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Education & Careers

The Maastricht Region offers a wide range of education choices and provides parents with access to quality childcare, primary education , secondary and tertiary education. Our tertiary education institutions are among the best and most international in the world.

Many highly-skilled professionals and researchers migrate to the Maastricht Region to broaden their professional experience, hone their specific skills and further their careers by being involved in projects ranging from scientific breakthroughs to technological firsts, matters of international security and partaking in global political negotiations. Their often equally skilled spouses contribute an immense amount to our communities and the team at Expat Centre Maastricht Region is contributing to the development of policies and programmes that supply professional opportunities to spouses under the Dual Careers programmes.

Related Partners

Customer Service Valley

The Customer Service Valley Foundation is a collaboration between government organizations, businesses, and educational institutes. We provide our own training, a solid network, knowledge and innovation exchange, active mobility and recruitment, and a marketing and communication platform.

Maastricht University

Maastricht University (UM) is the most international university in the Netherlands and is, with 18,000 students and 4,400 employees, still growing. The university stands out for its innovative education model, international character and multidisciplinary approach to research and education.

Open Dutch Doors

Open Dutch Doors is a career and settling in services company that helps highly educated internationals find interesting work in the Netherlands and that connects them to Dutch employers that want to find and keep talented employees. Finding a job can be a great way to become part of Dutch society and to feel you belong. But where do you start … and what are the written and unwritten rules of applying for work in The Netherlands?

UWC Maastricht

UWC Maastricht brings together young people from all walks of life to work together towards peace and a sustainable future. We offer international education to students (aged 4-19) in our Primary School, International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences is an open knowledge institute where professionals in every phase of their development cross the borders of disciplines and organizations to collaborate on the development, transfer, and application of high-quality, practically-oriented knowledge. Zuyd is involved in applied research that is relevant for our society in several sectors. Research aims to stimulate the innovation of knowledge in higher education and regional companies.​​​​​​​