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Unravelling Dutch Politics: What international students should know about the government and its education reforms
As every student has probably deduced from the amount of emails UM has sent out, Dutch universities are not particularly excited about...
Jet Brinkman
Dec 12, 2024


Sunday Summary - 8th December 2024 - Diving in Troubled Waters: Worldwide Confusions and Concerns.
December is finally here and is supposed to be the “most wonderful time of the year”! However, this week, many sudden developments...
Augustin Forjonel-Legrand
Dec 9, 2024


Global Change Hidden in Plain Sight: The ICJ’s Climate Change Advisory Opinion
On Tuesday, I was on my way to the Law Café to get myself a cappuccino, as usual. In the background, the TV was not playing the usual...
Mahault Etienne
Dec 7, 2024


Ukraine’s Next Chapter? 1,000 Days and Counting
As the Ukrainian conflict exceeds a thousands days of relentless fighting, the war has entered an unpredictable phase with heightened...
Emma Larrue
Dec 6, 2024


Has the royal family in Spain become a symbol of division instead of unity?
The Spanish monarchy is a subject of significant divide within Spanish society. Indeed, the royal family raises many questions from a...
Jade Thiebaut
Dec 5, 2024


No Other Land wins IDFA Audience Award as Israel paves the way for Gaza’s resettlement
No Other Land has won the IDFA NPO Doc Audience Award 2024 , the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) public prize...
Ana Navarro
Dec 4, 2024


Data center wars: How the AI Revolution is drawing the new geopolitical battlelines
It is a 100,000 m2 large, energy-consuming, grey box, that stores innumerate computers. What is it? If your guess was a data centre, you...
Zeteny Jakab
Dec 3, 2024


French mass rapes: How the horrific rapes of Gisèle Pelicot highlight the huge effort still needed to achieve gender equality
Trigger warning. This article tackles several difficult topics, including rape and being drugged. More and more people are claiming that...
Violette Gabriel
Dec 2, 2024


Sunday Summary- 1st December 2024: Social Media Ban for Aussie Teens
Very demure word of the year 2024 The last week of November always tends to be chaotic. With Black Friday at the end of it, people...
Patrycja Tobola
Dec 1, 2024


Germany: Lets Go Green, But What About the Economy?
Germany without a doubt has one of the leading economies in the world, and as their ambitious energy transition is coming underway, it...
Sena Gonel
Nov 29, 2024


COP29 and the History of Climate Inaction
COP29: The ‘Finance COP’ Between November 11 and 23, 2024, COP29 convened for nearly two weeks of debates, press conferences, and...
Jule Frank
Nov 28, 2024


The Fatal Flaw of the Dutch Welfare State
The Netherlands is a rich country. On a global, even European scale, it is extremely wealthy. It consistently ranks high in quality of...
Jaap Steunenberg
Nov 26, 2024


“If Crisis Comes” Lessons from Sweden and the Nordics on War
For the next two weeks, in addition to their weekly magazines and newspapers, millions of Swedes will receive in their mailboxes what...
Alexiane François
Nov 25, 2024


Sunday Summary-24th November 2024
While it may seem Donald Trump is currently deciding the course of the next 4 years with his new government appointments, it is important...
Jaap Steunenberg
Nov 24, 2024


CC - Perfume's Grenouille and Frankenstein's Creature are More Similar Than We Think.
A few months ago, I read a book called Perfume by Patrick Süskind. Although I have read other books since then, I keep thinking about...
Violette Gabriel
Nov 22, 2024


Monuments of Peril and Power: The Politics of Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers have long transcended their utilitarian function, now serving as emblems of national pride, political power and economic...
Mark Sijtsma
Nov 20, 2024


To Live is to Perform: The Self-Fictionalisation of Anaïs Nin
Anaïs Nin (1903 - 1977) was a novelist and a diarist who, in her tender, soulful works, tangled the imaginative nature of fiction with...
Beatrice Vaitkeviciute
Nov 19, 2024


Culture For a Cause: How DANA Maastricht is supporting Flood Recovery in Valencia
Once again, students have shown what they are capable of. After the catastrophic flooding in Valencia, which cost over 200 lives and...
Jakob Aufenberg
Nov 18, 2024


Sunday Summary – 17th November 2024
If there were any doubts about whether Donald Trump would follow through on the promises made during his campaign, his early nominations...
Virgile de Maupeou
Nov 17, 2024


Finding the Academic Compass: UM’s Treasure Hunt in the Spam Folder
Last Wednesday (13th of November), chilling at the library, scrolling and making space in my Outlook student email, I went to the ‘Other’...
Head Editor - Sarah Hourquet
Nov 16, 2024
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