ITEM is an interdisciplinary expertise centre that addresses cross-border mobility and cooperation issues through research, advice, knowledge exchange and training. Working across legal, economic, cultural and administrative disciplines, and in cooperation with the faculties of Maastricht University, ITEM translates scientific knowledge into practical solutions for border regions. Through projects, contract research and comprehensive annual reports, ITEM examines the effects of policies and legislation on cross-border regions and seeks to generate societal impact, guided by its core values of knowledge, connection and cooperation.

Core team

• Anja van Bogaert MBA

  Managing Coordinator

  

• Anne Hagedoren

  Student Assistant

  

• Dr. Hans Wevers

  Researcher

  

• Martin Unfried MA.

  Director ITEM

  

• Pim Mertens LL.M. MSc.

  Scientific Coordinator and Researcher

  

• Sem Jans

  Researcher

  

• Susanne Sivonen LL.M.

  Researcher

  

• Tom Woudstra

  Intern

  

• Wandi de Carvalho Lucas

  Student Assistant

  

Affiliated Fellows

• Dirk Peters

  Senior Expert in European Cross-Border Cooperation

  

• Dr. Lavinia Kortese

  Assistant professor in EU law

  

• Dr. Saskia Montebovi

  Assistant Professor - Social security protection

  

• Julia Walczyk

  PhD Candidate at FASoS

  

• Dr. Sander Kramer

  Assistant Professor in Tax Law

  

• Tasnim Fathallah

  Researcher/Project manager CrossCircular