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Jobs at ROA

Job opening at ROA

ROA is looking for a Junior researcher to work on challenging research project

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primary school kids

Where do Dutch primary school pupils stand 3 years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Sixth series of NCO factsheets

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Mantaj Pardesi

Destructive Criticism…is certainly the most helpful criticism

Blog by ROA’s PhD candidate Mantej Pardesi in UM news

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ROA Visie Talentvraag 2040

New ROA position paper

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November 01, 2023

PhD Defence Maria-Eugenia Polipciuc

Maria-Eugenia Polipciuc will defend her PhD thesis on Wednesday, 1 November 2023 at 10:00 hours at the Auditorium of the Maastricht University (Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht).

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September 12, 2023

Learning and Work Hybrid Seminars, Maastricht University, SBE, Autumn 2023

Our regular Tuesday hybrid seminar series (from 12:00 to 13:00, onsite and also via zoom) features researchers from different disciplines, with focuses on both academic and policy issues.

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ROA mission

The Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) is a research institute of the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, established in 1986. The overarching research theme of ROA is the acquisition and depreciation of human capital over the life course in relation to the dynamics of the labor market. ROA aims to do high level scientific research with a substantial policy impact. This dual mission is pursued in all research project, regardless of the type of funding (fundamental or commissioned research). ROA receives funding from scientific funds (e.g. NRO, NWO, NETSPAR, ORA, H2020), as well as from national and international authorities (Ministries, European Commission, OECD) and various other organizations such as training funds, educational institutes and regional governments. For more information, please click here