Programme 2022
30 years after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, we are shaping a dialogue with partners in the university, city and province of Limburg about the role and future of European cooperation in border regions. What has it brought us, and where are there still borders to be crossed/paved? These questions are the starting point for intergenerational conversations and the meeting of different cultures and visions. We provide a stage for ground-breaking ideas, creative expressions and inspiring initiatives that colour the European profile of the city, province of Limburg and university. Below you will find an overview of our own activities, and those of our partners, scheduled during Europe week between 7 and 13 May. Our activities are organised in the context of the RE:Generation Maastricht programme. You can find an overview of all these events here.
Exposition Faces of Europe
7-12 May 2022
After exhibitions in Rome, Zagreb and Strasbourg, among others, Faces of Europe now lands in Maastricht. Artist Carsten Sander was commissioned by the German government to make portraits of inhabitants of all European countries for the German presidency of the European Union. With Faces of Europe, he shows us that we are all different, but also all look alike. An exhibition for all ages!
Location: De Hoofdwacht (Vrijthof), Mosae Forum buitenplein, Stationstraat
Language(s): German, Dutch & English
More information: https://www.facesofeurope.eu/
Organised by: German Embassy in the Netherlands, German Honorary Consul in Maastricht, Europe Direct Maastricht, City of Maastricht
Let’s eat Europe with Les Tables
7-15 May 2022
Europe melts on your tongue! Taste the European kitchens in Maastricht. See website of Les Tables for more info
Location: several restaurants affiliated with Les Tables
Language(s): Dutch & English
Organised by: Les Tables
Reading hour: Travelling through Europe
7 May 2022 (11:00)
Join Anna, the winner of the reading contest, on a varied journey through Europe. And afterwards, make your own Europe. All in all, a fun adventure for the little ones (+5)!
Location: The Student Hotel
Language(s): Dutch
Organised by: Europe Direct & City of Maastricht
Rubens puppet theatre in Europe
7 May 2022 (11:00)
An old tradition comes to life. Ruben Komkommer and his puppet theatre are creating a special Europe performance for the little ones (+3).
Location: RestoBar Mama (Groene Loper)
Language(s): Dutch
Organised by: Europe Direct & City of Maastricht
Let’s talk about Faces of Europe
9 May 2022 (14:00-15:00)
Photographer Carsten Sander invites you to talk about Faces of Europe. Students from the United World College Maastricht will meet up with Dr. Cyrill Jean Nunn (German ambassador), honorairy consul Ward Vleugels and Mayor Annemarie Penn-te Strake.
Location: De Hoofdwacht (Vrijthof), Mosae Forum buitenplein, Stationstraat
Language(s): German & English
Location: De Hoofdwacht (Vrijthof), Mosae Forum buitenplein, Stationstraat
Language(s): German, Dutch & English
More information: https://www.facesofeurope.eu/
Organised by: German Embassy in the Netherlands, German Honorary Consul in Maastricht, Europe Direct Maastricht, City of Maastricht
Our view on Europe. In conversation with Wopke Hoekstra
9 May 2022 (16:00-17:00)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra shares “our” view of Europe in a Europe speech. Among other things, he discussed how civil dialogues make a valuable contribution to the formation of Dutch EU policy. Using the State of the European Union 2022 as a basis, he will also look back on the most important developments in the EU over the past year and present a vision of the Dutch agenda in the EU in the coming year. The minister will also discuss the latest developments regarding the war in Ukraine.
Location: Muziekgieterij, Boschstraat 5
Language(s): Dutch
More information: https://studioeuropamaastricht.nl/
Organised by: Studio Europa Maastricht & Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Notes from Brussels
9 May 2022 (19:30)
Documentary about three ambitious women in different stages of their lives who pursue their European dream under the high work pressure of the Brussels institutions. The documentary will be followed by a Q&A with director Nadine van Loon.
Locatie: Lumière Cinema, Bassin 88
Language(s): Engels
More information: https://lumiere.nl/events/notes-from-brussels
Organised by: Lumière & European Careers Association
Schuman Lecture by Ulrike Guerot: Sovereignty, Emancipation & Power: Three things the EU can’t deal with – and what to do about it.
9 May 2022 (20:00-21:45)
Every year, Maastricht University and the City of Maastricht jointly organise this lecture in commemoration of Robert Schuman and the Treaties of Rome (1957) and Maastricht (1992). Robert Schuman (1886-1963) was the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and co-founder of the European Union. This year’s Schuman Lecture will argue that it is necessary to detail and fix the notion of European sovereignty and relink it to an emancipatory momentum of, and for European citizens.
Locatie: Franz Palm Lecture Hall, Tongersestraat 53
Language(s): English
More information: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Organised by: Studium Generale & City of Maastricht
Rubens puppet theatre in Europe
11 May 2022 (15:00)
An old tradition comes to life. Ruben Komkommer and his puppet theatre are creating a special Europe performance for the little ones (+3).
Location: RestoBar Mama (Groene Loper)
Language(s): Dutch
Organised by: Europe Direct & City of Maastricht
Bursting the Brussels Bubble, EU Careers in the Region
11 May 2022 (18:00-20:00)
After an EU-related study at UM/HS Zuyd, many graduates follow the beaten path to Brussels. After all, that’s where you have to be to work on cross-border themes and European policy, that’s often the way of thinking. But working on a better Europe is not only happening in the capitals and Brussels. The many regions in Europe are also working hard on this theme. In collaboration with the European Careers Association, a student non-profit, and the European do-and-think tank 89 Netherlands, we are organizing an evening with panel discussion + networking opportunity in which three professionals working on European themes ‘in the region’ will discuss with UM and Zuyd students.
Location: Statenzaal, Maastricht University Faculty of Law (Bouillonstraat 1-3)
Language(s): English
More information: https://studioeuropamaastricht.nl/
Organised by: Studio Europa Maastricht, European Careers Association Maastricht
& 89 Initiative
Photo credit featured image: Peter Schrijen
