The Noord-Limburg Region, which encompasses the Dutch municipalities of Venlo, Horst aan de Maas, Venray, Peel en Maas, Beesel, Gennep, Mook en Middelaar, and Bergen, is committed to enhancing the quality of life through initiatives like the Greenport Venlo programs and the ‘Talent’ program under the Region Deal Noord-Limburg. These efforts aim to create a vibrant living and working environment that attracts and retains young, highly educated, and skilled workers. Additionally, they focus on strengthening the region’s innovative capacity by fostering collaboration between education, professional practice, and government.
Key Objectives
- Quality of Life: Develop a high-quality living and working environment to inspire young, highly educated, and skilled workers to reside and work in Noord-Limburg.
- Talent Programme: Strengthen the innovative power of professional and research practices by creating an infrastructure where education, professional practice, and government collaborate on current and future issues.
Challenges
- Education Expansion: Expand higher education offerings.
- Labor Market Development: Develop a competitive labor market with sufficiently qualified personnel at secondary vocational, higher vocational, and university levels.
Scholarship Opportunities
To support these initiatives, the Noord-Limburg Region offers scholarships for Maastricht University students enrolled in specific master’s programs.
Maastricht University
- Institution Type: Public university
- Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
Scholarship Details
- Programs Covered:
- Master’s in Health Food Innovation Management at the UM Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) at Campus Venlo
- Master’s in Global Supply Chain Management and Change at the UM School of Business and Economics (SBE)
- Eligibility:
- Open to students from Noord-Limburg municipalities: Venlo, Horst aan de Maas, Venray, Peel en Maas, Beesel, Gennep, Mook en Middelaar, and Bergen.
- Benefits:
- Tuition fees and additional costs covered up to €2,500 per academic year
- Tuition fee refund: €2,314 (or at cost)
- Expenses/study materials: €291
Read: Mansion House Scholarship Scheme
Application Process
- Step 1: Apply for admission to the master’s program in Global Supply Chain Management or Health Food Innovation Management at Maastricht University via Studielink.
- Step 2: Fill out the scholarship application form.