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Patrick Bijsmans @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social · 4d

A real pleasure to contribute to this @edlab-ctl.bsky.social video series on #educational #research. Offers an insight into our research on the #international #classroom in #PBL and into how @carlahaelermans.bsky.social and I collaborated.

#EduSky #TeachLearnSky

@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social

New video series: Education research in collaboration

www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

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BRIDGE Project @bridgeproject.bsky.social · Feb 5

BRIDGE is an impact-driven project that aims to build resilient individuals through effective educational transition by formulating robust policy recommendations on education and training policies, the efficient use of public resources & support of equity and inclusion!

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Patrick Bijsmans @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social · Feb 18

@carlahaelermans.bsky.social and I getting ready to be interviewed about our #international classroom #research by @suelibrodin.bsky.social. Coming your way soon!

#internationalisation #PBL #TeachLearnSky

@edlab-ctl.bsky.social
@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social @umsbe.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social

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Madelon Jacobs @madelonj.bsky.social · May 14

New paper alert! 🔔📘 The second paper of my PhD is out in PLOS One! We studied remediation programs after the first COVID-19 school closures in primary education in the Netherlands, focusing on their impact on reading and mathematics test scores. With @carlahaelermans.bsky.social & Martijn Meeter

Effective remediation programs for vulnerable students to overcome learning loss

In March 2020, the world was forced to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, schools in many countries closed to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Students were required to shift to ...

dx.plos.org

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · Apr 7

ROA is recruiting a researcher/project leader.
Are you passionate about doing research on skills, health, education, and the labour market? Do you have good project management skills? Then our vacancy would be a good match for you!

View the #vacancy: edu.nl/cg6jx

Researcher / project leader

Are you passionate about doing research on skills, health, education, and the labour market? Are you a social scientist, economist, sociologist, or health scientist with strong quantitative skills? Do...

edu.nl

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Nieuwsuur @nieuwsuur.nl · Jul 18

Op een zomerschool kunnen kinderen terecht die weinig te doen hebben tijdens de zomervakantie, bijvoorbeeld omdat de ouders de hele zomer doorwerken. Maar de financiering van die scholen staat onder druk.

Vakantie niet voor elk kind fijne tijd: zomerscholen hopen op meer steun

Op een zomerschool kunnen kinderen terecht die weinig te doen hebben tijdens de zomervakantie, bijvoorbeeld omdat de ouders de hele zomer doorwerken. Maar de financiering van die scholen staat onder d...

nos.nl

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BRIDGE Project @bridgeproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

🔦 BRIDGE Researchers in the #Spotlight!

📚 What happened to educational inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Check the work of @carlahaelermans.bsky.social, et al., to find out more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · Jun 10

Maastrichts Mooiste | Run voor KWF

Afgelopen zondag 8 juni heeft een geweldig ROA-team deelgenomen aan de 10K van Maastrichts Mooiste, een sportieve actie voor KWF Kankerbestrijding.

Met de steun van donateurs is er een indrukwekkend bedrag ingezameld!

#KWF #Run10K #MaastrichtsMooiste

Het ROA-team heeft een prachtig bedrag van €2.172 ingezameld voor dit goede doel!

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · May 30

Hi Josh, Great initiative! Netherlands based prof on Education Economics here 🙃, would love to be part of one of your lists! Thanks!

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Lisa Westerveld 🌱 @lisawesterveld.bsky.social · May 23

De onderwijswoordvoerders van coalitiepartijen twijfelen zélf over bezuinigen op de meest kansarme leerlingen.

Laten we hopen dat het niet alleen blijft bij mooie woorden, maar ze óók onze motie steunen.

Die is duidelijk: deze bezuiniging moet van tafel!

www.aob.nl/actueel/arti...

Binnen coalitie klinken openlijk twijfels over bezuiniging op onderwijskansen | AOb

Nieuw Sociaal Contract (NSC) stelt hardop vraagtekens bij de voorgenomen bezuiniging op de onderwijskansenregeling van 177 miljoen euro. De maatregel uit de Voorjaarsnota, die 455 duizend leerlingen r...

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · May 14

Proud supervisor 😊👏🥳!

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Madelon Jacobs @madelonj.bsky.social · May 14

New paper alert! 🔔📘 The second paper of my PhD is out in PLOS One! We studied remediation programs after the first COVID-19 school closures in primary education in the Netherlands, focusing on their impact on reading and mathematics test scores. With @carlahaelermans.bsky.social & Martijn Meeter

Effective remediation programs for vulnerable students to overcome learning loss

In March 2020, the world was forced to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, schools in many countries closed to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Students were required to shift to ...

dx.plos.org

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · May 1

Beautiful Maastricht 😍

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Sueli Brodin @suelibrodin.bsky.social · Apr 16

"Stop the cuts!" Protest in Maastricht against budget cuts in #HigherEd. Education is an investment!

#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Apr 16

#doehetniet

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Maastricht University @maastrichtu.bsky.social · Apr 16

Representatives from trade unions, political parties, and the UM take the stage

"We care about the future. We want to let the government that we should all care about the future and stop the cuts." - Pamela Habibovic, Rector UM

#WOinActie

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · Apr 11

📢 Vacature: ROA zoekt junior onderzoekers 1,0 FTE!

Je bent een socioloog, econoom, data scientist of andere sociaalwetenschapper met goede kwantitatieve vaardigheden die recent is afgestudeerd of bijna gaat afstuderen. Dan hebben wij dé passende baan voor jou!

Zie vacature: edu.nl/f7uuk

#vacature

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Patrick Bijsmans @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social · Apr 9

Lovely sunny day for shooting more footage for @edlab-ctl.bsky.social video on the #InternationalClassroom project that @carlahaelermans.bsky.social and I have worked on. Thanks to Jascha Neuterings, @suelibrodin.bsky.social, as well as @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social students for helping 🙏😎

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Apr 8

Spring at @roamaastricht.bsky.social & @umsbe.bsky.social 😍🌸❤️

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Apr 3

❤️❤️❤️

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Marco Derksen @marcoderksen.bsky.social · Apr 3

Fokke en Sukke zijn niet bang voor AI #foksuk

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Mar 31

Love spring 😍☀️❤️

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Mar 17

@timhuijts.bsky.social

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Mar 14

Spring in Paris 😍🗼☀️❤️!

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Mar 11

If you're an academic job market candidate studying causal questions related to crime/CJ policy, and you're still looking for a job for next year, could you email me? I'm trying to keep track/would love to help if I can.

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Marc van Oostendorp @fonolog.bsky.social · Mar 10

Vandaag begint een estafettestaking van de Nederlandse universiteiten. Op een enkele kleine lokale staking na is dit sinds mensenheugenis niet gebeurd. Staak mee!

neerlandistiek.nl/2025/03/staa...

Staak! Staak! Staak!

Vandaag begint een estafettestaking van de Nederlandse universiteiten. Op een enkele kleine lokale staking na is dit sinds mensenheugenis niet gebeurd

neerlandistiek.nl

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · Mar 5

New ROA study shows what vocational education in the Netherlands can learn from Germany’s dual system. Strengthening workplace learning and offering clear career pathways can make vocational education more attractive and better aligned with the labour market.
edu.nl/gtptv

#vocationaleducation #MBO

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Mar 3

Spring is in the air 😍☀️🌸♥️

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Mar 1

Lovely sunset tonight 😍🌇☀️♥️!

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Feb 26

‼️Follow advise‼️

Our amazing research institute has decided to terminate X and is now on Bluesky!

Follow @roamaastricht.bsky.social for posts about our research on education, transitions, AI & technology, the labour market, and many more topics!

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Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) @roamaastricht.bsky.social · Feb 24

ROA is now also on Bluesky!

We are a research institute at Maastricht University, specialized in applied social scientific research on of education and the labour market. We do both high-level scientific research and policy research.

Follow us to learn more about our research and institute!

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Carla Haelermans @carlahaelermans.bsky.social · Feb 25

Really sorry to hear this Ingo!