Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

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Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences started on January 1st, 2007.

The faculty was the result of a merger between the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine. The Faculty of Medicine was the first faculty to be established at Maastricht University. The University was officially established on the 9th of January 1976, although the first medical students began their studies in September 1974. The Faculty of Medicine was the second in the world that a

pplied the Problem-Based Learning method. The other faculties of Maastricht University, i.e. Arts and Culture, Economics and Business Administration, General Sciences, Health Sciences, Law, and Psychology adopted educational systems and research organisations akin to that of the Faculty of Medicine. The Faculty developed into a community with a staff of around 1200 (academics, administrative and support staff), and approximately 1950 medical students. Since 1992 staff and students are based at the complex of buildings of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, and the University Hospital (Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht) which opened in 1991. The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences offered a broad range of disciplines that made the faculty unique, not only in the Netherlands, but also in Europe. The format allowed students to integrate their discipline and research work into all areas related to society, sickness and health. By way of research and specific (undergraduate and postgraduate) education, the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences contributed to quality improvement in health care. At the moment the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences has some 4,500 students enrolled in its broad spectrum of educational programmes leading to a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree. To ensure a good quality of health care not only doctors are needed, nurses and paramedics are important, too. But also the expertise of other professionals is essential.

03/06/2026

POV: Exam season but it’s summer 📚☀️

23/05/2026

A heartfelt welcome to our FHML Alumni on their Homecoming day✨

22/05/2026

Maastricht University turns 50 this year! To celebrate this milestone we are inviting all our alumni from our faculty to the Alumni Homecoming Day.
Tune in tomorrow to explore, reconnect and celebrate this day together!✨

22/05/2026

This year our faculty turns 50 and we want to see how YOU celebrate it!🪩✨
Send us your best photo from the day via DM, and you could win a faculty sweater, socks, or a coffee mug.
Don’t let those memories sit in your camera roll! Submissions close this Sunday❗️

15/05/2026

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Maastricht University is organising a series of free guided tours in Maastricht and the surrounding region. During these ‘UM50 Tours’, you will gain a unique insight into the university’s history, present and future.

In Randwyck an arts & heritage tour is organised on 28 May. Since the 1990s, the university buildings in Randwyck have housed medical, psychological, and exact sciences. Innovative research is reflected here in a number of artworks. The guide will take you through the campus and share insights into the development of this part of Maastricht. Join us and gain a unique perspective on these modern buildings, which house a wealth of art and heritage.
Find more information via the link in our bio.

06/05/2026

Looking back to where Health Sciences began.
In this episode of the FHML50: ahead in health podcast, Dr. Hans Adriaanse shares his memories of the early years of the Health Sciences faculty, a working visit to the McMaster University in Canada and the growth of the then Rijksuniversiteit Limburg.
Listen now and explore a piece of UM history.
This episode is only available in Dutch.

01/05/2026

Are you passionate about your study programme and want to inspire future students? ✨
Become a Student Ambassador and represent FHML at open days and events while sharing your own experience.
Send your CV and a short motivation letter to: [email protected] until 1 June 2026

29/04/2026

From old photo albums to the early days of a new faculty.

Next week, the second episode of our podcast series FHML50: ahead in health goes live. In this episode, Dr Hans Adriaanse looks back on the origins of Health Sciences at Maastricht University.

He takes us back to the late 1970s, sharing stories of the early years, such as a working visit to McMaster University, and the development of the new Health Sciences faculty.

Tune in next week!

This episode will be available in Dutch.

20/04/2026

“If this was a real-life case, she wouldn’t have survived, ladies and gentlemen”.

Our podcast series FHML50: ahead in health celebrates 50 years of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. In its first episode alumni Marlène Hendrickx and Leo Schouten take you back to the early days of medical education in Maastricht. From the very beginning, hands-on learning and the Skills Lab have been central to the Medicine programme. As one early lesson proved for Marlène, it is a good thing that students get to practise on actors and fellow students before bringing their skills into practice.

Listen to the full podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4McvSIqXFgZrg0WXGYbr10?si=_iYZoHxrSP23G5htXQeIag

03/04/2026

“Are you quite sure you’re a doctor?”

A female GP may seem completely normal today, but 50 years ago it was a very different story. It was precisely in that time that something new began in Maastricht.
In the first episode of the podcast series FHML50: The Making of a University, alumni Marlène Hendrickx and Leo Schouten look back on these early years. Through personal and sometimes surprisingly relatable stories, they take you to the origins of the Eighth Medical Faculty and, with it, Maastricht University.

🎙️ Coming soon. Stay tuned!

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