# The European university of the Netherlands
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## 50 years of Maastricht University
[Visit the UM50 website](https://um50.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en)
[The University Fund Limburg is building a future with healthy brains](https://um50.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/stories/the-university-fund-limburg-is-building-a-future-with-healthy-brains)
[Then and now: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence](https://um50.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/stories/then-and-now-data-science-and-artificial-intelligence)
## Calendar
[More events](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events)
[Is Maastricht truly a European city?](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/node/66026)
Debates Studio Europa x Sphinx
25
Mar
[Campus Venlo Open Day](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/campus-venlo-open-day-0)
Get a taste of the atmosphere!
9
Apr
[Hungary’s elections and Europe’s response](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/hungary%E2%80%99s-elections-and-europe%E2%80%99s-response-screening-discussion)
Screening and panel discussion
9
Apr
## News and stories
[More news and stories](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news)
### [Thymus key to longer life and chance of successful cancer treatment](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/forgotten-organ-found-be-key-longer-life-and-chance-successful-cancer-treatment)
18 March 2026
Two studies from Maastricht and Harvard show that the thymus is more important for adults than often assumed. Its health is linked to aging, lifespan, disease risk, and the effectiveness of immunotherapy.
### [Faculty of Law marks 45 years with tree planting ceremony and time capsule](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/faculty-law-marks-45-years-tree-planting-ceremony-and-time-capsule)
18 March 2026
The Faculty of Law recently celebrated its 45th anniversary with the opening of the renovated Garden of Justice, a symbolic tree-planting ceremony, and the burial of a time capsule.
### [Alumna Raneesha: “I would work for free, if I didn’t have to feed myself”](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/%E2%80%9Ci-reinvented-myself-maastricht%E2%80%9D-0)
18 March 2026
Raneesha De Silva works in the humanitarian field, based in her home country Sri Lanka. Every year, she returns to Maastricht; the city that changed her life.
### [Maastricht University signs national manifesto ‘Duurzaam denken, duurzaam doen’](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/maastricht-university-signs-national-manifesto-%E2%80%98duurzaam-denken-duurzaam-doen%E2%80%99)
17 March 2026
The signing of the manifesto ‘Duurzaam denken, duurzaam doen’ (‘Sustainable Thinking, Sustainable Action’) underlines UMs ambition to structurally embed sustainability in education, research, operations and governance.
### [Donna Yates Appointed UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/donna-yates-appointed-unesco-chair-cultural-heritage-and-emerging-crime)
16 March 2026
Donna Yates has been appointed UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime. The new chair is embedded in Maastricht University.
### [How to prevent a total collapse of the healthcare system](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/how-prevent-total-collapse-healthcare-system-0)
11 March 2026
It sounds ominous, but the numbers don’t lie: within 10 years the Dutch healthcare system could face collapse. Yet despite these forecasts, Professor Angelique de Rijk and assistant professor Petra Erkens remain optimistic.
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