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Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences - University of Maastricht

In 2008, the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences and the academic hospital Maastricht (azM) merged into the eight academic medical centre of the Netherlands: Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+). MUMC+ is the first academic medical centre combining the functions of academic and regional hospital. FHML has over 3000 staff and annually educates more than 5100 students. The goals and ambitions of Maastricht UMC+ are laid out in the strategic plan for 2025 ''Healthy Living''.

Maastricht UMC+ highlights the added value that comes from connecting its core tasks of healthcare, research, education and training, and valorisation.
In committing ourselves to forging ever-closer ties between these tasks, we are taking a broad, integrated approach. This has led to a portfolio of strategic themes in which Maastricht UMC+ excels both nationally and internationally.

- Home to over 5,100 students and 3,000 staff, of which 30% comes from abroad
- 4 bachelor''s programmes and 12 master''s programmes
- 6 Research Schools, 2 Institutes and 42 research departments
- Part of Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)
- Large international partner network