Patrick Bijsmans
@patrickbijsmans.bsky.social
Associate Dean #Education @ Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Maastricht | Associate Professor #Teaching & #Learning #EuropeanStudies | #EU #Media #Euroscepticism | #Cycling research (!) | Committee Member @ #UACES | posts my own 🦋🇪🇺🟥
The European response to the #Ceuta crisis will go down in history as an own goal that emboldened Europe’s adversaries. Instead of showing solidarity, Italy & co sought to punish it. Now, with the vast majority of arrivals already returned, the failure wasn’t border control but European solidarity.
Dankzij AI groeit het aanbod van wetenschappelijke artikelen, maar die zijn wel slechter geschreven www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Dankzij AI groeit het aanbod van wetenschappelijke artikelen, maar die zijn wel slechter geschreven
Kunstmatige intelligentie: Het gebruik van AI leidt tot verrommeling van de wetenschap. „Er is geen harde kwaliteitstoets in het systeem.”
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Goed voorbeeld van de impact die klimaatverandering kan hebben op onze samenleving. Het wordt steeds duidelijker hoe kwetsbaar we zijn voor de gevolgen van klimaatverandering. Stoppen met fossiele brandstoffen! Drukbevaren Twentekanaal gaat voor het eerst dicht vanwege droogte - nos.nl/l/2624234
Drukbevaren Twentekanaal gaat voor het eerst dicht vanwege droogte
De afgelopen dagen is geprobeerd het waterpeil met pompen en een beperktere inzet van de sluizen op peil te houden. Dat bleek niet voldoende.
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Did you miss the heat wave @ec.europa.eu? Perhaps because AC was still working on floor 13 of the Berlaymont? #EU #ClimateCrisis www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU sets up biggest climate fight of 2026 by slamming brakes on carbon market
Brussels wants to let industry pollute more and for longer. Parliament and member countries will have some thoughts on that.
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I sometimes feel a bit detached from the #EduSky #TeachLearnSky blogosphere, not finding the time to write again myself. Thankfully there is plenty to read, such as this by Alexandra Mihai educationalist.substack.com/p/teaching-m...
Teaching matters. Let's show it!
The Educationalist. By Alexandra Mihai
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That’s a wrap; the last formal meeting of the @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social Faculty Board in its current composition. Thank you to everyone! Have a wonderful summer 😎
Geopolitical uncertainty has left many EU citizens wanting more of their union, new eurobarometer figures reveal.
90% of EU citizens want a more united Europe against global crises, survey shows
Geopolitical uncertainty has left many EU citizens wanting more of their union, new eurobarometer figures reveal.
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EU ministers plan further climate policy rollbacks during historic heatwave
Replacing combustion engines with electric cars and switching industrial heat from fossil fuels to electricity are among the most impactful ways to decarbonise. Yet, in exactly in these areas Europe i...
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🚨 vacancy alert 🚨 Come and work with us @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social! Our #Teaching & #Learning Hub is looking for a new educational coordinator with a focus on data management. Check out the link below for more details. #TeachLearnSky #EduSky vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Educational Coordinator with a focus on Data Management
Educational Coordinator with a focus on Data Management
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Relatively early start didn’t help avoid 30 degrees 🥵 But came prepared and did a nice run #trailrunning
We’re warming up for our annual #Teaching & #Learning Festival which will take place this afternoon. This year’s theme: new @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social #assessment policy
Hylke Dijkstra will become UM Europe Chair at Studio Europa Maastricht on 1 September 2026. His task: connect UM’s Europe-related research more strongly with policy, public debate and the transitions facing Europe. Quite fitting, in the city where Europe is never far away. Read more: edu.nl/r7t4x
I am really excited about continuing as associate dean for #education at our wonderful @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social. It has been such an inspiring experience so far, working with people from all over @maastrichtu.bsky.social. Ready for new adventures with Esther Versluis and @posteurope.bsky.social!
Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 2mo agoFASoS Faculty Board update as of Sept 2026: Esther Versluis becomes Dean. @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social continues as Associate Dean for Education. @posteurope.bsky.social joins as Associate Dean for Research. We look forward to working with the new Faculty Board in the period ahead!🤝
Incredibly hot 25k #trailrunning race just across the border in Belgium 🇧🇪 The trees offered shade, but still 🥵 Respect to those competing in the 35k and 50k races 💪🏼
Interessant debat gisteren over samenwerking #Heerlen en #Maastricht, ook mbt plannen @maastrichtu.bsky.social voor campus in Heerlen Very interesting debate yesterday on cooperation between Heerlen and Maastricht, including uni plans for a Heerlen campus @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
Het kan verkeren: “Nederlanders staan juist overwegend positief tegenover ambtenaren en de Europese Unie, die door ongeveer de helft van de bevolking positief worden beoordeeld.” #EU 🇪🇺 www.bnr.nl/nieuws/nieuw...
Dieptepunt: niet eerder zo weinig vertrouwen in politici en Tweede Kamer
Tot aan 2020 steeg de positieve beoordeling van politici tot bijna 40 procent. Na het uitbreken van de coronapandemie in dat jaar nam het vertrouwen elk jaa...
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