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7 initiatives found

Match Maastricht

Society

The Match project aims to increase social involvement and engagement of students within the city of Maastricht and its surroundings. At Match organisations are able to find assistance and support for their projects while students have the opportunity to take what they learned and put it to practice in real-life situations.

1 volunteer positions
Topic of interestSociety
Spoken languageEnglish Dutch
InvolvementResearch Volunteering
What's in it for you?ECTS Social contact Volunteer allowance
Target AudienceLocals
Other tagsMatch
Type of organisationUniversity Foundation
Student specific?Mainly students

Match housing

SocietyHumanitarianism

Match houses are homes located in different Maastricht neighbourhoods where you live for free – you only pas electricity, gas, water and internet. Together with a team of fellow students you connect your neighbourhood and help neighbours to build new relationships. The project is an ongoing experiment to enable students to have a lasting positive impact on communities and neighbourhoods in the c...

Topic of interestSociety Humanitarianism
Spoken languageEnglish Dutch
Student specific?For students only
InvolvementInternship Research Volunteering
What's in it for you?Housing Social contact Network opportunities
Target AudienceLocals
ActivityArts and Crafts Organise events Outdoor work Social activities Sports and games
DurationLong term (6 months or more)
Type of organisationUniversity Project Foundation

Mens Achter de Patient (MAP)

SocietyHumanitarianism

The 'human behind the patient' strives to make healthcare more humanity oriented. It is a student initiative that brings the stories of patient to the future healthcare professionals.

Topic of interestSociety Humanitarianism
Student specific?For all
InvolvementResearch Volunteering
What's in it for you?Information
Target AudiencePeople with a physical illness and/or disabilities Students
ActivityTeaching Social activities Psychological guidance/coaching
Type of organisationFoundation

Maastricht Platform for Community-Engaged Research/MPCER

BusinessHumanitarianism

Our mission is to create a multidisciplinary platform for employees at Maastricht University who do/support, or are interested in doing/supporting, community-engaged research.

Student specific?For all
Topic of interestBusiness Humanitarianism
InvolvementResearch
What's in it for you?Information Network opportunities
ActivityTeaching Research
Type of organisationUniversity

Mondiaal Maastricht

SustainabilityHumanitarianismPoliticsLawCulture

Mondiaal Maastricht is a knowledge center for Sustainable Development (SDGs, Global Goals), Global Citizenship and Climate Action. The issues that our society is facing today are urgent, complex and global in nature: transition to a sustainable world, tackling the climate crisis and strengthening democracy and citizenship.For many people in Maastricht these topics are difficult to grasp and rele...

Topic of interestSustainability Humanitarianism Politics Law Culture
Spoken languageEnglish Dutch
Student specific?For all
InvolvementResearch Volunteering
What's in it for you?Social contact Volunteer allowance Network opportunities
Target AudienceLocals
ActivityAdministrative work Organise events PR & communication
DurationShort term (1- 6 months) Long term (6 months or more) Events
Type of organisationFoundation

Green Office Maastricht

Sustainability

Green Office is shaping a green future for Maastricht University

Topic of interestSustainability
Spoken languageEnglish
Student specific?For students only
InvolvementResearch Volunteering Board position
What's in it for you?Information Network opportunities Training Professional/personal skills
Target AudienceStudents
ActivityGovernance Research
DurationShort term (1- 6 months) Long term (6 months or more)
Other tagsStudent run
Type of organisationUniversity

Grenzeloos Maastricht

SocietyBusiness

Grenzeloos is a social enterprise restaurant that builds the best start possible for new Dutch people with a refugee background. Through our apprenticeship trajectory people learn the language, develop their skills and build a social network. Come volunteer as a language buddy, do an internship with us or try our tasty coffee and food!

Topic of interestSociety Business
Spoken languageDutch
Student specific?For all
InvolvementInternship Research Volunteering
What's in it for you?Social contact Network opportunities Professional/personal skills
Target AudienceLocals Refugees
ActivityAdministrative work Cooking Teaching PR & communication Technical assistance Research
DurationShort term (1- 6 months) Long term (6 months or more)
Type of organisationBusiness
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