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For more information about the UM programmes, please visit: www.unimaas.nl and the Open Day of Maastricht University: Saturday 5 April 2008.
“There is a great deal of interaction at the European Law School. Lecturers don’t spoonfeed you everything you need to know. Instead, every week you’ll be given a case to solve. You’ll need to read a few chapters and try to come up with your own perspective and solution. Problem-Based Learning suits European Law perfectly; after all, European law is based on specific cases just like PBL. And it’s such a new area that you have a lot of room for manoeuvre, which makes studying incredibly dynamic. The practical advantages of PBL are multiple. When I was in The Hague last month arranging an internship at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they told me how pleased they had been with previous students from the European Law School. Our background knowledge is much more extensive than that of students from other universities. They only get one or two courses on European Law at the most, whereas we study it for a year and a half. Maastricht has also made a name for itself internationally with the European Law School. European law subjects are taught in English and that attracts a large number of foreign students. Romanian students, for instance, now know that Maastricht is the place to study European Law. So you don’t just learn about European law; you get to know Europeans too.” Floris de Witte, Belgium
“In 2006, the brand new Bachelor of European Public Health started in Maastricht. Tutorial groups, lectures, skills-training and fieldtrips are combined in projects and make it a hands on international programme with exiting academic and practical learning moments about real life European health issues. We went on a fieldtrip to Brussels – the centre of the European Union. Trips like these are part of the programme to get an idea of the role of health in European policy, focusing on disease prevention, innovative methods of treatment and improved access to health care across Europe. Our group set up a manifesto of a new, healthy Europe, how we want Europe to look like. This manifesto was handed in at the EU council and we used our stay in Brussels to get a realistic impression of the role of health in the EU. I’m encouraged to work even harder in the following years of my study.” Anne-Meagan Fairley, Germany
“When I heard about the Knowledge Engineering programme, which combines applied mathematics and computer science subjects, I realised it was just what I was looking for. The central theme in this study is to understand how to create intelligent applications that help to solve practical problems. Before starting university, I had spent a lot of my spare time on game development and learning about artificial intelligence. When I realised that this study covers the things I like to learn in my spare time, my choice was made. Because I am German, I chose to follow the programme in English. I found that the language barrier was even lower than I expected. I felt comfortable with English lectures and group meetings from the second week onwards. And Maastricht turned out to be a wonderful multicultural city with fun social activities for almost everyone.” Michael Kaisers, Germany Maastricht University P.O. Box 616 6200 MD the Netherlands 0031-43-3885388 study@unimaas.nl www.unimaas.nl itchy feet Nr.5, Ausgabe 2008 |
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