Entries for 'oaj2018'

MAASTRICHT. Five lecturers, a quiz, a brief panel discussion, two awards, an appeal to participate in the Green Impact competition, videos, vegan biscuits and a lot of beautiful music by the Famara Quartet. This is the overfull programme of the Opening of the Academic Year in the Mecc last Monday. “Sorry that it took so long,” said Pres...

MAASTRICHT. Green Impact, launched by the Green Office during the Opening of the Academic Year last Monday, is a change and engagement programme that awards university teams for sustainability efforts at the workplace. It’s already being implemented in several Dutch universities. Now Maastricht University is one of them. Encourage your team ...

Students who say that they will ‘do their best and have a good time’ at university make her very angry. “Do your best?” emphasizes Kate Robertson in her speech during the Opening of the Academic Year. “Doing your best means something. Not a sloppy, middle-of-the-road ‘it’s okay’. See it as a joy and a...

MAASTRICHT. Riding a bus, using a tablet, accessing a public building; most people perform these activities without even thinking about it. For people with disabilities, though, they may be obstacles that are impossible to overcome.  As of 2008, United Nations law establishes the right to accessibility. But what does this mean in practice? Wha...

Most attempts to change behaviour fail, like the UM's unsuccessful measures to separate waste into three bins. That is what Gerjo Kok, UM professor of Applied Psychology, said in a debate during the morning symposium in the auditorium, organised by the Green Office.