Universiteit Maastricht (abbreviation: UM) (or in the English language: Maastricht University^[1]), founded in 1976, is the second youngest university in the Netherlands. It has about 11.500 students and 3000 employees currently, 30% of whom are not Dutch or Dutch speaking, and does well academically. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical strategy of active learning often used in higher education, but it can be adapted for use in K-12 education. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province Limburg Area (2006)  - Municipality 60. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province Limburg Area (2006)  - Municipality 60. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ...

The university is known for its Problem-based learning method as an alternative way of teaching, working with discussions and open-ended problems. In the year 2004 Universiteit Maastricht was ranked first (of all Dutch Universities) in a research report on quality published by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OC&W) (press release). In 2005, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration was regarded better than the same faculty at Oxford University by the influential German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche (website). At the beginning of the academic year 2005-2006 the university was once again ranked no. 1 in the Netherlands by the Dutch publication Elsevier.
The University successfully participated in the renowned case competitions at McGill University (MMICC) and the University of Southern California (USC) at the beginning of 2006. (website) In 2007, the university was once again invited and partipated at CBS Case Competition. ([1]) Various other publications have also rated the university to be the best in the Netherlands. The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration is currently accredited by both EQUIS (press release) and AACSB (press release), a rare feat among European universities. As of April 23rd 2007 the International Accreditation Advisory Board of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) has approved the MBA programmes of Universiteit Maastricht Business School (UMBS) for AMBA accreditation. Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical strategy of active learning often used in higher education, but it can be adapted for use in K-12 education. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is a Dutch ministry. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The MMICC (McGill Management International Case Competition) is an international business case competition hosted by the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University. ... Doheny Library. ... Equis may refer to: European Quality Improvement System (or EQUIS) a school accreditation system without recognition from the US Department of Education or any foreign government oversight. ... The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - is the USA based body which awards accreditation following a review of the quality of Scotts site can be found at Degree programmes delivered by Management Schools. ...

About half of the courses offered are in Dutch, the other half in English, such as Business Administration (International Business) at the Faculty of Economics, European Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, European Law School at the Law Faculty and all the courses at the University College Maastricht. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is currently building a joint programme with the three arts academies of Maastricht, the Conservatorium Maastricht (Academy of Music) Toneelacademie Maastricht (Academy of Dramatic Arts) and the Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht (Academy of Fine Arts). Since September 2006 the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences offers a new, innovative and unique Bachelorprogramme European Public Health. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on the current development of European integration. ... The Conservatorium Maastricht is a music school in Maastricht (the Netherlands). ... The Toneelacademie Maastricht (Academy of Dramatic Arts). ... The Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht (ABKM, Academy of Fine Arts). ...

Faculties

• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
• Faculty of Humanities and Sciences (formerly Faculty of General Sciences)
• Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Psychology
• Universiteit Maastricht Business School
• Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG)
• University College Maastricht

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Research Schools and institutes

Main research schools

• CaRe Netherlands School of Primary Care Research
• EPP Experimental Psychopathology
• EURON EUROpean Graduate School of Neuroscience
• Heart and Vascular diseases
• Ius Commune
• METEOR Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organisations

The UM participates in the following research schools: EPP may refer to: Enhanced Parallel Port (computer peripheral communication standard) The European Peoples Party (political party) Extensible Provisioning Protocol (network protocol) Extruded PolyPropylene foam. ... The European Robotics Research Network (EURON) contains about 200 robotics research centres in universities and companies all over Europe. ... Photo of a burst of meteors with extended exposure time A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earths (or another bodys) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. ...

• Huizinga Institute UM participation in the research institute CWS
• ICO UM participation in the research Institute of Medical Education
• iBME integrated Biomedical Engineering. Co-operation with the University of Twente.
• SIKS UM participation in the research institute MICC
• School for Human Rights Research [www.law.uu.nl/english/orm/]
• VLAG Nutrition, food Technology, Agro-biotechnology and Health
• WTMC Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture

Research institutes^[2]

• CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute
• CARIM Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht
• CWS Arts and Culture Research
• EPP Experimental Psychopathology
• GROW Research Institute Growth & Development
• H&G Maastricht Brain & Behaviour Institute.
• ICIS International Centre for Integrative Studies
• IKAT Institute for Knowledge and Agent Technology
• Maastricht Centre for Human Rights
• METRO Maastricht European Institute for Transnational Law Research
• METEOR Maastricht Research Institute/School of Economics and Organizations
• NUTRIM Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht
• ROA Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market
• UNU-MERIT (Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology), UNU-MERIT is also part of the United Nations University

There are faculty research units and associated institutes (research website) United Nations University (UNU) is a university established on December 6, 1973 by adoption of resolution 3081 by the United Nations General Assembly, upon the suggestion of U Thant, UN Secretary-General at the time. ...

Notable Professors

• Wiebe Bijker: Professor of Technology and Society, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) and together with Trevor Pinch the founder of Social Construction of Technology (SCOT)
• Franz Palm: Professor of Econometrics, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences)
• Maurits Allessie: Professor of Physiology, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences)
• Andre Knottnerus: Professor of General Practice, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), President of the Health Council of the Netherlands
• Luc Soete: Professor of General Economics, Director of research institute UNU-MERIT (which is also part of the United Nations University), member of the group of key thinkers for the Lisbon Strategy
• Geert Hofstede: Emeritus Professor of Organizational Anthropology and International Management. Founder of Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation (IRIC)
• John Hagedoorn : Professor of Strategy and International Business and professorial fellow with the United Nations University - MERIT
• Theo van Boven: Profesor Emeritus of International Law, Former UN Director for human rights and UN Special Rapporteur for Torture

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References

1. ^ http://www.unimaas.nl/default.asp?template=portal.htm&id=I71QIMO031OWVC27547M&taal=en
2. ^ http://www.unimaas.nl/default.asp?template=werkveld.htm&id=N57C26QVV2735I4L4F7I&taal=en

External links

• Universiteit Maastricht
• Observant University newspaper, with weekly English section.
• UNU-MERIT
• Universiteit Maastricht for foreign students on iAgora - Reviews by former Erasmus and other international students in Maastricht on iAgora.
• / UL Maastricht Chemistry