Maastricht

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Maastricht is a city in the south of the Netherlands. It has about 120,000 inhabitants. Maastricht has an airport and a university.

The first settlement in that region was founded in the Stone age, the first permanent settlement was founded by the Celts about 500 B.C.. Maastricht got City Rights in 1204. Since 1815, after the Napolianic War, Maastricht belongs to the Netherlands. The European Contract of 1992 were signed in Maastricht.


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Higher education and research

  • Maastricht University
  • Academie van Bouwkunst Maastricht (Academy of Architecture) [1]
  • Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology - United Nation University [2]
  • Maastricht School of Management [3]]
  • Center for European Studies (CES) [4]
  • Conservatorium Maastricht (Academy of Music)
  • Toneelacademie Maastricht (Academy of Dramatic Arts)
  • Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht (Academy of Fine Arts)
  • Jan van Eyck Academie [5]


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