Petition: Support Maastricht Municipal Funding for Crossroads Magazine
May 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
Goal: Raise awareness of Crossroads’ importance to Maastricht’s community and image, and obtain municipal financial support to reopen the Magazine. Background On 4 April 2011, The European Journalism Centre announced that they would cease publishing Crossroads Magazine, the expat resource in Maastricht, due to a lack of external funding. This sad announcement was answered with [...]
Goodbye Crossroads
April 4, 2011 20 Comments
Dear Crossroads readers and writers, I am sorry to inform you that the publication of Crossroads is being discontinued until further notice, due to end of external funding. On behalf of the European Journalism Centre, I would like to thank you all for your interest and contributions to our magazine for the past ten years [...]
Tefaf: Global art market tight, buoyant as financial uncertainty persists
March 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
A video report from EUX.TV
Job vacancy for German native speakers
March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Job vacancy at the Selfservice Company in Maastricht The Selfservice Company is looking for new employees 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 Muttersprachler Deutsch or locuteur natif francais with a good command of written and spoken [...]
TEFAF Art Fair opens in Maastricht
March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
The 24th annual Tefaf art fair has opened in Maastricht, showcasing art work and antiques from some of the world’s top dealers. But the fair may be in jeopardy because of a recent tax hike on art sales. Source: Radio Netherlands
Maastricht University video: What is Infonomics?
March 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
The economics of the digital age How do new information technologies affect market structures? What is the importance of information in the knowledge society? How information and economics can complement each other in the business world? Infonomics is a high level Master of Science programme at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. More information [...]
22 & 23 March: Free movie passes for internationals in Maastricht!
February 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
Lumière Cinema is conducting two separate evening focus groups March 22nd and 23rd from 6 to 8 pm to investigate the experiences of international students and expats in Maastricht, and how to better serve the international community. Food will be served, and participants will get free passes to Lumière as well as the opportunity to [...]
New lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Platform at Maastricht University
February 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
UM Pride is a new platform for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff and students at Maastricht University. The platform has been established by a group of UM staff members, following similar initiatives at other universities in the Netherlands and abroad. UM Pride will be organizing its first event on Wednesday, 23 March 2011. [...]
Maastricht University Knowledge Centre for International Staff nominated for the Expat Awards 2011
February 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Knowledge Centre for International Staff (KCIS) has been nominated for the Expat Awards 2011 in the Expat Service Provider of the Year category. Until 20 Mach KCIS will be competing against the four others shortlisted for the award. In addition to a decision by the jury, the public will also be able to vote [...]
Dutch course: Speak Dutch in only six months
February 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Speak Dutch in only six months with Marieke van Paassen Buying a loaf of bread at the baker’s and having a chat with your neighbours – all this can be achieved in a very short amount of time. Learning the Dutch language only begins to become fun when you have a better understanding of Dutch [...]
Parlez-vous français?
February 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Café Jour de Fête: une nouvelle initiative pour tous les francophones et francophiles de Maastricht et environs!
Vacancies: German Linguist, Italian Linguist
January 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
Are you looking for a challenge as well as a career? What bigger challenge can there be than making real, tangible improvements in peoples’ lives and health? Everyone at Medtronic is committed to doing just that. Medtronic is a leading medical device company with offices around the world. For our Bakken Research Center (BRC), in [...]
Flooding in Limburg and Gelderland
January 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
Snow from last year is melting and the excess water is causing flooding in the provinces of Limburg and Gelderland. Authorities say they are prepared for the flooding and that the situation is not particularly dangerous, but one man in Limburg has lost his life as a result. Source: Radio Netherlands
Brainport International Community embraces social media
January 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
Brainport International Community is the network for all internationals living (and working) in the Southeast Netherlands. It helped realise the development of two Expat Centres (in Eindhoven and Maastricht) in the Southeast Netherlands, creating a one-stop shop for all expats and their families. From 2011 onwards, these Expat Centres will be running the corresponding website [...]
Crossroads is taking a short winter holiday break
December 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Maastricht University introduces a new architecture programme
December 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Job vacancy for an Information Assistant at ECDPM
December 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Vacancy: Content Editor (Native Spanish)
December 7, 2010 1 Comment
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. [...]
Akkers van Margraten (Fields of Margraten) Foundation launches revamped website
November 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Akkers van Margraten (Fields of Margraten) Foundation on Tuesday 23 November launched United World College Maastricht the new bilingual website Akkers van Margraten (Fields of Margraten), dedicated to the story of the construction of the American military cemetery in Margraten near Maastricht. The website is the latest addition to a wider project aimed at [...]
American author presents bilingual children’s book in Maastricht
November 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
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. The Adventures of Yin & Yang: Snoepje and the Pizza Box is the first [...]
X: a new magazine for expats in the Southeast Netherlands
October 31, 2010 1 Comment
X is published by the Brainport International Community and co-financed by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the city region of Eindhoven. X magazine (pdf) Read a review here. More information: www.brainporttalentregion.com www.expatguideholland.com 5-7 November 2010: Brainport International Weekend
Job vacancy for UK native content editor in Maastricht
October 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Self Service Company in Maastricht is looking for a UK native (only) content editor for 24-32 hours a week for a period of 3-4 months (possibly longer). Applications can be sent to Sabine Ummels (HR-contact) More information: http://www.selfservicecompany.com
Offered: Tax advice for expats
September 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
Note from the editor: I received the following message today, which I think might of interest to expats living in the Maastricht Region. Dear sir/madam, My name is Bob Meurs and I am a tax law graduate of the University of Maastricht and owner of the company Partner in Tax. Partner in Tax is specialised in [...]
Wanted: Teachers of literature at United World College Maastricht
September 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
Announcement: UWC Maastricht is looking for teachers of literature in the following languages: – Bulgarian – Hebrew – Indonesian – Lithuanian – French – Dari – Farsi – Khmer – Tamil – Belarussian For more information, please contact Laurie Kraaijeveld, UWCM Language Coordinator.
Studying in Maastricht: Asmaa feels free (video)
September 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Asmaa Hjiej recently arrived in the Netherlands from her home in Morocco. She is here for four months to study at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. Her home in Morocco was much more luxurious than her room in the southern city of Maastricht, where she shares a bathroom and kitchen with other students. [...]
Join EJC & top media thinkers at PICNIC 2010 on 23 September
September 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
On 23 September, world class media thinkers including Jeff Jarvis, Rafat Ali, Mark Glaser and Paul Bradshaw, will join the Maastricht-based European Journalism Centre (and publisher of Crossroads) for a day of debates on the future of journalism at PICNIC 2010. Held in Amsterdam every year, PICNIC is a renowned festival-cum-conference that blurs the lines [...]
United World Collage Welcome Guide for international families
September 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
The United World College Maastricht has compiled a very useful and exhaustive welcome guide for international families living in the Maastricht region. Check it out here: Welcome Guide Maastricht (pdf)
New dental practice in Maastricht, with services in Dutch, English and French
September 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
A new dental practice has opened in Maastricht, with services in Dutch, English and French. More information: Website: Smile Dental Studio Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maastricht-Netherlands/Smile-Dental-Studio-Tandartsenpraktijk-Dental-Practice/158039817543447?v=photos&ref=ts#!/pages/Maastricht-Netherlands/Smile-Dental-Studio-Tandartsenpraktijk-Dental-Practice/158039817543447 Address: Akersteenweg 104 Maastricht, Netherlands, 6227 AC Phone: +31 43 3630010 Opening times: Mon – Fri: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Sat: 9:00 am – 1:00 [...]
New website: Have you already made cross-border plans? Visit Charlzz.com
September 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
* An unforgettable evening at the opera in Liège * Shopping at exclusive boutiques in Hasselt * An authentic Italian dinner in Maastricht * Relaxing in the beautiful Roman baths in Aachen * A nice hike through “Heuvelland” Whatever you choose to do, Charlzz is the solution! Three countries, four languages, one website. Charlzz.com offers [...]
Wanted: stories on relocation in South Limburg for US TV show
July 29, 2010 1 Comment
House Hunters International is looking for contributors in South Limburg for TV show: Hello, My name is Kristen Lombardo and I work on a popular American TV show called House Hunters International. Our show features people who have relocated abroad and I am reaching out for your help in finding contributors for our show. As [...]
