The man outside the box
Reinder van Tijen is 76 years old and lives in a squat. A mechanical engineer by profession, he can look back on an unconventional life devoted to finding simple and sustainable technological...
View ArticleEnd in sight for ENCI?
The future of the ENCI cement factory, at the foot of the St. Pietersberg in Maastricht, is keeping the minds of the local community busy. It is a hot issue on the local political agenda, both at city...
View ArticleMVV, more than 100 years of football in Maastricht
For expatriates who want to get a true feel of Maastricht and its people, visiting a game of football club MVV comes highly recommended. Moreover, the current selection of MVV is very international:...
View ArticleKumulus – a hill, a cloud? A painting, a dance!
Just as the cumulus cloud brings good weather, the name of the Kumulus art centre lightens up many faces in and around Maastricht. Not that it has anything to do with clouds though! Kumulus director...
View ArticleBooks4Life – sell a book, make a friend
Books4Life is a second hand charity book shop located in a cozy basement room at Maastricht University’s School of Governance. A report by Romanian Law student Andra Gunescu.
View ArticleVrijeschool: hearts, hands, brains
Maastricht's Bonnefanten College, sector Bernard Lievegoed is one of 90 schools in the Netherlands that follow the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum and the teaching principles enunciated by Austrian...
View ArticleThe Bbox in Maastricht – A first step into the future of business
The Bbox in Maastricht is a new meeting room concept based on the mobilisation of creativity. A report by Mario Defauwes.
View ArticleSerious Beans and Pop Music in Maastricht
With three rehearsal rooms, one concert hall, a DJ-lab and a recording studio and ongoing events on its agenda, the Muziekgieterij has now established itself as a leading centre for pop culture and...
View ArticleCricket – The game I love the most
"The game of cricket is in the blood of every Indian," says Madan Raj. "When I got my visa for the Netherlands, the first thought running on my mind was this,” Is it possible to play cricket in...
View ArticleFrom Russia with love
Visitors to the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht will from 18 March until 19 June have a chance to see a selection of 90 Dutch drawings and sketches from the Golden Age in the special exhibition:...
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