Building your own curriculum
During my first year, I had the opportunity to take courses in every single of the academic fields I had had an interest in. This first-hand experience allowed me to really understand what I wanted to focus on academically, without having that “what if?” in my head, regarding my other interests.

Strengths of PBL
I rarely enjoy going to lectures and sitting there for 2 hours listening to a professor speak. Tutorials, however, are very engaging and I find it very exciting to have interesting debates with my peers. The contact with my fellow students is excellent and I really feel like I am part of a fantastic community. At UCM, lecturers are close to students, which makes the relationship so much more amicable and the tutorials feel more like a conversation between peers than a strict teacher lecturing.

Maastricht as an excellent student city
Maastricht is small enough that you can get everywhere with a bike in less than 20 minutes. But it is also socially rich enough that you do not get bored. Additionally, as a large portion of the population is made up of students, it feels like you are in a place you belong to, a place where you have something in common with everyone. Lastly, it is such an international city, you hear a variety of languages every day, which makes me feel right at home.