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Student Handbook • Practical Guide
Typically (Dutch)?
The rule of Dutch behaviour is “doe maar gewoon, dan doe je gek genoeg”– act
normal and you will be acting crazy enough. What this boils down to, basically, is
modesty. Act modestly, live modestly: Do not buy expensive cars, do not have an
attitude, decorate your home simply and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.
5 Sports
Practical Guide • Student Handbook
For those of you who do not get enough exercise riding your bicycles to and from the
university, UM SPORTs organises a huge sports programme to suit the needs and desires
of all students.
What is most important to understand is that at the UM, sports do not come to you. If you
are interested in sports and athletics you should go looking for them yourself. This means
visiting the UM SPORT desk, visiting the clubs and organisations yourself, and eventually
becoming a member. The sports programmes are not compulsory, but through UM SPORT
you can involve yourself in as much physical activity as you please for very low fees.
The best place to start is at the UM SPORT web pages (www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/sport)
or at the UM SPORT desk at Sports Centre Randwyck. There you can get information
regarding the sports facilities and activities available to students.
5.1 University Sports Organization
To best understand what sports programmes are offered by the University, it is good
to have an understanding of how the sports organisation is structured. There are three
levels: UM SPORT, MUSST, and the individual sports clubs.
5.1.1 UM SPORT
UM SPORT is the central university department and responsible for the largest part of
the sports programme at UM. Activities are spread all over the Maastricht area, but you
will find a lot of them at Sports Centre Randwyck. This sports complex is a temporary
location during the construction of Campus Maastricht (realized by 2012).
The office as well as the desk is also located at Sports Centre Randwyck, P. Debyeplein 15
in Maastricht. Please check the website for the actual opening hours:
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/sport
All programmes under UM SPORT require a UM SPORT membership: a sports card and/or
fitness licence which you can buy at the UM SPORT desk or at the UM SPORT web shop.
(More information in section 5.2.1)
5.1.2 MUSST
Sports council MUSST (Maastricht University Student Sports Trust) is the umbrella organisation
for 22 Student Sports Associations with sports varying from Sailing to Soccer.
The total number of members for all these associations is around 1600. Within these associations,
not only playing sports is important, but they also organise all kind of activities
and parties.
Sports council MUSST supports these associations with subsidies, council and promotional
efforts. Members of these associations can apply for subsidies with respect to the
participation in tournaments.
Besides this, Sports council MUSST organises all kind of events, within Maastricht and on
a national level. Examples are the Sportsweek, the Student Wintersport, the Batavierenrace
and the Great Dutch Student Championships.
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