Brendan Hogan & Peter Pelzer3 days ago“Maybe next year, try to do something about it”Esther Versluis, the Chair of the Election Board opened up the election results ceremony by asking for a round of applause and...
Brendan Hogan & Peter PelzerMay 15FPN Faculty Council elections 2022The Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience has one of the smaller Faculty Councils at Maastricht University with just five student...
Valentina GiolliMay 14SBE Faculty Council Elections 2022The upcoming elections between the 16th to 19th of May will decide next year’s SBE Faculty Council members. The Faculty Council is the...
Brendan HoganMay 14FHML Faculty Council Elections 2022It’s that time of year again, from the 16th until the 19th of May you will be able to cast your votes in the online student elections....
Anthi LikitsakosMay 13University Council elections 2022From the 16th to the 19th of May, Maastricht University holds online elections for the University’s Council. These elections are open to...
Leilani RadaidehMay 13Law Faculty Council elections 2022The elections this year for the Faculty Council are taking place from 16 to 19 May. The Law Faculty attracts students from all over the...
Lee-Ann LichtenbergerMay 13FASoS Faculty Council Elections 2022Another year, another round of FASoS student elections. But what exactly are these elections about? Well, I’m here to give you an...
Mercure Libbrecht GourdetMay 13FSE Faculty Council Elections 2022Faculty Council Students The Faculty of Science and Engineering, which consists of the Maastricht Science Program, the Department of Data...
Guest WriterMay 11Dear Diary, I want to be elected to the University Council…Why did I decide to participate in the elections at the University of Maastricht? I was born in a country of Eastern Europe, lived there...
Lee-Ann LichtenbergerApr 20What it means to be a climate activist during the Covid-19 pandemicLockdown. People can only leave their homes for emergencies. Large events are prohibited. The immense momentum of the 2019 Fridays for...
Brendan Hogan & Peter PelzerMar 13Voices of the ‘Uni-cipality’: What do student political parties think about the local elections?From 14 to 16 March, municipalities all over the Netherlands call their residents to the polls to elect their municipal councils for the...
Katherina PetersenFeb 25Study life has moved online and created an edu-business8 AM: in which room is your class? 1 PM: what do you need to read for tomorrow? 4PM: have you gotten confirmation about the exchange for...
Leilani RadaidehFeb 14Dating in Maastricht: 5 crucial steps to master relationshipsAh, so you’ve caught feelings for that one person in your tutorial group months ago, and seeing them again at the resit really set your...
Ana Navarro Bullo & Mercure Libbrecht GourdetDec 12, 2021Housing in Maastricht: A Human Right Being Sold OffTravel or you’ll become racist, And you’ll end up believing That your skin is the only one that is right That your language is the most...
Dan EdwardsMay 14, 2021SBE Faculty Council Elections 2021: a brief synopsis on the partiesThe decision for the SBE Faculty Council next year is set to be decided in the upcoming election between 17th to 20th May. The Faculty...
Peter PelzerMay 14, 2021Law Faculty Council elections 2021: all the parties, all the programmes, all the networksThe Faculty Council of the law faculty is up for re-election between the 17th and 20th May. The Faculty Council has twelve members, six...
Teresa CostaMay 13, 2021FSE Faculty Council elections 2021The elections for the FSE faculty council are taking place between the 17th and the 20th of May 2021. The FSE faculty (Faculty of Science...
Brendan HoganMay 13, 2021FPN Faculty council elections 2021: All the parties looking for your voteThe elections are coming up and FPN is not exempt from this process, with students and staff heading to the polls (from the comfort of...
Valentina CouceiroMay 12, 2021FHML Faculty Council elections 2021The Council of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) is up for re-election between 17 and 20 May. The FHML Council has...
Jan HavermanMay 11, 2021FASoS Faculty Elections 2021: the parties, their programs and the candidatesWith a voter turnout of 23,120%, last year’s faculty elections seemed to go by unnoticed. This was not only the case for the Faculty of...
Head EditorMay 10, 2021University of Maastricht Student Council ElectionsThe University of Maastricht Student Council, a separate entity to the faculty-specific councils, is approaching re-election time. These...
Marence JurgensApr 28, 2021Pan-European, pragmatic, and progressive – Volt MaastrichtA while ago I had the privilege to meet with Konrad von Klitzing (City Lead Volt Maastricht). He shared with me his views on politics, wh...
Paula Cepeda GalloApr 13, 2021The Backbone of the United Students of Maastricht: In Dialogue with the Party’s Founder.As Maastricht University boasts a reputation as the most international university in the Netherlands, it is interesting to note that...
Jan HavermanMar 28, 2021DOPE: Large, Pragmatic and Dutch Maastricht's biggest student party demands the best possible education, even in Covid times. When Rozemarijn Kahle (second year student...
Cam NghiemFeb 28, 2021The Delicacy of Quoting The N-WordThe n-word is the kind of language that you would never imagine that you can hear in a liberal bubble like University College Maastricht...
Valentina CouceiroFeb 17, 2021NovUM: New and Unprecedented? New, fresh, novel, unusual, and unprecedented; that is what Novum means in Latin. Would the party NovUM at UM represent the same values?...
Teresa CostaJan 30, 2021MD gets to know the KAN PartyThe Maastricht Diplomat recently interviewed Friederike Leppert, on behalf of KAN (Klimaat Actie Netwerk or Climate Action Network)...
Charelle AbdallahDec 5, 2020Homesickness in Times of CoronaMoving to the Netherlands has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, but it surely has had its difficulties. A lot of...
Peter PelzerNov 11, 2020Student Politics 101Right now, as you are sipping your cup of tea, someone is out there in the bureaucratic wilderness representing you..
Head EditorMay 20, 2020A New Voice in the Times of RonaA New Voice in the Times of Rona Ezekiel Stevens – KAN Michael Keith – Upon meeting Ezekiel Stevens, a second-year physics student from...
Head EditorDec 17, 2019What is happening to the value of my degree?As exams are nearly on our doorstep, the flow of students in the library has dramatically increased which is not a surprise to anyone who...
Head EditorFeb 25, 2019When Stress Takes OverMia Rose Penn Mental Health is a Bigger Issue in Maastricht Than You Might Think In the last few years, mental health problems have been...
Head EditorFeb 24, 2019Student Initative Challenges UM’s Finance Teaching in Open LetterWhat makes a good university? Is it the amount of informational knowledge it manages to shove into its paying clients’ minds? Is it not...
Head EditorFeb 21, 2019J. Dijsselbloem on the EurogroupOn Tuesday 12th Feburary, the Franz Palmer lecture hall was teeming with people, from students to Maastricht citizens, wearing classic or...
Head EditorJan 13, 2019What’s to come in 2019? A Note from our EditorHappy new year! The Maastricht Diplomat is back from its winter break and we’re looking forward to 2019. It will be an exciting year. Two...
Head EditorOct 16, 2018Lecture Summary: Taking Democracy Seriously.On October 9th, an auditorium packed to the rafters welcomed Mr. Frank Furedi, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent,...
Head EditorMay 23, 2018The Student-Conference about Capitalism and Global InequalityAre you interested in or concerned about today’s economic situation? Up for discussions and controversy? Keen to meet like-minded and...
Head EditorMay 10, 20182018 Schuman Lecture: Michael Ignatieff’s vision for Hungary, Europe and Open SocietiesIf you missed the Schumann Lecture at 7th May, worry not! Here is a summary of and commentary on Michael Ignatieff’s lecture on Open...
Head EditorApr 16, 2018Why Europe Must Become a Republic- Ulrike Guérot’s Lecture ReviewHow happy are you with the EU? Do you think you are democratically represented through the institutional set-up consisting of the...
Head EditorApr 14, 2018The Endless Quest for Palestinian-Israeli Peace: A Lecture’s AnalysisThe longest, bloodiest and most complex War that has ever been fought in the world’s history. A War in which a myriad of factors...
Head EditorMar 18, 2018MaasX Student Debate: An Analysis (Part One)Introduction- The Debate’s Structure The Franz Palm Lecture Hall is packed. 400 students, or even more, have come to the Student Debate...
Head EditorJan 27, 2018Maastricht: A Divided and Transient City for Students?On Monday 22nd January, MaasX organised an open evening named “Maastricht- What’s up Democracy?” for members of the Maastricht community...
Head EditorDec 5, 2017“An energetic man and a born performer”Donovan Livingston. Harvard Graduate. It has a certain ring to it, and one would expect things from such a name and title; and I believe...
Head EditorDec 5, 2017The End of the Liberal World OrderDo we live in a world of paranoia and selfishness? Realist thinkers certainly think so. Realism as a school of foreign policy was the...
Head EditorNov 29, 2017Technology, Truth, Trade: Alexander Stubb’s vision of EuropeHe adjusted his jacket, made a wide smile and, after having thanked the moderator and sticked to the formal pleasantries, addressed to...
Head EditorNov 18, 2017War through the lens of Christina LambOn Monday the 6th of November, Maastricht University had the privilege to welcome on its premises a world renowned foreign correspondent...