The Heartbeat of Life Sciences in Europe initiative was formed on the conviction that if the Euregio is going to impact Europe, businesses and research institutions must come together and operate as cohesive cluster.
Three universities of Maastricht, Aachen, and Liège along with several regional development agencies support the project because it aims to attract […]

“I have been looking for this” is the most common reaction of readers who have leafed through an edition of the multicultural magazine CULTour-Journal. The paper, published twice a year, targets an adventurous audience that shows an interest in its cultural surroundings - the Euregio within Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

“Being a new inhabitant of Aachen, I was enthused at the variety of tips offered and immediately began to plan my week-ends,“ said Katja Ritter, a reader of the paper.

The magazine covers a variety of topics including descriptions of six to eight project partners per issue as destinations to visit, with the main focal point on cultural and historical aspects. [continued…]

Location, historical links and EU involvement make Maastricht the most European Dutch city, says Gerd Leers, who was announced the best Mayor in the Netherlands in a recent opinion poll. High on the list of “things to do” in order to elevate the city’s international profile, the Municipality has put prolific Euregional cooperation, greater synergies with Maastricht’s international institutes and surprisingly enough - a mentality change.

Gerd Leers:
For a long time Maastrichtenaren behaved as if there was nothing beyond Maastricht. „There is Maastricht and all around it are peasants“ - people really used to say that in Maastricht - „peasants“ being the outsiders. This illustrates the predominant local mentality of the 1960s and 1970s. Today Maastricht must - without losing its character, its beauty and qualities - open up to „outsiders“. This is a process which is already taking place and is quite advanced but I think it can go even further. Maastricht must become truly international. [continued…]

“When my husband was offered an overseas position with the U.S. Government, we all jumped at this chance for adventure. […] What none of us knew was that, at times, this dream could feel more like a nightmare.” Mary Haggerty, who moved a year and a half ago from Denver, Colorado, to a small town in South Limburg, is not the first, nor alas the last, expatriate wife to have gone through spells of despair while trying to get adjusted to strange and new surroundings, far from friends and family. [continued…]