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Fifteen years of science in Maastricht

Maastricht Science Programme · 2011 · 2026

Saturday 10 October 2026 from 15:00 Tapijn, Maastricht

One afternoon with the people who made it: alumni from every cohort, and the staff who taught, tested and tolerated them.

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The occasion

MSP opened its doors in 2011. Fifteen years and one unmistakable round logo later, we're getting the family back together for an afternoon at Tapijn: alumni of every year and staff old and new.

The timing is no accident. Maastricht University celebrates its 50th birthday this year, so consider this MSP's contribution to the party season.

One afternoon, six good reasons

15:00

Doors open

Coffee and time to find the faces you haven't seen since graduation.

15:30

Welcome

A short hello and what MSP has been up to lately. Ten minutes, we promise.

15:45

Alumni talks

Where a science degree actually takes you. Names on this page soon.

16:35

The quiz

Settling once and for all which cohort was paying attention.

17:15

Borrel

Drinks and snacks. The first two drinks are on us, the stories are on you.

19:30

The official end

The city centre is a ten minute stroll away. We suspect groups will form.

Fifteen years of hats in the air

Same ritual, different class.

The class of 2014 throwing their caps on the theatre stage
Peak of the 2015 toss, in black and white
Caps against the winter graduation screen, January 2016
The class of 2016 filling a gothic hall with caps
A winter toss on the church steps, February 2017
The class of 2017 outside Sint Janskerk in the summer sun
Caps in the church rafters, February 2018
The class of 2018 against a summer sky
The class of 2019 on the steps, caps everywhere
The 2021 cohort's group jump outside the faculty building
Caps in front of the MSP globe, class of 2022
The class of 2023 filling the auditorium with caps
A dense cloud of caps above the class of 2024
The mini-ceremony group's own toss, July 2024

Got a toss photo from your year? Send it in and we'll hang it here.

Remember this place?

The yellow and grey facade of Herenhuis Hustinx at Kapoenstraat 2, MSP's first home
Where it began: Kapoenstraat 2. Photo: Romaine, CC0
The glass-roofed atrium with spiral staircase inside Kapoenstraat 2
Inside: the atrium, glass roof and all. Photo: Maastricht University
The white monumental building at Minderbroedersberg
Minderbroedersberg, borrowed for tutorials now and then. Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Faculty of Science and Engineering building at Paul-Henri Spaaklaan
Home base today.

The full then-and-now gallery, fifteen years of MSP in pictures, lands here soon.

The practical bits

  • Where: Tapijn, Tapijnkazerne 20, 6211 ME Maastricht. Open in Google Maps
  • When: Saturday 10 October 2026, 15:00 to 19:30. Programme starts 15:30.
  • Cost: €5, and that includes snacks and your first two drinks. You pay after registering (we send the link); extra tokens at the bar, cards welcome.
  • Getting there: About twenty-five minutes on foot from Maastricht station, the last stretch through the city park; ten from the city centre. Limited parking nearby; the bike still wins. Full directions here.
  • Dress code: None. Fifteen years of MSP has taught us not to try.

Save your spot

Registration opens in early September, together with the invitation email. The button will be right here the moment it's live.

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