University College Maastricht (abbreviated as, and informally UCM) is an English language, internationally oriented, liberal arts and sciences college housed in the 15th century Nieuwenhof monastery in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 2002, it is the second of its kind in the Netherlands. The college is part of Maastricht University (Dutch: Universiteit Maastricht) and offers an honours programme with a high workload for motivated students. In 2012, UCM was ranked the best university college in the Netherlands by the Dutch University Guide (Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs).
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