[Edited by potato95 on Apr 20, 2018]

Hi everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone here has experiences with the following LLMs: International and European Law (Competition Law specialization) in Amsterdam, and International Laws in Maastricht University. I am having a hard time choosing between the two, so if someone has knowledge on either, I would really appreciate it!

Thanks :)

Thank you for your reply! And no worries about the material on Leiden, everything is interesting to me now since I really don't know which university to pick. I was also considering Leiden but after being accepted to UvA and UM I didn't want to have to make more decisions :D

I actually did my Bachelor's in Maastricht, so if you need to know anything about the city/uni in general, let me know :) I really enjoyed it, and applied to other universities for my Master's mostly in order to know what options I would have. One 'downside' about Maastricht is that since it's such a young school it doesn't get as high in rankings as for example Leiden or UvA. But at least in my experience it's really good in International and European law (as you also said) and I've heard that it's becoming known for that. But I would totally recommend Maastricht, the PBL system worked for me (at least) and I just generally really like the atmosphere of the town:)

Thank you for your reply! And no worries about the material on Leiden, everything is interesting to me now since I really don't know which university to pick. I was also considering Leiden but after being accepted to UvA and UM I didn't want to have to make more decisions :D

I actually did my Bachelor's in Maastricht, so if you need to know anything about the city/uni in general, let me know :) I really enjoyed it, and applied to other universities for my Master's mostly in order to know what options I would have. One 'downside' about Maastricht is that since it's such a young school it doesn't get as high in rankings as for example Leiden or UvA. But at least in my experience it's really good in International and European law (as you also said) and I've heard that it's becoming known for that. But I would totally recommend Maastricht, the PBL system worked for me (at least) and I just generally really like the atmosphere of the town:)

It will be great if you could give some insights on Maastricht University and the City in general. I basically wanted to know how the professors are towards their students, are they welcoming towards question being raised and students in general? What are the job prospectives in regard to international after the completion of my course?

City- I have no idea about the city, so anything and everything welcomed.

Which university are you going to choose?

Thank you for your reply! And no worries about the material on Leiden, everything is interesting to me now since I really don't know which university to pick. I was also considering Leiden but after being accepted to UvA and UM I didn't want to have to make more decisions :D

I actually did my Bachelor's in Maastricht, so if you need to know anything about the city/uni in general, let me know :) I really enjoyed it, and applied to other universities for my Master's mostly in order to know what options I would have. One 'downside' about Maastricht is that since it's such a young school it doesn't get as high in rankings as for example Leiden or UvA. But at least in my experience it's really good in International and European law (as you also said) and I've heard that it's becoming known for that. But I would totally recommend Maastricht, the PBL system worked for me (at least) and I just generally really like the atmosphere of the town:)

It will be great if you could give some insights on Maastricht University and the City in general. I basically wanted to know how the professors are towards their students, are they welcoming towards question being raised and students in general? What are the job prospectives in regard to international after the completion of my course?

City- I have no idea about the city, so anything and everything welcomed.

Which university are you going to choose?

Hi again :)
I had many really good professors during my time in maastricht, but as I was only doing my bachelor and feel like in ’smaller’ courses the students are even closer to the professor, I can’t really say about master programmes (since I feel like the course size for master courses is generally smaller). I dont know if that made any sense.. I really think the university uses its reasources well in the sense that weekly small group sessions are provided for every course and you feel like you are getting your tuition fee’s worth :D As to job prospectives i can’t say and know as little as you do :/

The city is pretty small (population 100/200 thousand?) but it’s very beautiful and when i’ve had friends visit me they’ve always wondered how maastricht is not better known for that:D there are so many students that if you engage in student activities of your interest, it’s pretty easy to find like-minded people.

I don’t really know what else to say right now, but if you have any questions just ask :) And as to my decision; I still have no idea :/ i’m still waiting for a 3rd application to be processed and then i’ll know if I need to choose from 2 or 3 unis. But i’m hoping i’ll be able to make up my mind in the upcoming month haha.. Which programme in maastricht are you thinking of ?

[Edited by Ishan Das on May 02, 2018]

It will be great if you could give some insights on Maastricht University and the City in general. I basically wanted to know how the professors are towards their students, are they welcoming towards question being raised and students in general? What are the job prospectives in regard to international after the completion of my course?

City- I have no idea about the city, so anything and everything welcomed.

Which university are you going to choose?

Hi again :)
I had many really good professors during my time in maastricht, but as I was only doing my bachelor and feel like in ’smaller’ courses the students are even closer to the professor, I can’t really say about master programmes (since I feel like the course size for master courses is generally smaller). I dont know if that made any sense.. I really think the university uses its reasources well in the sense that weekly small group sessions are provided for every course and you feel like you are getting your tuition fee’s worth :D As to job prospectives i can’t say and know as little as you do :/

The city is pretty small (population 100/200 thousand?) but it’s very beautiful and when i’ve had friends visit me they’ve always wondered how maastricht is not better known for that:D there are so many students that if you engage in student activities of your interest, it’s pretty easy to find like-minded people.

I don’t really know what else to say right now, but if you have any questions just ask :) And as to my decision; I still have no idea :/ i’m still waiting for a 3rd application to be processed and then i’ll know if I need to choose from 2 or 3 unis. But i’m hoping i’ll be able to make up my mind in the upcoming month haha.. Which programme in maastricht are you thinking of ?

Hi,
Thank you so much for your insight, it was really helpful. I have applied for their Globalisation and Law- Human Rights, and have been conditionally admitted.However, I am waiting for the response from Leiden University, after which I will decide where I will go. Would you know that if there are law offices in Maastricht who deals with International conflicts or Humanitarian Law?
Please do let me know if plan to choose Maastricht, will be nice to know someone. beforehand.

[Edited by Sofija on Jul 04, 2018]

Hi,

And Sorry for replying so late :D Which one did you end up choosing?
I have actually chosen Maastricht now over UvA, but was accepted in Leuven today. I still think I will go to Maastricht though, although Leuven is supposed to be really good :)

Hi! Congrats! What makes you choose Maastricht over UvA and Leuven? I am going to Leuven.

Hi,

And Sorry for replying so late :D Which one did you end up choosing?
I have actually chosen Maastricht now over UvA, but was accepted in Leuven today. I still think I will go to Maastricht though, although Leuven is supposed to be really good :)