08/04/2016: Public lecture “Not the Exception, but the Rule: Migration in Human History” by Leo Lucassen
Public lecture Not the Exception, but the Rule: Migration in Human History by Leo Lucassen Messages about mass migration to Europe appear in the news media every day. Is what is happening now in Europe so unique? If we want to understand…
08/03/2016: TARN lecture “The role of Europol in the refugee crisis” by Oldřich Martinů, Deputy Director of Europol
The role of Europol in the refugee crisis by Oldřich Martinů, Deputy Director of Europol TARN lecture, Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL) and Centre for European research in Maastricht (CERiM) Mr Martinů is the Deputy Director of Europol, with specific responsibility…
07/03/2016: Studium Generale lecture “Dead Planet, Living Planet. The Importance of Ecosystem Restoration” by John D. Liu
Public lecture: Dead Planet, Living Planet. The Importance of Ecosystem Restoration by John D. Liu Healthy landscapes provide us with food, water, clean air, a stable climate, biodiversity, good health, security and happiness. However, a quarter of the world’s land…
22/02/2016: Public lecture “Migration and Violent Extremism – Current Affairs” by Khalid Koser
Public lecture : Migration and Violent Extremism – Current Affairs by Khalid Koser Over the last year two global crises of migration and violent extremism have collided. There are growing concerns that Europe’s refugee crisis risks importing the violent extremism that…
Costica Dumbrava speaks on radicalisation at the Lisbon Forum of the Council of Europe
Costica Dumbrava, the Executive Coordinator of the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE), was invited to participate in the Lisbon Forum on “How to combat radicalisation and terrorism: prevention tool and shared knowledge in the Mediterranean and European…
09/12/2015: Interactive discussion on the trade-off between liberty and security, FASOS
Interactive discussion on the trade-off between liberty and security Organized by Student Representatives FASoS, Orakel and E.S.A. Concordantia The tragic events in Paris have made the debate of Security versus Liberty ever more pertinent. Is there a need for tighter security screening? Does this…
UNU NEWSLETTER ON MIGRATION- Issue 13, October 2015
UNU NEWSLETTER ON MIGRATION From UNU-MERIT and the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance http://www.merit.unu.edu/migration-news/
25 February: Inaugural lecture “Realities and illusions of human migration: a geographical perspective” by Ronald Skeldon
On 25 February 2015 dr. Ronald Skeldon appointed as Extraordinary professor of Human Geography in the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences will accept this position with the delivery of an inaugural lecture entitled “Realities and illusions of human migration: a geographical perspective”. See event page.