the European Journalism Centre – a very happy and rewarding New Year [...]

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PechaKucha Night Maastricht: When rules are made to be broken

At PechaKucha Night Maastricht, one thing is obvious: the appeal of the fixed 20 x 20 presentation format (20 slides x 20 seconds per slide) seems to lie precisely in the fact that it provokes candidate speakers into devising creative ways to experiment and play with it. A review by Sueli Brodin.

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Maastricht University introduces a new architecture programme

The Maastricht University will be introducing a new architecture programme in 2011: the postgraduate European Master in Architecture (EMA). It will be a two-year programme in English for professionals who want to broaden, enhance and refresh their knowledge in the field of architecture. This initiative allows the university to cater for the greater complexity of [...]

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Internationals get together in Maastricht

On Thursday December 16th 2010 the International Service Desk of the Maastricht Region, Brainport Development NV and the Maastricht University Knowledge Centre for International Staff organised a very much appreciated get together for the international community.

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Officially a Limburger

Crossroads editor Sueli Brodin has a new business card that simply reads: Limburger.

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18 Dec-13 Feb: Wiel Arets Architects: STILLS at *Schunck Heerlen

Friday 17 December / 20:00 hrs / Free entrance  After a word of welcome from director Stijn Huijts, Marc Dubois, associate professor Departement Architecture Sint Lucas Gent & Brussel will give a personal view of Wiel Arets Architects, after which alderman Lex Smeets will perform the opening ceremony. At 21:00 hrs, journalist George Vogelaar will be in [...]

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Christmas gift shopping… in a cave!

For Italian expat Claudia Costa, there are many more aspects about the Christmas market in Valkenburg that make it special, apart from the fact that it is located in the town’s underground caves.

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14 Dec: Cities in Africa, with Maastricht Debates

TODAY: CITIES IN AFRICA Tuesday December 14: 19.30 – 21.30 PM In: TURNZAAL, Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts & Culture, GROTE GRACHT 90-92 FREE ENTRANCE Stories from African cities focus on overpopulation, ugliness, pollution, poverty, violence, chaotic traffic, noise, slums, filth. Despite the unevenness of these stereotypes it is also true and obvious that there is [...]

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Job vacancy for an Information Assistant at ECDPM

The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) in Maastricht (in the South of the Netherlands) is looking for an entrepreneurial professional for a full-time position to work in the Knowledge Management and Communication team on the Weekly Compass and Talking Points preferably at their branch office in Brussels, Belgium. The successful candidate should have [...]

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10 Dec: Theatre performance in English at Huis van Bourgondië: Without gravity carries one nothing

For two years Huis van Bourgondië offers English speaking people, better known as our famous expats, the opportunity to go to international theatre in the city where they are living. Every month we select a very unique performance, every time the subject and setting is completely different. I can truly tell you it’s really worth [...]

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Vacancy: Content Editor (Native Spanish)

Vacanc: Content Editor (Native Spanish) The Selfservice Company is looking for native speakers Spanish for a part time job. Who are we looking for? You are exceptionally gifted in languages and have a good eye for detail. You are a native speaker Spanish. Your higher level education enables you to think flexibly and work proactively. [...]

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14 December: Maastricht Debates: Cities in Africa

Cities in Africa Who takes care of basic public goods in order to be the city life tolerable and safe? With David Booth, Director Africa Power and Politics Programme, Overseas Development Institute In order for city life to be tolerable and safe, especially for the urban poor, a number of regulation and service activities need [...]

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20 December: Pecha Kucha Night Maastricht: Education Special

Pecha Kucha Night Maastricht 20 December: Education Special: School kills Creativity You might have seen the convincing and very funny Sir Professor Ken Robinson (at TED 2006 and TED 2010). Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He proposes a radical rethink of our school system. He argues that we should stimulate creativity instead [...]

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29 Jan: Giving birth in the Netherlands conference in Amsterdam

Press Release: ‘GIVING BIRTH IN THE NETHERLANDS’ CONFERENCE: DUTCH MATERNITY SYSTEM AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO INFORMED CHOICES | SATURDAY 29 JANUARY 2011 | HOTEL CASA 400 AMSTERDAM The media continues lashing out at home births after a study claims The Netherlands to have almost the highest infant mortality rate. The country is divided between home [...]

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Life in-between: an expat in North Limburg

Two years ago, Claudia Costa exchanged her Italian home town of Milan for a small village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and now commutes to work every day in North Limburg. “Although both Venlo and Roermond boast many nice restaurants and cafés, what is definitely missing is a greater offer of cultural activities and events aimed at expatriates, similar to those which liven up the provincial capital of Maastricht,” she says.

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American author presents bilingual children’s book in Maastricht

Book presentation of “The Adventures of Yin & Yang: Snoepje and the Pizza Box” on Sunday, November 21st at Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht, by American author Susan Hermse Schaefer and Dutch Minister of Immigration and former mayor of Maastricht Gerd Leers.

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My first expat Thanksgiving: A how-to in holiday meals abroad from an American in Aachen

“Heard the one about the four Germans, three Americans, two Mexicans, a Frenchman and a Colombian? Then you haven’t heard about my Thanksgiving celebration this year,” writes Luisa Maria Badaracco, a US expat living in Aachen.

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19 Dec: Traditional Christmas Carol Service in Maastricht

The International Churches in Maastricht (Sint Janskerk (De Protestantse Gemeente Maas-Heuvelland) and The Anglican Chaplaincy at Brunssum) will on December 19 hold a combined Traditional Christmas Carol service in Maastricht. Location: St. Jan’s Kerk, the Vrijthof, Maastricht Time: 5 pm It will be a service of worship with scripture readings and carols. All ages welcome!

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