Your journey at PREMIUM is just the beginning. Explore a wealth of free resources at Maastricht University, designed to enhance your skills, broaden your horizons, and prepare you for a successful future.

Maastricht University’s Career Services offers a portal, on which you will find online modules, free workshops and other useful resources that will help you to enhance your skills and self-knowledge and to expand your opportunities. Determine your set of skills and talents by understanding yourself, look into your options, and start working on developing your skills. After graduation, you are ready to find a job through our vacancies.

• UM Career Services Portal with free workshops and trainings.
• Free Employability Scan.
• Quick Career Advice from UM Career Services.
• Career Coaching by UM Career Services.

Thriving at university is about more than academics. It is about feeling balanced, energized, and supported as you navigate your personal and professional growth. At PREMIUM, we believe wellbeing is the foundation for success. That’s why we want to make you aware of a wider range of tools, programmes, and communities designed to help you maintain focus, build resilience, and enjoy a fulfilling student experience.

Whether you are looking to boost your mental health, manage stress, connect with peers, or explore mindfulness practices, there’s something here for you. From workshops and peer-support groups to individual guidance and online programmes, these resources are here to help you stay well, energized, and ready to make the most of your time at university. Explore, participate, and take the steps that support your wellbeing. Your future self will thank you.

• Psychological Support by UM Psychologist: The UM psychologists can help you with psychological difficulties such as anxiety, feelings of guilt, gloominess, stress, lack of self-confidence and grief. They can also provide support if you are experiencing relationship problems with your family, friends or partner. They are not able to provide diagnostic services or long-term counselling. For this, they can refer you to additional services.

• UM Wellbeing Movement: Participate in activities like yoga, creative workshops, and relaxation sessions to enhance your wellbeing.

• @EASE: Access anonymous, free, and professional peer-to-peer support for mental health concerns.

• Disability Support: Receive tailored assistance for students with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or neurodivergence, ensuring an inclusive academic experience.

• Shining a light on giftedness: Engage with initiatives that shed a light on the challenge gifted students deal with, and connect with peers.

• Mind Health Check: This online questionnaire about mental wellbeing lets you reflect on how you’re really doing. You get detailed feedback on your scores in several domains such as mood or stress, as well as personalised advice and tips for free tools that might be useful to you.

• MoodLift: Utilize online programs designed to assess and improve your mental wellbeing, helping you manage stress and maintain balance.

• UM Career Services Personal & Professional Development Portal: UM Career Services offers free trainings and online modules centred around mental health.
• Circles Innara Coaching: group circles (in-person or online) organized by Michelle Wegter from Innara Coaching, who creates a safe and supportive space where coaching, counseling, and breathwork come together to help you release emotional blockages, gain clarity, and explore new possibilities for your life.

University life is not just about classes and exams, but also about discovering who you are, connecting with others, and contributing to something bigger than yourself. Being part of a community, like PREMIUM for example, helps you develop soft skills, spark creativity, and create lasting memories, all while expanding your personal and professional horizons. But there are many other communities to explore and connect with.

In this section, you’ll find a variety of ways to engage with your peers and the wider community beyond the classroom. From volunteering projects and creative initiatives to collaborative innovation challenges, these opportunities allow you to make meaningful connections, explore new interests, and contribute to causes that matter. Engaging socially and giving back is not only rewarding in itself, it also strengthens your resilience, teamwork, and leadership skills, supporting your growth as a PREMIUM student and beyond.

Dive in, get involved, and discover how connecting, creating, and contributing can enhance both your university experience and your personal journey.

• UM Career Services Personal & Professional Development Portal: it holds an overview of volunteering opportunities.
• Maastricht Doet: for volunteering opportunities in Maastricht.
• NL Voor Elkaar: for volunteering opportunities nation wide.
• Animals Faith: for volunteering opportunities if you like cats, dogs or DIY handy work.
• Boerderij Daalhoeve: for volunteering opportunities at the best petting zoo of Maastricht.
• Overview of student organisations in Maastricht: This page offers an overview of student organisations that are managed by students of Maastricht University. They are open for you to join. These organisations act under their own responsibility.
• MyMaastricht.nl: All you need to know about getting involved in your local community while living, studying or working in Maastricht.
• COMMEET: Become a COMMEET fellow an actively work towards empowering communities worldwide to reach the SDG’s.

Your professional journey extends beyond the university. Maastricht and the broader Euregion offer a wealth of opportunities for international students to connect with industry leaders, gain practical experience, and build meaningful networks. Whether you’re seeking internships, job placements, or professional development events, these initiatives are designed to help you thrive in your career.

• Meet the Youngsters: Network with ambitious young professionals and alumni, gain insights into different career paths, and explore mentorship opportunities.

• Start Maastricht: a student association fostering innovation in the south Limburg area, NL, and part of START Network. We educate and connect entrepreneurs of tomorrow, making Maastricht a startup hub. Join our journey to impact the European Startup Ecosystem.

• Brightlands Startup League: a complete support package that will help you boost your innovative product. Join the Brightlands Startup League and you will gain exclusive access to the specialist expertise, extensive network, and professional facilities of four Brightlands Campuses in the province of Limburg, the Limburg provincial government, Maastricht University and LIOF.
• Internationals Meet Recruiters: Organized by the Expat Centre Maastricht Region, this event facilitates direct interaction between international job seekers and local employers. It’s an excellent opportunity to explore career prospects in the region.

• Welcome to Maastricht Region: This platform offers a job portal tailored for internationals, providing access to various career opportunities. They also organize events and provide resources to help internationals integrate into the local job market.