Maastricht University

Maastricht University (UM), the European university of the Netherlands, is a public research university founded in 1976 in Maastricht, Limburg. With nearly 22,000 students and 5,000 staff, UM is the most international university in the Netherlands — approximately 50% of students come from abroad. The university offers 27 bachelor's and over 70 master's programmes across six faculties: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the School of Business and Economics. UM is known worldwide for its Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach, in which education takes place in small tutorial groups of 10–15 students. UM has campuses in Maastricht, Venlo (Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo) and Heerlen (Brightlands Chemelot Campus). In international rankings, UM holds position 131 in the THE World University Rankings and position 10 in the THE Young University Rankings. The School of Business and Economics participates in the Financial Times rankings and holds AACSB or EQUIS accreditation. UM is a recognised IND sponsor, providing visa and residence permit support to international students free of charge.