Blog 26. Mindfulness 

As OT's we also have to care for the mental wellbeing of our clients. There are many interventions and methods that focus on mental health. One of those interventions is Mindfulness. 

Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention to the present. This state is described as observing one’s thoughts and feelings without judging them as good or bad.    In simpler words it is being in the present, being conscious and acknowledging your feelings.  In my internship I also used a lot of different mindfulness exercises on my clients.  I used meditation exercises, breathing exercises, practicing setting boundaries, acknowledge negative thoughts and convert them to good ones.   Other mindfulness practices/hobbies are Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, gardening, being in nature, exercising (walking, running, cycling, swimming, dancing etc.), making art, reading, writing, cooking/baking, decorating.    

Mindfulness can help for the following symptoms: 

Reduction of anxiety 

Better night's sleep 

Increased ability to relax 

Reduction of stress symptoms 

The ability to deal more effectively with long- and short-term stress 

More energy and enthusiasm for life 

Improving self-esteem 

Reduction of depression 

Learn to deal with pain 

Reduction of physical and psychological symptoms 

This year I experienced some mental health problems myself and I discovered that Mindfulness also could help me as a student and professional. I personally really like dancing, making art, decorating and breathing exercises. Recently I have also been interested in Yoga. Mindfulness has helped me to relax more and feel happier. 

I have a few mindfulness exercises for you to do yourself. 

Breathing exercise  Breath slowly in until the air fills your lower stomach and breath slowly out.  Repeat this about 5 times and see what it does with your body and how you feel.   

Body scan  How does your body feel in the here and now.  Focus from head to toe on your body parts and you're breathing.  When you have a complete picture of the state your body is in, you can map out the problems for yourself. Ask yourself where these could be coming from and how you could fix them. Do this for about 10 minutes.   

Guided Meditations on Youtube  You can find a lot of mindfulness meditations and exercises on YouTube and other sites.  For example, this one: A Ten Minute Guided Meditation to Clear Your Mind - YouTube   

I hope you found my article interesting, and I hope you will try mindfulness exercises yourself to see what it does for you as a person and professional. 

Until the next blog, 

Sarah 

Ergotherapie in Turkije🇹🇷

Herkese hoş geldiniz!

Deze keer bezoeken we in onze blog Turkije.

In Turkije is er 1 opleiding ergotherapie die wordt erkent door het WFOT, namelijk de 4-jarige bacheloropleiding aan Hacettepe University, in Ankara. Er zijn ook andere opleidingen, maar die worden niet erkend door de internationale bond.

Er is niet veel informatie online te vinden over de opbouw van de opleiding. Wel weten we dat de opleiding streeft naar kennis, ervaring en skills. Dit hebben zij omschreven in 3 stellingen, namelijk:

Afgestudeerden van de universiteit leren skills, kennis, ervaring en bewustzijn tijdens hun studietijd, om zo onafhankelijkheid, kwaliteit van leven, en sociale participatie van kwetsbare doelgroepen te bevorderen.

Afgestudeerden van de universiteit leren levenslange skills, boven op de kennis die ze krijgen tijdens het opleidingstraject.

Afgestudeerden van de universiteit kunnen in nationale en internationale instituten en organisaties in Turkije en daarbuiten werken, met individuen van alle doelgroepen, cultuurachtergronden, of anders kwetsbare mensen.

Ook deze opleiding heeft een eis van 240 ECTs voor het voldoen van de opleiding.

Na het 2de en 3de jaar zijn er zomerstages, waarbij studenten hun nieuw-aangeleerde skills en kennis in de praktijk kunnen oefenen, eveneens zoals in de stages in het laatste jaar.

In het werkveld in Turkije zijn er een aantal mogelijkheden voor ergotherapeuten om te werken. Wanneer een Turkse therapeut met kinderen werkt kan deze zich focussen op de normale groei en ontwikkeling van een kind, educatie over een gezonde leefstijl geven, en het toepassen van persoonlijke behandelplannen voor kinderen met fysieke en/of cognitieve problematiek.

In algemene gezondheid kunnen ergotherapeuten werken aan de preventie van problemen en ongelukken, revalidatie van chronisch zieke patiënten, en de kwaliteit van leven bevorderen.

Er zijn ook ergotherapeuten werkzaam in het gebied van mentale gezondheid. Zij kunnen zich focussen op een groot gebied van problemen. Van tijd management tot coping skills, en geld management tot het leren van hygiënische vaardigheden, en self-care.

Ook werken er ergotherapeuten in het gebied van ouderen. De focus ligt hier op het verzekeren van de onafhankelijkheid van oudere mensen, en hen te ondersteunen bij het uitvoeren van belangrijke taken. Valpreventie en het assisteren van een persoon bij het zo lang mogelijk thuiswonen zijn een onderdeel van een Turkse ergotherapeut.

Als laatste zijn er ook ergotherapeuten die hun focus leggen op het revalideren na een ongeluk, of terugkeer naar werk.

Hopelijk hebben wij jullie iets kunnen bij brengen over de opleiding ergotherapie in Turkije!

Tot de volgende blog,

Jullie SPOT-team

Heerlen, Maastricht en Sittard-Geleen gaan de diensten die zich richten op de Euregionale en internationale arbeidsmarkt van Zuid-Limburg langjarig continueren. Het gaat om de Grensinfopunten Aken Eurode en Maastricht, de Services Grensarbeid Kerkrade en Maastricht, het Expat Centre Maastricht Region en het Rijksprogramma Talent Coalition. Dat hebben de colleges van de drie gemeenten besloten. Op 22 februari organiseren zij hierover een conferentie. Dienstverlening onmisbaar voor Zuid-Limburgse economie De afspraken tussen de gemeenten zijn vastgelegd in een samenwerkingsovereenkomst. In de periode 2024-2027 investeren zij samen ruim € 1.2 mln. per jaar in deze diensten. Met deze investering is de continuïteit van deze diensten verzekerd en kan worden ingespeeld op de toenemende vraag van (internationale) inwoners, werknemers en werkgevers. "Grens- en kenniswerkers zijn een onmisbare schakel in onze Zuid-Limburgse economie. Dat vraagt bijpassende dienstverlening. Om de arbeidsmarkt vitaal te houden, moeten we bovendien talenten op alle niveaus blijven aantrekken en binden aan onze regio. Dat vereist een stevige en langjarige regionale samenwerking. Met deze overeenkomst ligt die er nu," aldus Martin de Beer, wethouder economie en arbeidsmarkt van Heerlen. Samen sterk Werkgevers, campussen, kennisinstellingen en intermediaire organisaties onderschrijven het belang van deze stap en gaan de komende jaren meedenken om de dienstverlening verder te optimaliseren. Het gaat bij de start van de samenwerking om Brightlands, Medlands Parkstad, LWV, Lonza, Maastricht University, Hogeschool Zuyd, LIOF, Vista en MKB Limburg. "Deze dienstverlening is niet alleen nodig voor de ontwikkeling van de Brightlands campussen, maar ook voor het innovatieve MKB, dat eveneens een belangrijke motor vormt voor de economie van Zuid-Limburg. Daarom gaan we het MKB beter aansluiten bij deze diensten ", aldus Yvonne Salvino, wethouder Economie van Sittard-Geleen. Behouden van talent Het hebben van voldoende en goed opgeleide werknemers op alle niveaus is een cruciale vestigingsfactor. De grensregio Zuid-Limburg kan hierin niet zelf voorzien. Daarom wordt het aantrekken en behouden van Euregionale en internationale werknemers en studenten steeds belangrijker. Deze diensten kunnen hierbij helpen. Zij verlagen de drempel om in Zuid-Limburg te komen of te blijven werken (en soms wonen) met snelle procedures, deskundige voorlichting en goede informatie. "Met de structurele samenwerking tussen de gemeenten kunnen werkgevers, kennisinstellingen en campussen van Zuid-Limburg veel beter worden ondersteund met het invullen van hun vacatures. Dat betekent een stimulans voor de verdere ontwikkeling van de Zuid-Limburgse economie", aldus Hubert Mackus, wethouder economie van Maastricht. Conferentie Op 22 februari 2024 organiseren de drie gemeenten een conferentie in het werkcentrum Zuid-Limburg in Geleen (12.00 – 15.30 uur) over de Euregionale en internationale arbeidsmarkt. Doel is daar de krachten verder te bundelen samen met het bedrijfsleven, kennisinstellingen, campussen en intermediaire organisaties. Zuid-Limburg: euregionale en internationale arbeidsmarkt De arbeidsmarkt in Zuid-Limburg stoelt steeds steviger op de euregio en internationals. In deze infographic komt het belang duidelijk naar voren. Het toont de aantallen grenswerkers en kenniswerkers en laat van enkele bedrijven zien wat het aandeel van deze werknemers is in hun personeelsbestand. De grens infopunten helpen jaarlijks ongeveer 12.000 (potentiële) grenswerkers, bijna een verdubbeling ten opzichte van 2019.  De services Grensarbeid bemiddelen elk jaar ongeveer 250 mensen over de grens naar werk. Het Expat Centre Maastricht Region heeft jaarlijks 2300 klantcontacten en werkt samen met het IND voor ruim 100 internationale werkgevers.

Angelo Viviani - “The Horizon”

Primo singolo estratto dall’Ep di prossima pubblicazione del pluripremiato musicista e compositore

Esce “The Horizon”, singolo del musicista e compositore Angelo Viviani. Il brano è il singolo estratto da un Ep di prossima pubblicazione che denota già dal primo ascolto il talento dell’artista e la strada che verrà percorsa tra pathos e melodie. “The Horizon” è sui principali stores digitali e in promozione nazionale.

Questo lavoro vuole esser non solo un'accettazione forzata di un contesto che ha totalmente oscurato i nostri fronti bensì una completa descrizione di esso, nei suoi minimi dettagli. Ciò mi ha permesso, dopo una molteplicità di riscontri con me stesso e con le poche persone con le quali potevo confrontarmi in carne ed ossa attorno a me, di scavare all'interno di tutto ciò che alla mente fruiva.

Nasce così “The Horizon” singolo dell'omonimo EP, non ancora pubblicato, per Basso Solo. Scritto e prodotto tra la primavera e l'estate del 2020, il lavoro ha subito ulteriori variazioni e numerosi rallentamenti, date le continue circostanze negative che ebbi e ho assorbito nel corso della pandemia. La mia opera, come accennato in precedenza, vuole essere una falsa accettazione di tale momento storico, sottolineando in particolar modo la prospettiva di un “Orizzonte” quasi rimasto nell'oblio, così come per molti di noi.

Il “quasi” delinea un senso di speranza e viene descritto come una voglia di rinascita, accomunato ad un evidente cambio dell'ottica di una vita artistica da me vissuta in passato e risorta ora, nell'anno 2023, per mostrarla e condividerla con voi.

 Storia dell’artista

 Nato come bassista nel 2010, inizia lo studio dello strumento come autodidatta, facendosi conoscere, prestissimo, nella realtà locale della città di Torino. Dopo essersi affermato come bassista, Angelo inizia a perseguire lo studio del contrabbasso classico. È stato ispirato dalle grandi opere, marchi di fabbrica dei grandi maestri e autori dell'epoca barocca e classica come W.A.Mozart, J.S.Bach e L.V.Beethoven e molti altri.  Successivamente, nel 2014, si iscrive al Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi” di Torino, per intraprendere lo studio del contrabbasso sotto la guida del M° Paolo Borsarelli, con il quale si diploma (2019 Bachelor of Music, 2021 Master of Music) a pieni voti.  Durante il periodo dei suoi anni accademici, ha avuto modo di seguire workshop con maestri del calibro di Wies De Boévé (Co-Principal Bass della Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münich e primo premio internazionale del ARD, Bottesini e DMW Music Competition), Thomas Martin (Primo contrabbasso della London Symphony Orchestra e della English Chamber Music), Timothy Cobb (primo contrabbasso della Filarmonica di New York) e Bözo Paradzik (uno dei più grandi solisti contemporanei). Nel 2017 è stato chiamato a collaborare con l'Orchestra Sinfonica di Asti in una produzione che vide la partecipazione del tenore Andrea Bocelli, durante il quale vennero toccate diverse tappe, tra cui Orvieto, Milano e Roma. Durante l'anno successivo, Angelo ha partecipato ai suoi primi concorsi ed è risultato vincitore Concorso Internazionale “Musica Insieme” (primo premio), svoltosi nella città di Asti. Ha anche vinto un secondo primo premio nel 2021 al concorso internazionale “Musica in Langa”, come contrabbassista solista. 

Attualmente lavora come turnista e come insegnante, sia come bassista che come contrabbassista in progetti locali e nazionali tra Torino, Milano e Aosta (tra cui MITO Settembre Musica, musica da camera, Jazz e funky music) continuando a perseguire, al contempo, un secondo Master of Music presso il Conservatorium Maastricht (Zuyd University of Applied Sciences), dove ha trovato terreno fertile per nuovi progetti. Da poco, Angelo ha intrapreso un progetto solista, “throughout the bass”, nel quale ripropone i grandi must e non della musica, con composizioni anche inedite, in chiave del tutto originale. Quest’ultimo è stato il riluttato di ciò che è uscito il 29 aprile del 2023: “The Horizon”, singolo di matrice pianistica trasferitasi sul basso elettrico. 

 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelo_viviani_/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Angelo.Viviani.Bass/

Spotify: https://artists.spotify.com/c/it/artist/1NQezlopS3QwwvCZ8LP9Zr/profile/overview

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM6jDIbb_duKbHZ_rBRGPIw

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@angelo_viviani_

Sitting in Traffic for Just Two Hours Can Damage Your Brain, Study Finds

In a first-ever controlled experiment to show evidence of altered brain network connectivity in humans after exposure to air pollution, signs of decreased brain function can appear in as little as two hours after exposure to traffic pollution.

A study released by a team at the University of British Columbia reveals that exposure to diesel exhaust fumes can have disastrous effects on your brain. This may be worse if you find yourself sitting in traffic during your daily commute to, or from the office.

In order to arrive at this conclusion the study focused on the brain’s functional connectivity: a measure that tests how well different parts of the brain are able to communicate or interact with one another. The team briefly exposed 25 healthy adults to either diesel exhaust or filtered air in the lab and used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure the participant’s brains before and after each exposure.

The study looked at the participants' brain default mode network (DMN), which is where internal thoughts and memories are stored. They found that after the brain is exposed to diesel exhaust, the DMN has less activity than those in the study who were exposed to filtered air.

“We know that altered functional connectivity in the DMN has been associated with reduced cognitive performance and symptoms of depression, so it’s concerning to see traffic pollution interrupting these same networks,” explains Jodie Gawryluk, the study’s first author and a psychology professor at the University of Victoria.

“While more research is needed to fully understand the functional impacts of these changes, it’s possible that they may impair people’s thinking or ability to work.”

Fortunately, the participant’s brain function returned to normal after their short-term exposure, however the researchers speculate that long-term exposure (such as sitting in traffic for hours at a time) could lead to permanent brain damage.

“People may want to think twice the next time they’re stuck in traffic with the windows rolled down,” says Carlsten. “It’s important to ensure that your car’s air filter is in good working order, and if you’re walking or biking down a busy street, consider diverting to a less busy route.”

In 2008, a separate study done by Dutch researchers at Zuyd University also found that exposure to diesel exhaust triggers the stress response part of the brain. Those researchers also speculated that long-term exposure to diesel could have lasting, negative effects on brain health.

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A newspaper mention!

Some weeks ago COMMEET (with a mention of our team!) was featured in a local newspaper! As ‘international top students from Maastricht University’ we are very proud of this feature and of COMMEET’s mission, so we wanted to share it with you all. Since it is in Dutch, our Dutch team member translated the piece to get more of an insight into what COMMEET is about.

COMMEET, worldwide help from South-Limburg

From arranging jobs for migrants in Geleen to building roads in Bangladesh: with their non-profit organisation Jos Hermans (73) and Maarten Schrevel (67) from Maastricht support people worldwide. Below the meter’s high baobab tree, the South-Africa chieftain repeated: ‘Come and meet!’. Curiously villagers come to him. 

When they hear this cry, they know: something is up. When everyone is gathered, they discuss what's going on and come up with a solution with the whole community.

Four years ago, the non-profit organization COMMEET was founded on this philosophy, says founder Jos Hermans. “A similar tree in my garden gave me an idea: like the South African community, we believe that local communities know best what is good for them. Together with people from villages, neighbourhoods and regions from all over the world, we look at what they need in areas such as education, infrastructure and work”.

COMMEET works both in Limburg and far beyond. They connect local communities with the right people, says secretary Maarten Schrevel. “For example, the Sittard-Geleen region is now faced with the quest of how they can better integrate migrants into society. That is why COMMEET puts refugees from this area in contact with staff from Zuyderland, where the migrants receive training and then get a job in the hospital”.

Local internship

Furthermore, the organization is currently aware of young people leaving South Limburg, Hermans adds. “There is a lot of concern about this, people want to keep them here. Together with Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, we are looking into whether students can get extra credits if they opt for a local internship. International top students from Maastricht University are also conducting research into our social impact.”

To connect the right people, COMMEET works with a global network, says Hermans. “This includes about 40 volunteers from all over the world. They support local communities with the help of coaching and toolkits, among other things”.

With Maastricht and Geleen as its epicentre, the organization works on sustainable development goals of the United Nations, such as quality education and economic growth. Because of these global ambitions, COMMEET works not only in South Limburg, but thanks to sponsor help in dozens of countries. For example, two Dutch professionals travelled to Bangladesh on behalf of the organization, says Schrevel. “In a village there, the only road to the plaice was always flooded in the rainy season. The road was raised and paved on the advice of the professionals”.

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Westerners

Such learning processes should always be central, Hermans emphasizes. “Westerners too often go to a developing country to tell them how things should be done. Don't talk about locals, but talk to them. Only then will you discover what they need and will it have a long-lasting impact because the motivation comes from within”.

Hope you liked to discover a bit more about COMMEET! We are really proud to see the this mention highlighting the organisation's mission, and we are working hard to help them to achieve a long-lasting positive impact in communities around the globe!

Introducing “The Ethics Team”

Anastasia was born and raised in a small city in Greece but since 2015 she is living and working in Maastricht. Currently she is an LL.M candidate in Maastricht university following the Globalisation and Law programme. Travelling is one of her passions and she tries to visit at least one different country per year. When in Maastricht, she enjoys reading crime books and cooking mostly Mediterranean dishes for family and friends. Her interest in the project derives from her own personal experience as a student in Maastricht University and she seeks -through this project- to help the University to incorporate the teaching of research principles into its academic curriculum.

Jeffrey was born in Maastricht, the Netherlands and has lived there ever since. Coming from a small village, he became very interested in the international world and foreign languages. Hence, he chose International Business at Zuyd University of Applied Science. After finishing his Bachelor, there was an unsatisfied feeling thus he chose to pursue a Master’s degree. Jeffrey is currently aims to follow and complete the Master International Business with a double track Strategy & Innovation and Business Intelligence. In his free time, he loves to read books and is usually on the go mainly doing sports. Ultimately, research equals learning yet there needs to be a practical element to it. That is why the Premium project well suited his profile given there needs to be a practical implementation for the end result.  

Leon was born in Germany and grew up on a little island in Malaysia. After a decade in South-east Asia, Leon now follows a Masters in Healthcare Policies, Innovation, and Management. He spends his free time as a competitive cheerleader and traveling. To Leon, the PREMIUM Project inspires his aspirations in preserving integrity of scientific evidence.  

Lisa was born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany. Firstly, she studied Online-Media-Management in Stuttgart and she is currently getting her Masters in “Media Studies – Digital Cultures” at Fasos. In her free time, she likes to travel, golf and most of all hang out with her friends. The Premium project “Research Ethics and Integrity” interested her, because she felt like those issues were not addressed during her Bachelors at all and since studying in Maastricht she gained some insights into the obstacles regarding ethical research and the importance thereof.

Pascal was born in Vienna to a Swiss father and Brazilian mother. His father was formerly a diplomat, consequently, much of his life has been spent traveling from one country to another. He obtained his bachelor in Commerce in University College Dublin and now studies Human Decision Science at Maastricht University. He believes in keeping a balance between a healthy mind and body, which reflects itself in his lifestyle. He enjoys doing sports - mainly running and gymnastics - and reading. His interest in the project stems from readings he did during his gap year, which during his studies discovered were no longer considered valid sometimes due to sloppy science.

San was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam, to Italian and Vietnamese parents, and attended a French school there. Leaving Hanoi for university, he has since then lived in Rotterdam, Brussels, and Maastricht. His interests are wide, which is reflected in his studies - first in Business Administration and Philosophy, and now in Public Policy. He is an avid reader and music enthusiast and enjoys the simple things in life - food, the company of friends, the sea. This project is especially interesting to him because of its multidisciplinary focus and because of its translation of abstract ideas to practical implementations.

hi friends

2018.2.11

もはや、これは僕の日記になっていることに気が付きました。(まあブログってそんなもんか。）はたして次にここ、Zuyd universityに来る学生の助けになるのか、これが役立つのか。大きな疑問が残りますね…。

それは考えないこととして、今日のことを書きます。今日は大学のあるMaastrichtに到着しました。首都のAmsterdamからここまでは電車で2.5時間。途中、かの有名な白いうさぎの絵本の街、Utrechtで乗り換えて来ました。

いま、Maastrichtはカーニバルの真っ最中というよりむしろ今日からスタート。（イタリアもカーニバル中だそうです）「いつもはこんなにcrazyじゃないんだ。酔っ払いばかりで恥ずかしいよ全く。」とバディのJamalとその友だちDanielが言っていました。でもこんな日に来れたのも僕にとっては良きで、crazy Maastrichtを味わえました。

ちなみにこのカーニバル、始まりはローマ時代ともいわれるそう。春の訪れを祝っているという意味合いもあるこのカーニバルは、いわゆる謝肉祭。これからの季節への豊作を願うなごりなんですね。

＊かの有名なお化け退治グループ、ゴーストバスターズのひとり

それではまた。

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Blog 22 MediReva day 

Hello everyone, 

Today I (Sarah) like to tell you about a Healthcare Technology Day organised by MediReva.  MediReva is a medical specialty store, which supplies medical devices and care materials for diabetes, wounds, stoma, incontinence, nutrition and rehabilitation care.  MediReva was founded in 1979 by the couple Pierre and Tineke Gubbels, with the ambition to make the lives of (chronically) ill people more pleasant.  They where a small company in the south of the Netherlands and now they are a well known company.    The MediReva day is a day for the different health care professionals that use the services of MediReva and the advicers. On the day their where different guest speakers that provided new information about important subjects. Than there were also different companies that presented there (new) health care technologies.  You could test out the different products and ask questions.   

Van Raam is a company that makes unique adapted bicycles for people with disabilities.  The different bicycles are tricycles, mobility scooter bicycles, wheelchair bicycles, tandems, side-by-side tandems, wheelchair transport bicycles and low entry bicycles or comfort bicycles.   

Invacare is a company that makes different wheelchairs with or without elektric auxiliary driving.  You could test out all these wheelchairs and get information about the different options.   

There was also a companies that had different Anti-decubitus cushions that help to prevent sores.  One cushion is called the ROHO and it has different cells that get filled with air by a hand pump.  Another is called Vicair and is filled with tiny triangles filled with air.   

It was fun and interesting to test all the products and learn more about how they work.  With the information I got I can help my future clients. 

I hope you found my story of the Medireva day interesting.   

Till next time! 

Sarah   

AEIMS Congress March 2017 March 17-18

In March, our school (Hogeschool Zuyd) was honored with the chance to host the annual Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques (AEIMS) Congress for the lovely medical and scientific illustrators here in Europe.  We had a wonderful turnout of students, alumni, teachers and professionals, as well as combinations thereof. It was a lot of work, and put a lot of stress on our program, during an already tumultuous time where we were fighting to keep our degree name from being changed by the school. However, through the efforts of Rogier, Dirk, Karen and Sarah, and the rest of our students and faculty, we pulled off something pretty spectacular.  

Part of the congress included free tickets to attend the fancy European Fine Arts Fair, otherwise known as TEFAF. We dressed ourselves up and took a bus over to the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition &  Congress Center) and spent the afternoon browsing works from all over the world -- renaissance, ancient, modern, post-modern, scientific/medical, medieval, neoclassical and more!  The magic of this fair is that nearly all of these pieces are for sale.   I almost bought a sketch by Klimt as it was only 16 euros, but it was really only an unfinished study of a few lines for a piece never created and I thought, I probably didn’t need it.  Alas, maybe one day I’ll start a true art collection. After the exhibition, most of us attended a very fancy and delicious meal at 

During the two very full days of the congress, we also had many speakers enlighten us. Bill Andrews of Georgia Regent University spoke about the history of medical illustration, Esmee Winkel (a successful alum) explained what it was like to work with botanists as a botanical illustrator at the Naturalis in Leiden, and Lorraine Daston spoke to us about objectivity and its relevance in our line of work.  We had more alumni speak to us about the continuation of the work they did for their theses, what it’s like to work as a team at a medical illustration office, and what it’s like to look for work as a freelance illustrator immediately after graduation.  A few other schools with scientific illustration related programs described what their education is like and how it can be used to further the field of science and medicine. Finally, before our exhibition, we heard from a few professionals-- from Anne Schulp the paleontologist to Pancras Dijk from National Geographic, data visualization expert Frédérik Ruys and the bird man himself, Erik van Ommen.  

Following the speakers, we had an an open exhibition of the work from the congress participants.  It doubled as a silent auction where we could raise money for the congress as well as get the chance to own artworks from our colleagues. Additionally, awards were given to the best from the students and professionals!  Altogether, a very successful congress where we could all network and appreciate our fellow artists :)

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2019 International Scholarships At Zuyd University Of Applied Sciences – Netherlands

2019 International Scholarships At Zuyd University Of Applied Sciences – Netherlands

Applications are currently invited for the International scholarship program which is awarded to International students who are looking to acquire a degree program at Zuyd University Of Applied Sciences, Netherlands.

This program strives for excellence through the creation, preservation, transfer and application of knowledge.

Eligible Countries: International

Course Level: Postgraduate &…

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