Dear Participants, It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce to you that the 2020 edition of Student Forum Maastricht is cancelled. The governments of Belgium, as well as the Netherlands, have advised conferences and larger meetings to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus. We shall contact the participants who have already paid as soon as…
Dear Participants, Student Forum Maastricht closely follows the advice of the Dutch and Belgian National Institute for Public Health and Environment and the World Health Organisation. Our conference is not affected yet and shall proceed as planned. Nevertheless, if there is a change in the situation Student Forum Maastricht has agreed to fully reimburse you until 20 March 2020. From…
You are interested in the European Union and in EU policy-making? You want to work on interesting topics together with an international team? You are a student aged between 18 and 30 years and did not participate in SFM before? This year, it takes place from 15 – 19 April in Brussels. SFM offers a successful and productive way to…
Here you can read all the policy proposals of SFM 2020. We are excited about your applications and to see you in Brussels soon!!
Policy Proposal on Mobilization of Citizens’ Engagement A Perspective on ECI Reform and Engagement Tactics Targeting Young Europeans Youth Disengagement with EU Politics is growing at an increasing rate. As citizens constitute the core of a functioning democratic system and the Youth of any society an important part to engage, it is of crucial importance for the future of the…
Head of Organization The position of Head of Organisation makes you the co-head of SFM2020 and comes with organisational, administrative and financial responsibilities. You will have great decision-making power at your disposal and coordinate the work of the team, most notably of the Treasurer, Funding, Human Resources and Public Relations. This entails to ensure that the different parts nicely fit…
To make #SFM2020 another huge success, we looking for new team members. Open positions are the following: Head of Organisation | Head of Content | Topic Manager | Conference Manager | Treasurer | Funding | Public Relations | Human Resources | External Relations If you want to become part of the next Organising Team, please send us your CV and…
The final day of SFM 2019 has arrived. The last day started off with the presentation of the policy proposals. The Dean of FASoS, Sophie Vanhonnacker, has very kindly visited the conference to listen to the presentations and ideas of the students. She also handed out certificates to the participants to recognize and appreciate their hard work in the last…
Third and last full day of SFM 2019! Today the working groups finalized and finished their policy proposals. As a reward of the last three hard working days the participants and team got together for a dinner and an evening programme at campus. The evening started with a European quiz and Rita Hinek, the Communication and PR manager at the…
The four working groups have dedicated their past three days on drafting four different policy proposals. Have a look at our hard working teams of SFM 2019! Our EU: The Mobilisation of Citizens’ Engagement Reducing Food Waste: Towards a Circular EU EU Enlargement: Spreading European Values in Candidate Countries euGovernance: Digital Integration of the Public Sector