My life as a Registrar of Marriages in Maastricht
November 17, 2010 4 Comments
For Charlotte Veugen, there is no job more interesting – and more gratifying! – than that of Registrar of Marriages in Maastricht.
South Limburg by bike
November 9, 2010 1 Comment
You don’t have to be an über-athlete to explore the hills of South Limburg by bike. Erin Wille shares a few unique options for riding in the region.
X Magazine for Xpats
October 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
X is a new guide for expats living in the Southeast Netherlands. A review by Crossroads editor Sueli Brodin.
Can we like contemporary art?
October 28, 2010 1 Comment
“Can we still like contemporary art? And what is Conceptual Art? What’s the difference between modern and contemporary art?” These were the tag lines used by Studium Generale to entice potential attendees to their most recent lecture series, entitled, “An introduction to Contemporary Art”. A review by British student Dani Older.
Learning Dutch in terra incognita
October 20, 2010 4 Comments
Sarina Legge moved to the Netherlands three months ago from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and shares her story of her first week at Arcus College in Heerlen learning the Dutch language.
Maastricht Debates: Who owns the city?
October 17, 2010 3 Comments
Organised in the frame of the city’s international week, and held on this occasion in the entrance lobby of City Hall, the Maastricht Debates team provided Who owns the city?, the first in a series of events on ‘urban development in a globalised world’. A review by Clare Canning.
Fashioning history: The Lace Museum in Horst
October 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
Swoosh, clatter, bang, whir! Antique lace machines rumble away inside the Museum de Kantfabriek – the lace museum – in the village of Horst in north Limburg. A report by Marisol Trowbridge.
How to write about your life abroad
October 5, 2010 2 Comments
Expat, author and writers’ mentor, Jo Parfitt, tells you how.
Pecha Kucha Night Maastricht: An absolute delight
September 24, 2010 1 Comment
Monday evening in Maastricht saw the innovative AINSI play host to the dramatic return of the Pecha Kucha Night. Based on one simple premise, a series of presentations of 20 slides shown only for 20 seconds each, the approach allows entrepreneurs and creatives alike to exhibit their thoughts, passions and oddities in a way which both excites, shocks, and often, amuses. A review by Clare Canning.
Reaching out
September 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
The month of September marks the opening of the new social and cultural season in Maastricht, and sees the arrival of many newcomers from abroad. Crossroads editor Sueli Brodin shares some tips about English-language activities and resources which can be of interest to the international community in the Maastricht region.
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics LipDub 2010
September 18, 2010 1 Comment
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics LipDub 2010
Video portrait: Mitchy and Robert practise Aikido in Maastricht
September 14, 2010 2 Comments
In this video portrait, Mitchy Ogata (Japan) and Robert Norris (UK/Italy) explain what attracted them and made them choose to settle down in the Maastricht region. They both practise the martial art of Aikido.
Summer in Maastricht
September 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Views of Maastricht, summer 2010
Video clip by Gaston Rings
Preuvenemint: Food, Fashion and Charity
September 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
With its large array of reputable restaurants, including two Michelin listed restaurants and its a unique chique style, it is no surprise that Maastricht could pull off an event like the Preuvenemint. A photo-reportage by Faten Aggad.
How international is Maastricht?
July 30, 2010 2 Comments
A city of many borders and languages, Maastricht lies at the heart of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, an area covering three major languages (French, Dutch, German), a number of distinct dialects and an overall population of nearly four million people. The capital of Limburg prides itself on being ‘international’, and justly so. But what does all this add up to? How ‘international’ is Maastricht? Robert Norris investigates.
Back in time – Dutch advertising in the 1970s
July 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
It is a real nostalgia trip that visitors to the new exhibition about advertising in the 1970s in the Netherlands are being offered at Centre Céramique in Maastricht. The collection of some 50 advertising posters, TV commercials, media campaigns and propaganda leaflets now on display is predominantly a visual experience. A review by Veroninka Krupova.
Death of a canal: A short history of the former canal between Liège and Maastricht
July 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
The death knell sounded for the former canal between Liège and Maastricht when the Dutch Juliana Canal and the Belgian Albert Canal, which were respectively completed in 1935 and 1940, made it become redundant. A short chronicle of the dismantling of the canal by Rob Kamps.
Social Media Day in Maastricht
July 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
Organised by the European Journalism Centre (EJC), the aim of the event was to invite Maastricht residents to talk about the impact of social media in their lives and the significance of social media for a city like Maastricht, especially in the light of Maastricht’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2018. A report by Eszter Pakozdi.
Street Views: What are your plans for the summer?
July 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
How are people in Maastricht going to spend their summer? Crossroads writer Sina Spohr investigates.
The Bbox in Maastricht – A first step into the future of business
July 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Bbox in Maastricht is a new meeting room concept based on the mobilisation of creativity. A report by Mario Defauwes.
Entrepreneurial learning opportunities this summer in Maastricht
June 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Maastricht Centre for Entrepreneurship (MC4E) at Maastricht University is this summer providing all aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to participate in two separate summer schools on commercial and social entrepreneurship. A report by Borut Vovsek, including an interview with Wynand Bodewes, coordinator of the two MC4E’s summer schools and senior lecturer on entrepreneurship at Maastricht University.
CouchSurfing: An unusual travel trend
June 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
It might sound like a new kind of sport, but CouchSurfing is actually a global online network of travellers who have offered or are seeking couches (or beds, a floor or whatever space is available) on which to sleep. This service includes everything from sleeping place to sharing shower and kitchen to guide assistance. And everything for free. A report by Veronika Krupova.
Fashionclash Maastricht 2010
June 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Video clip by Daniel van Hauten
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An introduction to Maastricht
June 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Production: Emma Brewin and Ivan Picart, European Journalism Centre
Initiating Maastricht’s transition
June 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
After several months of shoveling, digging and planting, the members of the Transition Town Maastricht team were finally able to present the result of their hard labour: the metamorphosis of an abandoned cemented space into a colourful, lively Eden. A report by Sofia Tussis
International Women’s Club of South Limburg
June 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Dutch evening at the International Women’s Club South Limburg
The International Women’s Club of South Limburg brings together women of all nationalities living in the Maastricht region, promoting friendship, sharing mutual interests and extending support and information to newcomers.
Eindhoven’s Van Abbemuseum re-thinks the past, introduces the future
May 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
In its new exhibition Play van Abbe, Part Two: Time machines the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven questions the identity and the function of the museum of contemporary art. A review by Irena Boric.
From whom the suds flow
May 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
Canadian expat Patrick Granton meets “the nicest man in Maastricht” and finds out why this region is “the best in the world for making beer.”
Sidi el Karchi/ Bas de Wit: Collective mysteries and personal snapshots at the Bonnefanten Museum
May 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht until the 27th June presents the double solo exhibition of the young artists Sidi el Karchi and Bas de Wit. A review by Kristina Dittel.
Development cooperation in Africa – passing the torch?
May 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
The final edition of Maastricht Debates for the academic year of 2009-2010 looked at the roles of the EU and the BRIC-countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) in the global economy, and more specifically at their approach to development cooperation in Africa. A review by Romana Michelon.
