🎓✨ Welcome to our Bachelor’s Open Day! Explore programmes, meet staff & students, and discover your future 📚🚀 We’re excited to have you here - let’s get started! 😊🎉

Exciting conference happening at FASoS right now!👇

Ferenc Laczó appeared on TVP World — Poland’s public broadcaster for international audiences — to talk #European current affairs and #history. Watch here: youtu.be/1Q5oft8VYR4

Emese Vig speaks with Ferenc Laczó about his new book on contemporary #history. Topics include East–West relations, paradoxes of dealing with the past, and the #transnational history of the #illiberal turn. telex.hu/transtelex/2...

My new podcast interview on the history of media & politics on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast series: newbooksnetwork.com/politicians-... (also available on Spotify etc.) A big thank you to Miranda Melcher for having me on the show!

Ever wondered what makes studying at FASoS different? Join a real #PBL session during our Bachelor's Open Day! Work on a case together with other students, and see how our small-group, tutor-guided learning works in practice. 👉 Curious to try it yourself? Sign up now: shorturl.at/wBixI

Europe must end subservience and assert strategic autonomy—economically, politically, and in security. In this interview, @yfreykers.bsky.social explains why bold European leadership matters now👇 www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/end-sub... 📸Philip Driessen

🎓✨Congrats to Master European Studies student Janic Luca Belz, winner of a UM Master Thesis Prize at the 2026 @maastrichtu.bsky.social Dies Natalis!👏 From 01:33 he explains his thesis. Kudos too to Bachelor Thesis Prize winners Henry Bogdanowics, Delnaz Yaghouby, Marlena Bonin & Puming Zhang!🎉

📣 Job opening: Assistant Professor in Conservation & Museum Studies! Focus on contemporary #art conservation, #museum decision-making & #inclusive practices. Join an international, interdisciplinary heritage community. Apply by 22 Feb 2026👉 shorturl.at/mkqNq#art#museum#inclusive#AcademicJobs #MuseumStudies

Half a century of learning, growing and pioneering together! 🌟 @maastrichtu.bsky.social #um50 #happy50th #maastrichtuniversity #fasosmaastricht

many thanks to everyone who attended the all @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social colloquium on Research in the Age of Trumpism yesterday & especially to panelists @mariellew.bsky.social @matthewarcher.bsky.social Eliza Steinbock & Arjun Sharma plus moderator @blenormand.bsky.social!

🏛️New report on global institutions! Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, our latest research by @hdijkstra.bsky.social shows that reform is far from straightforward, but there remains unexploited potential. @tsommerer.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social 👇

50 years ago, on 9 Jan 1976, UM was founded in the presence of Queen Juliana, with innovation, problem-based learning and societal impact at its core. We’re now counting down the days to 23 Jan, when the anniversary year officially begins. Join the countdown 👉 edu.nl/hpap6 ⏰🎉 #DiesNatalisUM #UM50

My podcast interview on 'Publicity Politicians, Public Opinion, and the Birth of Media Politics' on the SOCIAL MEDIA & POLITICS podcast: socialmediaandpolitics.org/media-histor... Also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4jyl... Many thanks to Michael Bossetta for hosting me on the show!

📣Hiring: Assistant Professor in Political Philosophy Advance research & teaching on inequality in contemporary European democracies. Join an international, collaborative philosophy community. Apply before 22 February: shorturl.at/B1aYc #AcademicJobs #PoliticalPhilosophy

📣Hiring📣 Assistant Professor in Science, Technology & Society Join a vibrant, international community, contribute to #interdisciplinary research & teaching on #sustainability, #innovation & #society. Apply before 8 February 2026👉 shorturl.at/qLCBb#interdisciplinary#sustainability#innovation#society#AcademicJobs #STS

Congratulations to Costas Papadopoulos for having been awarded awarded a €1.5M @opensciencenl.bsky.social grant to lead PURE3D2.0🎉 He will develop a next-gen infrastructure for web-based 3D #scholarship, advancing #FAIR, open, reusable digital #heritage.

NEW✨ How societies (mis)manage the tension between markets and democracy. Understanding Political Economy by Bob Hancké @lse-ei.bsky.social @toonvano.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social Review by Tsauro Ahalla @ulaval.ca

Joint AMC & MUSTS colloquium on 21 January, 15:30–18:00 Research in the Age of #Trumpism examines how global #illiberalism is reshaping academic research. With @ccmmody.bsky.social, Eliza Steinbock, @mariellew.bsky.social, @matthewarcher.bsky.social, Arjun Sharma and @blenormand.bsky.social.

Congratulations to @bettovanwaarden.bsky.social, @iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social, @mfenzl.bsky.social and Camilo Erlichman for receiving NWO XS grants!🎉 Their projects tackle #disinformation, #inequality, #occupation legacies, and the #history of “truth” in #democracy.

Christian Ernsten is co-applicant on the newly funded UnRest project, which will recontextualize the colonial-era Robert Jacob Gordon collections. Led by Siona O’Connell, UnRest aims to reshape how South Africa’s past is interpreted and displayed. 👉 shorturl.at/xdBdI

📢Hiring: Assistant Professor in Political and Social Philosophy Research & teach on democracy’s contemporary challenges in an #international, #interdisciplinary community. Apply before 31 January 2026: shorturl.at/n54dV#international#interdisciplinary#AcademicJobs #PoliticalPhilosophy #SocialPhilosophy

📢 Hiring! Assistant Professor in European Political History since 1900 Join an #interdisciplinary team exploring Europe’s political past to shape its future. Passionate about #democracy, #integration & global #history? Apply before 31 January 2026! ✨ shorturl.at/n6RSv#interdisciplinary#democracy#integration#history#AcademicJobs #EUHistory

📢 Hiring! Postdoc on #Disinformation & European #Democracy. Join an #international, #interdisciplinary team shaping research on democracy & #digital resilience in Europe. Interested? Apply before 7 January 2026 & help set the course for the future! ✨ shorturl.at/Wmo9L#Disinformation#Democracy#international#interdisciplinary#digital#AcademicJobs #EUstudies

Ever stood pregnant in a glue-smelling shoe factory in Addis Ababa? Spent a night at a sacred site in Senegal? The Stories We Tell reveals the real, messy, human side of research. Launch of the Dutch translation of the book: 15 Jan, 19:00 @ Boekhandel Dominicanen.

Last Friday, our Arts & Heritage students wrapped up two intensive weeks of commissioned research with a full day of presentations to partner institutions 🎤✨ They shared insights with @centreceramique.bsky.social , Opera Zuid & Marres — gaining real-world experience and celebrating their hard work 🌟

How do we make #Europe part of #local strategy? At a @studioeuropa.bsky.social event, municipal advisors explored how to better embed #EU policy locally. FASoS researcher Klaartje Peters stressed: Europe isn’t just subsidies, it impacts daily work. More knowledge, capacity & strategic focus are key🇪🇺

Hybrid plants, big questions 🌱 @masssimons.bsky.social joins “Entangled Genes,” a bold art–science project exploring how #hybrid plants reshape our ideas of nature. New installations, debates & a podcast will spark fresh conversations on #GM plants.

🎉 Congrats to Susan Schreibman, awarded the Ángel David Nieves Book Award by the American Studies Association for her book Feminist Digital Humanities, co-edited with Lisa Marie Rhody — celebrating feminist creativity, critique & new ways of making knowledge. 📚Open access: shorturl.at/sBtT0

Join the MUSTS colloquium on 10 December, 15:30-17:00 Giulia Bellinetti (@janvaneyckacademie.bsky.social) explores how #art institutions reshape knowledge in response to #environmental crises. How are #museums & #residencies transforming #epistemic cultures through art-science collaboration?

New article alert! 📢📚 @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social & former RMES student Luca Mancin explore how the meaning of #Euroscepticism has evolved — and why it’s time to rethink it. Read the open-access piece: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cep4.70026

Beroering door Verbeelding 📚—edited by Josje Weusten—honours Dr Jan de Roder. A vibrant mix of essays, photos and poems celebrating passion, imagination and academic freedom. An interdisciplinary tribute worth reading. 🔗 shorturl.at/7RRV0

Missed our Bachelor’s Open Day? Catch up from home! 🏡💻 Join our online presentations to learn what makes our programmes unique, ask the Programme Director and students your questions, and get tips on student life and applications. Sign up👉 www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/online-progr...

Illustration meets social science 🎨📚 “Picture This” pairs @dundee.ac.uk art students with FASoS researchers to #visualise complex ideas. The result? Fresh perspectives, playful #creativity, and research that connects beyond academia. A synergy that just works. View the results👀 shorturl.at/Zbe6p#visualise

🎉Lily Heisig wins the 2025 KHMW “Responsible Internet” Thesis Prize! Her MA ESST thesis on #EU #AI legislation was praised for its sharp analysis and elegant prose. Read the interview: khmw.nl/lily-heisig-... and jury report: khmw.nl/wp-content/u...

🚨 New publication alert 🚨 What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Euroscepticism? Very pleased with this new article, co-authored with former @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies student and now colleague Luca Mancin of the University of Milan @ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social

My new book is now out in print: POLITICIANS AND MASS MEDIA IN THE AGE OF EMPIRE Examines how an expanding mass media created a new type of politician and system of transnational media politics between 1890 and World War I. www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...

How can our #senses transform the way we learn? 👀👂🤝 Emilie Sitzia and her team have launched ‘Come to Your Senses’, a beautifully #illustrated, open-access learning #guide that helps bridge #academic knowledge with real-world experience. 👉 shorturl.at/YXf2j#senses

📢 We’re hiring! Join the BSc Global Studies programme as Teaching Fellow👩‍🏫 Teach in an interdisciplinary, problem-based learning environment and support students tackling global “wicked problems”🌍 👉Apply before 1 December: shorturl.at/6Wkft

🎓 Make a real impact on #teaching and #learning at FASoS! We’re looking for an Assessment Specialist who can bridge assessment theory and everyday educational practice. Strengthen and future-proof our assessment practices! 👉Apply by 30 November: shorturl.at/IFRGB

Ready to experience what studying at FASoS is really like? Join our Experience Day✨ Take part in a real Problem-Based Learning (PBL) session, attend a programme presentation, and join a campus tour. A hands-on way to find out if FASoS is the right fit for you. 👉 Sign up now: tinyurl.com/h9hj45wj

Over 120 alumni gathered in #Brussels to celebrate 25 years of the MA European Public Affairs🎉 From 12 pioneering students in 1999 to a global network of 500+ #professionals today, the programme continues to bridge #academic rigor and real-world #EU public affairs. 👉 shorturl.at/F0IWM#Brussels

The Matter of Hospitals: An Alphabetical Investigation, invites you to see hospitals with fresh eyes—from A for atmospheres to Z for zips. Editor Anna Harris and contributors explore how colour, elevators, and bedsheets reveal power, time, and hidden potential. Funded by the EU. 🔗 lnkd.in/eMhwUrqV

Viktor Orbán is trying to sideline his main opponent, Péter Magyar. FASoS historian @ferenclaczo.bsky.social says Orban is really worried about Magyar's rise in popularity. Pressure in Hungary’s #election is rising fast. 🎥 www.nu.nl/321468/video...

🎬 How can #analogue media technologies be documented in the #digital age? 📅MUSTS Colloquium on 12 Nov, 15:30–17:00 📍 Attic, Grote Gracht 80–82 @timvanderheijden.bsky.social will dive into hands-on experiments, 3D digitization, and virtual “re-animation” of early home cinema devices.

Lovely weather and a fantastic atmosphere during today’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA open day. Thank you so much to all colleagues and students who were present today 🙏🏼

Visited the PROTEST exhibition with my @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies students today. Had a great discussion on the role of #protests in #Europe afterwards 🇪🇺 Plenty of examples from their own experience in different countries and contexts.

Are Europeans becoming “#data serfs” to US tech #giants? 📱 @valentinagolunova.bsky.social and @danishanley.bsky.social warn of a “digital #oligarchy” where Silicon Valley holds power beyond #democracy. Yet they say resistance is possible: the EU is finally pushing back 💪 tinyurl.com/yc3c3eef