UMIO Prime

Online and physical events, inspiring insights and an extensive network of inquisitive professionals

UMIO Prime

Powered by Maastricht University, UMIO Prime helps business professionals and organisations gain the know-how and network to create a meaningful impact together. We:

  • Offer valuable and relevant content to professionals seeking high-quality information and insights to enhance their professional growth and improve their professional practice.
  • Offer knowledge enrichment to professionals who want to broaden or maintain their knowledge (whether or not previously gained from UMIO programmes) by attending knowledge-enriching events.
  • Provide a valuable network to (prospective) UMIO students and alumni.
  • Provide insights, advice and guidance by peers on practical issues and business decisions.

Your Membership

Want to take your personal and professional development to the next level? A UMIO Prime membership grants access to

  • All UMIO Prime content (e.g., articles, videos, podcasts)
  • A valuable social network of professionals from around the world
  • UMIO Prime App
  • UMIO Prime Day
  • Breakfast Boosters
  • Online Masterclasses
  • Yearly learning voucher for selected UMIO programmes
  • Additional benefits for UMIO alumni
  • (Career coaching*)
  • (UMIO Prime magazine*)

*In the future, there may be an opportunity to offer one annual session with a career coach to paying Prime members. Additionally, there may be a possibility of providing paying members with an UMIO Prime Magazine once (or several times) a year, which can be delivered to members’ homes or a location of their choice and consists of content created as part of the UMIO Prime Insights on the UMIO website, among other content.

Prime events

Subscribing to UMIO Prime means getting access to all of our events, online and offline. If you become a member for a year, you are welcome to attend five events meant to enhance your knowledge and broaden your network.

Join us for Online Masterclasses and physical events at our Tapijnkazerne campus such as Breakfast Boosters and UMIO Prime Day, our annual relation day.

Becoming a member also means you get to bring a plus-one to an event of your choice — no additional charges!

  • Online Masterclasses

    Attend an interactive online masterclass from anywhere in the world to gain specific knowledge on one of UMIO’s expertise themes. We offer interactive Online Masterclasses twice a year, allowing participants to engage, share insights, ask questions, and complete assignments in a 90-minute session. Can’t make it? Don’t worry; all masterclasses will be recorded, so you can (re)watch them later!

  • Breakfast Boosters

    Breakfast first, knowledge second! We don’t want you to learn on an empty stomach, so pull up a chair for a lovely breakfast with other attendees, followed by a two-hour interactive workshop by one of our inspiring lecturers. Our sessions focus on UMIO expertise themes: sustainability, leadership, digitalisation, innovation or finance.

  • UMIO Prime Day

    If you have an insatiable appetite for learning, Prime Day is your day! Get back to the lecture halls and join us for UMIO’s annual relation event to gain in-depth knowledge. Tailor your Prime Day by choosing various inspiring, 90-minute parallel sessions on UMIO expertise themes by Maastricht University lecturers and UMIO alums.

UMIO Prime Event Calendar

Academic insights

UMIO Prime is the platform to go when you’re looking to enhance your knowledge. Our goal is to make research insights easily accessible and connect them to today’s professional and societal challenges. We provide articles, videos, and other content for inspiration and professional growth.

Professional network

A UMIO Prime membership automatically grants access to our mobile application, which offers lots of additional benefits. Our mobile application provides more advanced tools and insights, instant connections with other members and experts on our platform, and an extensive and valuable network to seek advice and guidance from peers on practical issues and business decisions.

Downloading the app only takes a minute, but it will open a world of possibilities – directly from your pocket.

Alumni benefits

If you’re a UMIO alum, you enjoy exclusive perks with your UMIO Prime Membership! MaastrichtMBA alumni receive a ticket to the MaastrichtMBA Graduation Gala Dinner, while our Part-time Programme in Business Administration alumni are invited to the closing Summer BBQ. For more details on each programme’s alumni benefits, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Target audience

Are you a professional interested in enhancing your business skills and strengthening, deepening, and updating your knowledge in UMIO expertise themes such as leadership, digitalisation, sustainability, and innovation? A UMIO Prime Membership is exactly what you’re looking for! We particularly anticipate that alumni of our longer programs will have a stronger affinity for UMIO, making them our primary target audience.

About the founder

UMIO Prime was initiated and developed by Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE); an international School of Business and Economics with a broad scope. SBE’s areas of expertise reside in economics, international business, management, public policy, governance and sustainability. SBE offers high-quality research and research-based education for adult and lifelong learners.

More information on maastrichtuniversity.nl/sbe.

Get in touch

Having trouble finding answers? We’re here to help!

Our team of experts at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics is readily available to discuss your specific needs and challenges in more detail.

UMIO Prime is managed by UMIO’s Marketing & Communications team. Feel free to reach out to us for any questions or comments.

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