Join the sustainability platform
The sustainability platform is currently working on the FASoS garden, interview series, the website for the platform and a sustainability plan for the faculty.
Students and staffs are welcome to share their ideas for new projects and help out with any project related to sustainability.
Interested in sustainability and want to make FASoS greener? Join the sustainability platform by sending an email mentioning what you would like to contribute to the platform.
Decisions and announcements Faculty Board meetings May 2022
The Faculty Board of FASoS held meetings on 10 and 25 May.
Please read on for an overview of the decisions and announcements.
Two bachelor’s thesis prizes for FASoS
Two FASoS students, Nino Luijpen (BA Arts and Culture) and Konstantin Matthias Reiners (BA European Studies), have won the 2021 UM thesis prizes. Congratulations Nino and Konstantin!
Click here for a video in which all UM bachelor thesis prize winners are presented. The time stamp for the FASoS winners is 30.03.
Two master’s thesis prizes for FASoS
Two FASoS master students received the Thesis prize 2021. The students completed their master’s programmes in 2021 with a thesis that was labelled excellent by their faculty.
A huge congratulations to Sara Fornasiero (Master European Public Affairs) and Danai Petropoulo Ionescu (Research Master European Studies)!
Click here for a video in which all 9 UM winners of the thesis prizes briefly present their topic.
Share your advice on scientific funding with the Dutch government
Together with Populytics, De Jonge Akademie is organising an online consultation to give all researchers the chance to join the discussion on the division of research funding and to bring out advice to politicians.
Should more money be given to permanent contracts, excellent researchers or research in teams?
Share your advice on the future of Dutch science funding with politicians and university boards up until 1 July 2022 via this link.
Aline Sierp participates in European Parliament Book Talk
Aline Sierp participated in a book talk organised by the European Parliamentary Research Service on 31 May. The book discussed was Francis Jakobs’ ‘EU Guide Book – Discovering the Landmark Sites of European Integration’.
A recording of the event is available here on the YouTube channel of the EPRS.
Euro-Arab Conversations on FASoS YouTube Channel
The Euro-Arab Conversations lecture series is now available on the FASoS Youtube Channel. The four lectures have been recorded and uploaded for those who wish to (re)visit them.
Click here to watch the lectures.
Board of Examiners fraud and plagiarism message to staff members
The FASoS Board of Examiners have shared a new fraud and plagiarism message for staff members.
Please click here to see this message. Click here for the message on Intranet.
Summary on workshop migration research in the Global North and South
Read this summary of the workshop on 20 May co-organised by Niklas Mayer and Bilisuma Dito (UM) and Tages Abo (Assistant Professor, Wolaita Sodo University Ethiopia) with support from the Dutch Association for Migration Research.
The workshop attracted about 70 migration researchers from countries in the global North and South.
It included a panel discussion, a networking session, and a workshop on designing evidence-based policy recommendations.
BSc Global Studies Cohort Constitution Ratification Ceremony
The BSc Global Studies held a Cohort Constitution (CoCo) Ratification Ceremony on a festive Friday evening on 29 April.
It was a fun-filled event with speeches on the process that led to the two constitutions (one developed by each cohort), how the constitutions can be used to ensure a constructive and inclusive learning environment, a fun and funny CoCo quiz, music, dancing and drinks.
This was the first time the two cohorts had a festive event.
