Patrick Bijsmans
@patrickbijsmans.bsky.social
Associate Dean #Education @ Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Maastricht | Associate Professor #Teaching & #Learning #EuropeanStudies | #EU #Media #Euroscepticism | #Cycling research (!) | Committee Member @ #UACES | posts my own 🦋🇪🇺🟥
“This is not a fine-tuning exercise but a deregulatory move that risks turning Europe’s rights-based model into one where fundamental protections become optional.”
euobserver.com/digital/ar5e...
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Surprise EU rollback of 'GDPR' digital-rights rules prompts alarm
People's sexual orientation, ethnicity, or political views could be exposed in proposed EU changes to the 'GDPR' digital-rights laws, civil society experts warn, after a leaked draft.
euobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
“This is not a fine-tuning exercise but a deregulatory move that risks turning Europe’s rights-based model into one where fundamental protections become optional.”
euobserver.com/digital/ar5e...
euobserver.com/digital/ar5e...
Lovely weather and a fantastic atmosphere during today’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA open day. Thank you so much to all colleagues and students who were present today 🙏🏼
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Lovely weather and a fantastic atmosphere during today’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA open day. Thank you so much to all colleagues and students who were present today 🙏🏼
Welcome to @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social! It’s a lovely day for an open day. Bandito coffee and cookies are waiting you ☕️🍪
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Welcome to @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social! It’s a lovely day for an open day. Bandito coffee and cookies are waiting you ☕️🍪
Come visit us during tomorrow’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA Open Day and learn more about our four fantastic programmes in
📚 Arts & Culture 📚
🤖 Digital Society 🤖
🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺
🌐 Global Studies 🌐
Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...
📚 Arts & Culture 📚
🤖 Digital Society 🤖
🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺
🌐 Global Studies 🌐
Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Come visit us during tomorrow’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA Open Day and learn more about our four fantastic programmes in
📚 Arts & Culture 📚
🤖 Digital Society 🤖
🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺
🌐 Global Studies 🌐
Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...
📚 Arts & Culture 📚
🤖 Digital Society 🤖
🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺
🌐 Global Studies 🌐
Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...
Visited the PROTEST exhibition with my @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies students today. Had a great discussion on the role of #protests in #Europe afterwards 🇪🇺 Plenty of examples from their own experience in different countries and contexts.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Visited the PROTEST exhibition with my @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies students today. Had a great discussion on the role of #protests in #Europe afterwards 🇪🇺 Plenty of examples from their own experience in different countries and contexts.
Had a fab time last week during the Utrecht Summer School on #Governance, #Design and #Delivery of #Interdisciplinary #HigherEducation. Thanks to Bri and Iris for putting this together, to the many contributors for sharing their experience, and to fellow participants for inspiring discussions 📚🙏🏼
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Had a fab time last week during the Utrecht Summer School on #Governance, #Design and #Delivery of #Interdisciplinary #HigherEducation. Thanks to Bri and Iris for putting this together, to the many contributors for sharing their experience, and to fellow participants for inspiring discussions 📚🙏🏼
Lots of meetings about #teaching and #learning but today was the start of the only full course I teach, for our @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies, on #democracy in #Europe
the flag of belgium is surrounded by european stars
ALT: the flag of belgium is surrounded by european stars
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Lots of meetings about #teaching and #learning but today was the start of the only full course I teach, for our @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social MSc #EuropeanStudies, on #democracy in #Europe
“Nu slaat Europa opnieuw een andere weg in. Het is revolutionair en gaat Nederland direct aan. Wat zou het een verademing zijn als de nieuwe premier eens over zulke dingen zou praten.” 🇪🇺
Column | Terwijl Nederland zapte van Geert naar Henri
Nederland hopt van talkshow naar talkshow. Van verkiezingsdebatje naar verkiezingsdebatje. Wat zou het heerlijk zijn als dat binnenkort voorbij is en de ramen weer een beetje open kunnen. Want de were...
www.nrc.nl
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“Nu slaat Europa opnieuw een andere weg in. Het is revolutionair en gaat Nederland direct aan. Wat zou het een verademing zijn als de nieuwe premier eens over zulke dingen zou praten.” 🇪🇺
We had the first meeting of our nascent #Cycling #Europe Study Circle (a working title) today! Thanks a lot to @simonusherwood.bsky.social for the slides and for moderating, and to everyone who attended. Watch this space for updates - we promise not to (only) share pictures of bikes and lycra 🚴🏽♀️
October 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We had the first meeting of our nascent #Cycling #Europe Study Circle (a working title) today! Thanks a lot to @simonusherwood.bsky.social for the slides and for moderating, and to everyone who attended. Watch this space for updates - we promise not to (only) share pictures of bikes and lycra 🚴🏽♀️
Nog een week tot de verkiezingen
Chatbots zijn populair als bron voor stemadvies. ‘Een enorme bedreiging voor de democratie’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Chatbots zijn populair als bron voor stemadvies. ‘Een enorme bedreiging voor de democratie’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Chatbots zijn populair als bron voor stemadvies. ‘Een enorme bedreiging voor de democratie’
Verkiezingen: Veel Nederlanders, en met name jongeren, overwegen om een chatbot te raadplegen voordat ze het stemhokje ingaan. Dat is geen goede ontwikkeling, zegt privacywaakhond AP na nieuw onderzoe...
www.nrc.nl
October 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Nog een week tot de verkiezingen
Chatbots zijn populair als bron voor stemadvies. ‘Een enorme bedreiging voor de democratie’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Chatbots zijn populair als bron voor stemadvies. ‘Een enorme bedreiging voor de democratie’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Not aware of any such initiative in the Netherlands @jeremymoulton.bsky.social @alpsblog.bsky.social - very good idea!
activelearningps.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Not aware of any such initiative in the Netherlands @jeremymoulton.bsky.social @alpsblog.bsky.social - very good idea!
Come and join our fantastic @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social #Teaching & #Learning Hub. The vacancy text is only available in Dutch but comes with contact details for more information.
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3533...
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3533...
Beleidsmedewerker Onderwijs - Teaching & Learning Hub
Welkom bij Maastricht University! De Teaching & Learning Hub is op zoek naar een beleidsadviseur! Ben jij gepassioneerd over bijdragen aan de toekomst van het hoger onderwijs via doeltreffend beleid e...
www.academictransfer.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Come and join our fantastic @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social #Teaching & #Learning Hub. The vacancy text is only available in Dutch but comes with contact details for more information.
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3533...
www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3533...
Kom vooral een keer op bezoek bij deze mooie tentoonstelling van Viewmaster Projects bij ons @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
“De faculteit was vorig jaar bezet door pro-Palestijnse demonstranten. Dat maakt het bijzonder dat de universiteit deze tentoonstelling een plek biedt.”
“De faculteit was vorig jaar bezet door pro-Palestijnse demonstranten. Dat maakt het bijzonder dat de universiteit deze tentoonstelling een plek biedt.”
Duizelingwekkende, overweldigende videotentoonstelling in Maastricht: ‘Protest’
In een ongebruikte ruimte van de Universiteit van Maastricht is ruim 4,5 uur aan videokunst te zien over protest in al zijn vormen, die je op momenten van je sokken blaast.
www.volkskrant.nl
October 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Kom vooral een keer op bezoek bij deze mooie tentoonstelling van Viewmaster Projects bij ons @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
“De faculteit was vorig jaar bezet door pro-Palestijnse demonstranten. Dat maakt het bijzonder dat de universiteit deze tentoonstelling een plek biedt.”
“De faculteit was vorig jaar bezet door pro-Palestijnse demonstranten. Dat maakt het bijzonder dat de universiteit deze tentoonstelling een plek biedt.”
@simonusherwood.bsky.social and I are attempting to take initial discussions on research into #cycling and #Europe to a new level. So please join us for a first meeting of the new Cycling Europe Study Circle. Details below. Feel free to share in your networks 🙏🏼
@ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social
Interested in cycling and Europe?
Fancy talking with other researchers about how we might develop our work?
Then sign up for the launch webinar of a new network, Cycling Europe Study Circle, with me and @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social, on 24 October, 14-16 UK time
forms.office.com/e/SsXKNb1gvC
Fancy talking with other researchers about how we might develop our work?
Then sign up for the launch webinar of a new network, Cycling Europe Study Circle, with me and @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social, on 24 October, 14-16 UK time
forms.office.com/e/SsXKNb1gvC
October 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@simonusherwood.bsky.social and I are attempting to take initial discussions on research into #cycling and #Europe to a new level. So please join us for a first meeting of the new Cycling Europe Study Circle. Details below. Feel free to share in your networks 🙏🏼
@ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social
@ecpr.bsky.social @uaces.bsky.social
A real pleasure to contribute to this @edlab-ctl.bsky.social video series on #educational #research. Offers an insight into our research on the #international #classroom in #PBL and into how @carlahaelermans.bsky.social and I collaborated.
#EduSky #TeachLearnSky
@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
#EduSky #TeachLearnSky
@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
New video series: Education research in collaboration
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
October 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A real pleasure to contribute to this @edlab-ctl.bsky.social video series on #educational #research. Offers an insight into our research on the #international #classroom in #PBL and into how @carlahaelermans.bsky.social and I collaborated.
#EduSky #TeachLearnSky
@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
#EduSky #TeachLearnSky
@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
There’s a paper here somewhere @simonusherwood.bsky.social
“The reality is completely otherwise, in that the Vuelta as well as many other races have always been affected by external protests like the pro-Palestine demonstrations of this year's Spanish Grand Tour.”
“The reality is completely otherwise, in that the Vuelta as well as many other races have always been affected by external protests like the pro-Palestine demonstrations of this year's Spanish Grand Tour.”
A 'deep well' of historical and political context – Why are there so many pro-Palestine protests at the Vuelta a España?
Four stages altered so far and security radically heightened as protests repeatedly affect 2025 race
www.cyclingnews.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
There’s a paper here somewhere @simonusherwood.bsky.social
“The reality is completely otherwise, in that the Vuelta as well as many other races have always been affected by external protests like the pro-Palestine demonstrations of this year's Spanish Grand Tour.”
“The reality is completely otherwise, in that the Vuelta as well as many other races have always been affected by external protests like the pro-Palestine demonstrations of this year's Spanish Grand Tour.”
As a faculty in the humanities and social science, we @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social engage with contested contemporary issues on a daily basis in #learning, #teaching & #research. We are therefore happy to host the new Viewmaster exhibition PROTEST which opened yesterday. See: tinyurl.com/viewprotest
September 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
As a faculty in the humanities and social science, we @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social engage with contested contemporary issues on a daily basis in #learning, #teaching & #research. We are therefore happy to host the new Viewmaster exhibition PROTEST which opened yesterday. See: tinyurl.com/viewprotest
“[T]he KNAW Board furthermore calls on the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science to actively press for suspension of Israel’s participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe programme for scientific and scholarly cooperation.”
Statement by the KNAW Board on the situation in Gaza - KNAW
The KNAW Board calls on the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science to actively press for suspension of Israel’s participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe programme for scientific and scholarl...
www.knaw.nl
September 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“[T]he KNAW Board furthermore calls on the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science to actively press for suspension of Israel’s participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe programme for scientific and scholarly cooperation.”
I agree that we may need an other #EU president, but this was not who I had in mind… 🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
How Donald Trump became president of Europe
The U.S. president describes himself as the European Union’s de facto leader. Is he wrong?
www.politico.eu
September 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I agree that we may need an other #EU president, but this was not who I had in mind… 🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
“The simplification process was rushed, and there was no real involvement of scientific voices, neither by the commission nor from parliament or member states. Another problem is that the commission approached everything only from a cost perspective.”
euobserver.com/green-econom...
euobserver.com/green-econom...
Declaration of Copenhagen: business scholars warn EU ‘simplification’ risks climate goals, competitiveness
“Not a winning strategy for Europe.” Andreas Rasche, driving force behind the Declaration of Copenhagen signed by 250 scholars, tells EUobserver why rolling back EU green rules threatens both climate ...
euobserver.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“The simplification process was rushed, and there was no real involvement of scientific voices, neither by the commission nor from parliament or member states. Another problem is that the commission approached everything only from a cost perspective.”
euobserver.com/green-econom...
euobserver.com/green-econom...