The spring semester begins in early January and ends in late April. The elective mingles U.S. students with Dutch students and European exchange students. Past elective courses have included Global marketing strategy, International investments, International government and business, and Nationalism and nation building in Europe since 1800, Frequent excursions to corporations and to various offices of the European Community supplement classroom lectures. Day trips take place throughout the semester. THE LIFE Students are housed in dormitories with a cross-section of their international peers.
Students have their own furnished room and share a bath and kitchen.
Meals are not provided in the program cost. The Dutch tend to focus their social lives in their homes or clubs, so a foreign student may have trouble meeting Dutch people at first. However, an easy way to make contact is to join one of the many on-campus clubs, which may be geared toward socializing, academics, or sports. It is easy to get around Maastricht on foot or bicycle. Additionally, the bus and train systems are reliable and inexpensive.