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  • SBE alumnus Nils Hemmerle on his life and career nearly 15 years’ on
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Alumni Corner·June 15, 2018·0 comments

    SBE alumnus Nils Hemmerle on his life and career nearly 15 years’ on

    While still in secondary school in his native Germany, a teacher told Nils Hemmerle about an Opening Day event at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE). “I knew I wanted to study business, but lots of people at the time were looking to do so,” Nils recalls. “I wanted to do something a little different than study at a German university. I was really attracted by Maastricht being a young and dynamic environment and also the international character of the programmes.”

  • SBE alumnus Christopher Pena on life running the Playground Art Center in Spain
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Alumni Corner·June 1, 2018·0 comments

    SBE alumnus Christopher Pena on life running the Playground Art Center in Spain

    A formerly dilapidated factory in the heart of Valenica, Spain, has now become the Playground Arts Center, a thriving arts academy and community centre for children and adults alike, due to the vision and effort of SBE alumnus Christopher Pena and his wife, Ankie Titulaer (Conservatorium Maastricht).

  • SBE alumna and IATA intern Caroline Larisch finds her passion in air cargo
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Alumni Corner, News Highlights·May 18, 2018·0 comments

    SBE alumna and IATA intern Caroline Larisch finds her passion in air cargo

    While doing her masters in Global Supply Chain Management and Change at SBE’s Venlo campus, Caroline Larisch didn’t learn much about Air Cargo, but out of curiosity for the industry, she applied for the cargo internship at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the world’s airlines. IATA represents some 280 airlines or 83% of total air traffic, and supports many areas of aviation activity and helps formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues. As IATA’s cargo intern, Larisch has over the last year found her passion in the aviation cargo industry.

  • How made-to-measure packaging impacts parcel carrier networks
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Alumni Corner, Awards·April 26, 2018·0 comments

    How made-to-measure packaging impacts parcel carrier networks

    New technology that enables customised packaging for products ordered online reduces the amount of extraneous space in boxes shipped to customers. Danny Jonker, who studied MSc Global Supply Chain Management and Change at SBE in Venlo wants to know how this might impact logistical costs for parcel carriers. We talked with him about his research.

  • Friend or foe? Asking the elderly what they really think of their robot caregivers
    Karen Shook·Corporate Connections, Research & Analysis, Spotlight·March 22, 2018·0 comments

    Friend or foe? Asking the elderly what they really think of their robot caregivers

    PhD candidate Martina Čaić’s research in Dutch and Portuguese hospitals could help engineers and roboticists build better ‘socially assistive’ robots that will one day help carers and families look after the elderly.

Videos
  • Tracy Brown Hamilton·Cultural event·May 24, 2017·0 comments

    Watch the 2017 Schuman Lecture: Europe’s Pursuit of Peace: Past, Present and Future

    Watch this year’s Schuman Lecture, delivered by Prof. Stella Ghervas.

  • Video: A recap of the LOFT 2016 conference
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Research & Analysis·September 9, 2016·0 comments

    Video: A recap of the LOFT 2016 conference

    LOFT 2016 is the twelfth in a series of bi-annual conferences on the applications of logical methods to foundational issues in the theory of individual and interactive decision-making. This Conference on Logic and the Foundations of Game and Decision Theory took place at Maastricht University at the end of July.

  • admin·News Highlights, Videos·June 16, 2016·0 comments

    The Dark Charisma Of Adolf Hitler by Laurence Reese

    Adolf Hitler was an unlikely leader – fuelled by hate, incapable of forming normal human relationships, unwilling to debate political issues – and yet he commanded enormous support. So how was it possible that Hitler became such an attractive figure to millions of people? That is the important question at the core of Laurence Rees’ new book.

  • Brendan Simms lecture: Towards a Pan-Continental Identity–A German or an Anglo-American Europe
    Sueli Brodin·Videos·May 13, 2016·0 comments

    Brendan Simms lecture: Towards a Pan-Continental Identity–A German or an Anglo-American Europe

    Watch Professor Brendan Simms deliver the 2016 Schuman Lecture, which reflects on how European and German identity have developed in tandem.

  • SBE alum Thijs de Wert on working with Fresh Forces, a company designed for Gen Y entrepreneurs
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Alumni Corner, News Highlights·April 1, 2016·0 comments

    SBE alum Thijs de Wert on working with Fresh Forces, a company designed for Gen Y entrepreneurs

    How can young, entrepreneurial-minded university graduates position themselves to start their own businesses? Thijs de Wert, a project manager with Fresh Forces, also called Frisse Blikken, believes his company knows what Gen Y entrepreneurs need.

  • Videos: Dutch Basic Income Association celebrates its 25th year in Maastricht; experts weigh in on whether basic income can work
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Cultural event, News Highlights·March 21, 2016·0 comments

    Videos: Dutch Basic Income Association celebrates its 25th year in Maastricht; experts weigh in on whether basic income can work

    Earlier this year, the Dutch Basic Income Association (Vereniging Basisinkomen) celebrated its 25th year with a conference in Maastricht. For three days in January, approximately 150 people–politicians, councilors, scholars and activists–gathered in the city to discuss the various controversies and misunderstandings relating to definitions in The Netherlands about all kinds of initiatives concerning the universal basic income (UBI).

  • A changing NATO for a changing world: In conversation with Dr. Jamie Shea
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·International Focus, News Highlights·March 9, 2016·0 comments

    A changing NATO for a changing world: In conversation with Dr. Jamie Shea

    Watch Dr. Jamie Shea’s February Studium Generale lecture, “A Changing NATO for a Changing World,” and Dr. Shea’s conversation with Talkin’ Business that followed.

  • Dr. Bram Foubert on MediaMetrics: Tracking the impact of advertising, hourly
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Videos·February 18, 2016·0 comments

    Dr. Bram Foubert on MediaMetrics: Tracking the impact of advertising, hourly

    A new firm helps advertisers track their impact on the hourly level.

  • Think the rich are greedy? Dr. Paul Smeets says think again
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·News Highlights·January 26, 2016·0 comments

    Think the rich are greedy? Dr. Paul Smeets says think again

    Watch Dr. Paul Smeets, Assistant Professor in Finance at Maastricht University, discuss some of the findings of his recent paper, “Giving Behavior of Millionaires.” Some may surprise you.

  • The Revolt of the Machines: In conversation with Philipp Blom
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Cultural event, International Focus·January 12, 2016·0 comments

    The Revolt of the Machines: In conversation with Philipp Blom

    Philipp Blom speaks with us about, among other topics, how religion forms the mentality of a society, life for everyday people in the inter-war years and the sometimes destructive effects of rapid technological advancement.

  • Silicon Valley: The new welfare state? A lecture by Evgeny Morozov
    Tracy Brown Hamilton; photo by Peter Thoeny·International Focus, Research & Analysis·November 5, 2015·0 comments

    Silicon Valley: The new welfare state? A lecture by Evgeny Morozov

    Today, technology companies promise us a seemingly genuine path towards social mobility. So they are more than happy to provide the public with free services in exchange for our data. But what are the moral, political, and social consequences of accepting this free bargain? And why are our existing governments so eager to go along with Silicon Valley’s plans? Evgeny Morozov addressed these issues this week in his Studium Generale lecture, which can you watch here.

  • Crisis management: Petra Dassen-Housen, mayor of Beesel, talks about responding to a hostage situation
    Bert Schreurs·Spotlight, Videos·October 12, 2015·0 comments

    Crisis management: Petra Dassen-Housen, mayor of Beesel, talks about responding to a hostage situation

    In this video interview, Petra Dassen-Housen, the mayor of Beesel, a small town in the Dutch province of Limburg, shares her experience with crisis management following a hostage-taking situation that ended with the death of the hostage-taker and his three-year-old daughter. She recently gave a lecture on the subject to third-year bachelor’s students participating in the course Crisis Management in Organizations (EBC2100) at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE).

  • Results of “Women in Academia” project presented: How to achieve gender equity in universities (video)
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·Research & Analysis, Videos·June 11, 2015·0 comments

    Results of “Women in Academia” project presented: How to achieve gender equity in universities (video)

    The higher up the career ladder you look, the fewer women you see in universities in the Netherlands. Nine percent of Maastricht University professors are women – but this can and must be improved, according to Dr. Lisa Brüggen of SBE.
    Brüggen, who created the Elinor Ostrom Fund in 2014 to provide a long-term source of funding for women at Maastricht University, was the project leader of the “Women in Academia” Service Science project initiated by the faculty board of SBE.

  • Prof. Paul De Grauwe delivers first Joan Muysken lecture and asks: “Is the Eurocrisis over?” (Video)
    Tracy Brown Hamilton; photo by www.EuroCrisisExplained.co.uk/·Awards, International Focus, Research & Analysis, Videos·April 28, 2015·0 comments

    Prof. Paul De Grauwe delivers first Joan Muysken lecture and asks: “Is the Eurocrisis over?” (Video)

    On 20 April, Paul De Grauwe, Professor of European Political Economy at the London School of Economics visited the University of Maastricht to deliver a lecture entitled, “Is the Eurocrisis over?” Watch the complete lecture here.

  • The Maastricht University virtual campus tour: almost as good as the real thing
    Tracy Brown Hamilton·News Highlights, Videos·January 6, 2015·0 comments

    The Maastricht University virtual campus tour: almost as good as the real thing

    For alumni wishing to take a virtual walk down memory lane, or prospective students wanting a preview of Maastricht life, we give you the Maastricht University (UM) virtual campus tour.

  • Prof. Muriel Niederle on ‘Gender, competitiveness and career choices’
    Sueli Brodin·Videos·June 8, 2014·0 comments

    Prof. Muriel Niederle on ‘Gender, competitiveness and career choices’

    Prof. Muriel Niederle, Stanford University, gave a keynote speech on the topic ‘Gender, competitiveness and career choices’ at SBE’s 7th Maastricht Behavioral and Experimental Economics Symposium (M-BEES) on 2 June 2014.

  • Tomáš Sedláček – The European (R)evolution – Schuman Lecture 2014
    Sueli Brodin·Videos·May 17, 2014·0 comments

    Tomáš Sedláček – The European (R)evolution – Schuman Lecture 2014

    The silent revolution called the European Union has enriched us tremendously. But perhaps it is time to think in terms other than economic expansion and growth.

  • Lecture Series Playlist: The Euro Crisis: opportunities and Threats
    Sueli Brodin·Videos·May 17, 2014·0 comments

    Lecture Series Playlist: The Euro Crisis: opportunities and Threats

    On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers, one of the most prestigious players on Wall Street, filed for bankruptcy. This marked

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Watch the 2017 Schuman Lecture: Europe’s Pursuit of Peace: Past, Present and Future Video: A recap of the LOFT 2016 conference The Dark Charisma Of Adolf Hitler by Laurence Reese Brendan Simms lecture: Towards a Pan-Continental Identity–A German or an Anglo-American Europe SBE alum Thijs de Wert on working with Fresh Forces, a company designed for Gen Y entrepreneurs Videos: Dutch Basic Income Association celebrates its 25th year in Maastricht; experts weigh in on whether basic income can work A changing NATO for a changing world: In conversation with Dr. Jamie Shea Dr. Bram Foubert on MediaMetrics: Tracking the impact of advertising, hourly Think the rich are greedy? Dr. Paul Smeets says think again The Revolt of the Machines: In conversation with Philipp Blom Silicon Valley: The new welfare state? A lecture by Evgeny Morozov Crisis management: Petra Dassen-Housen, mayor of Beesel, talks about responding to a hostage situation Results of “Women in Academia” project presented: How to achieve gender equity in universities (video) Prof. Paul De Grauwe delivers first Joan Muysken lecture and asks: “Is the Eurocrisis over?” (Video) The Maastricht University virtual campus tour: almost as good as the real thing Prof. Muriel Niederle on ‘Gender, competitiveness and career choices’ Tomáš Sedláček – The European (R)evolution – Schuman Lecture 2014 Lecture Series Playlist: The Euro Crisis: opportunities and Threats
Research & Analysis
Friend or foe? Asking the elderly what they really think of their robot caregivers
Karen Shook·March 22, 2018·0 comments

Friend or foe? Asking the elderly what they really think of their robot caregivers

PhD candidate Martina Čaić’s research in Dutch and Portuguese hospitals could help engineers and roboticists build better ‘socially assistive’ robots that will one day help carers and families look after the elderly.

  • February 22, 2018·0 comments
    Team effort: helping Limburg’s SME manufacturers think big
  • January 29, 2018·0 comments
    The 2018 UM Star Lectures: in the Sustainability 2.0 era, home is where the health and wealth is
  • January 29, 2018·0 comments
    The 2018 UM Star Lectures: in the digital age, is everything we know about marketing obsolete?
  • January 29, 2018·0 comments
    The 2018 UM Star Lectures: Rachel Pownall on appreciating art in the global economy
  • December 19, 2017·0 comments
    Blue skies and clear deliverables: how setting targets can boost employees’ creativity
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International Focus
Julia Murlowski·May 18, 2018·0 comments

Spotlight on SCOPE: SBE alumnus Ruben van der Aa connects Rabobank to ICC@M (International Case Competition at Maastricht 2018)

SBE alumnus Ruben van der Aa connects Rabobank to ICC@M

  • January 29, 2018·0 comments
    The 2018 UM Star Lectures: in the Sustainability 2.0 era, home is where the health and wealth is
  • January 29, 2018·0 comments
    The 2018 UM Star Lectures: in the digital age, is everything we know about marketing obsolete?
  • June 12, 2017·0 comments
    ‘A Second Chance for Europe’: Prof Jozef Ritzen offers solutions to anti-EU feelings
  • June 9, 2017·0 comments
    What might the UK election mean for Brexit? Prof Luc Soete argues in favour of the EU
  • March 21, 2017·0 comments
    How much does political leaning influence giving, and what does that mean in broader terms?
Alumni Corner
  • SBE alumnus Nils Hemmerle on his life and career nearly 15 years’ on
    June 15, 2018

    SBE alumnus Nils Hemmerle on his life and career nearly 15 years’ on

  • June 1, 2018
    SBE alumnus Christopher Pena on life running the Playground Art Center in Spain
  • May 18, 2018
    SBE alumna and IATA intern Caroline Larisch finds her passion in air cargo
  • April 26, 2018
    How made-to-measure packaging impacts parcel carrier networks
Opinion
  • Opinion: Unconditional Basic Income: The Future of an Illusion?
    March 22, 2016

    Opinion: Unconditional Basic Income: The Future of an Illusion?

  • June 20, 2014
    Rethinking the future of Finance
  • March 11, 2014
    The dual currency approach: a distinctive solution to empower communities
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    Explain your research in three sentences
Reviews
  • Sharing knowledge starts at breakfast
    July 9, 2014

    Sharing knowledge starts at breakfast

  • June 27, 2014
    The challenges of operations management in business services
  • June 16, 2014
    Leading with balls
  • June 13, 2014
    International PhD Colloquium on Finance and Economics
Awards
  • How made-to-measure packaging impacts parcel carrier networks
    April 26, 2018

    How made-to-measure packaging impacts parcel carrier networks

  • June 26, 2017
    Marie Curie fellow, SBE’s Dominik Karos, on behaviourial economics in network games
  • June 22, 2017
    Marie Curie fellow, SBE’s Matthias Wibral, on how investors can take a broader view on the risks they take
  • June 20, 2017
    Marie Curie fellow, SBE’s Peter Werner, on the benefits and risks of wage transparency
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