Onallia Esther Osei, Valentina Mazzucato & Karlijn Haagsman publish articles
Based on her PhD research, Onallia Esther Osei, together with Valentina Mazzucato and Karlijn Haagsman, has published in two renowned journals: one in Social Inclusion and one in Global Networks.
Both articles are about Ghanaian youth living in Ghana whose parents have migrated overseas and look at how Ghanaian youth shape their own futures.
Next week last FASoS Weekly + guidelines UMployee
Next week, on Thursday 3 November, the last FASoS weekly for staff members will be sent out.
As of Tuesday 8 November, we will be moving to our new intranet: UMployee. All information that was usually communicated via the FASoS Weekly will then be found here. Just like the FASoS Weekly, you will still receive a weekly email showing an overview of all interesting messages and events at FASoS and UM, depending on which groups you are member of.
Where do you exactly find and publish information then? Read on for an overview!
Yleen Simonis new Board secretary
As of 1 December 2022, Yleen Simonis will take up the position of Board Secretary, following up on Hannie Spronck, who has retired. Yleen will be available from Monday until Thursday and can be found in GG90-92, room C1.01.
Yleen is secretary to the Faculty Board and the Faculty Council; she draws up and manages the agenda, takes minutes, and follows up on action points. Yleen is also your contact point for the Board: if you have any questions, concerns, thoughts or ideas, make sure to address these to Yleen. Also, she is the secretary of the Complaints Committee and coordinates the procedure related to the establishment of professorial chairs.
Successful 7th ICLHE Conference
Last week, the 7th ICLHE Conference with the theme ‘EMI, ICLHE and Englishization: Reflecting on the changing university’ took place at FASoS.
Read a Science Guide article about the conference here (in Dutch).
Please find below an impression of the conference. Pictures have been taken by Eric Bleize.
Seminar “Migration and Development Dynamics”, from 24 – 26 November
The Jean Monnet Chair in EU Politics in a Changing Global Context (CHANCE) is delighted to invite you to participate in the extracurricular seminar “Migration and Development Dynamics“.
This is an online seminar which will take place for three days on 24, 25 & 26 November 2022 (Thursday and Friday 18.00 – 20.00, Saturday 11.00 – 13.00).
For registration or additional information contact Niklas Mayer via n.mayer@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Karin Bijsterveld interviewed by Radio 1, Radio 5 and Podcast Atlas
Karin Bijsterveld has been interviewed by Radio 1 (Morning show) and Radio 5 (Max) about the ‘Weg van lawaai’ app (app of the week on nu.nl) and by Podcast Atlas and the VPRO-Gids on her Stasi research.
Listen to the Radio 1 interview here (in Dutch).
Listen tot the Podcast Atlas interview here (in Dutch).
#MeTooAcademia: The Learning Curve theatre performance, on 12 December
On 12 December at 19.00 at Theater aan het Vrijthof, The UM Platform for Research Ethics and Integrity invites you to the performance “#Metoo in Academia: The Learning Curve”, a 40-minute play about (sexual) intimidation and abuse of power in a university context.
The theatre tickets are available for free on a first-come-first-serve basis. Interested? Email to platformrei@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
The play is performed in English.
GTD Colloquium: (Re)Mapping Migration and Education, on 30 November
Join the Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development Colloquium that doubles as the European book launch of ‘(Re)Mapping Migration and Education: Centering Methods and Methodologies‘ (2022, Brill).
When: 30 November, 15.30 – 17.00
Where: GG 76s, 1.018
The register, click here or email Laura Ogden.
Looking for helpers and tools for the FASoS garden
The new FASoS garden team is looking for people to join and help keep the green spaces tidy.
Are you a gardening enthusiast and want to spend 1-2 hours every two weeks to contribute to gardening at FASoS, then send an email to sustainability-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl before Thursday 3 November.
Also, more gardening tools are required. If you have spare ones that you want to donate, please send an email to jrharbord@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
GTD – CGD Colloquium with prof. Nolwazi Mkhwanazi, on 2 November
Join the Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development Colloquium titled ‘The politics of care: Making and unmaking families in South Africa‘ by Nolwazi Mkhwanazi, professor of Anthropology at the University of the Pretoria.
When: 2 November, 15.30 – 16.00
Where: Spiegezaal, Grote Gracht 80-82
