Educational logistics encompasses all processes, systems, and information flows necessary to ensure that education at the university runs smoothly and efficiently. This includes drawing up educational programs, deploying lecturers, scheduling classes, student enrollment, and coordinating educational…

Studium Generale organizes a wide range of academic activities, such as lectures, symposiums, film screenings, and debates, to supplement the faculty education at Leiden University. Studium Generale aims to stimulate greater interest in the sciences, provide more insight into the connections between…

The Faculty Office provides administrative support to the members of the Faculty Board in their daily tasks.  

The application and admissions procedures for the BSc-programmes of Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science are explained here: › BSc Political Science: International Relations and Organisations (IRO, in English) › BSc Politicologie: Nationale en Internationale Politiek (in Dutch) The…

Research within Leiden University must always be conducted according to the principles of academic integrity. The Regulations on Academic Integrity allow investigation to take place in cases of suspected breaches of academic integrity. 

The Board of Examiners will look at your request in accordance to, among others, the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners. Personal circumstances and proportionality are taken into account.

These additional complaint regulation covers complaints that do not fall under Leiden University's other more specific complaint regulations or bodies, namely: the Ombudsperson the Confidential Counsellor for Unacceptable Behaviour the Complaints Committee for Unacceptable Behaviour…

Anyone who uses buildings, grounds or other facilities at Leiden University must comply with the house rules. In the Regulations for the use of university buildings, grounds and other facilities you can read which rules there are, how they are enforced and what happens in the event of a violation.…

Dutch programmes OER Bestuurskunde (BSc) OER Cybersecurity & Cybercrime (BSc) OER Management van de Publieke Sector (MSc) English programmes CER Public Administration (BSc) CER Security Studies (BSc) CER Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges (BA/BSc) CER Public Administration (MSc) CER Crisis…

The Faculty of Archaeology is the largest academic centre of Archaeology in the Netherlands. The Faculty ranks in the top ten worldwide in academic reputation and research impact (February 2021 QS World University Ranking by subject). The Faculty has a staff of more than 170…

The executive board of the Institute of Psychology is responsible its strategy, managing the personnel and finances of the institut and distributing tasks among staff members.

As a leading teaching and research institution, the university aims to provide secure and reliable information to its students, researchers, staff (including lecturers) and partners. The Executive Board offers guidance on how to ensure this in our ‘Strategic Information Security Policy’. This policy…

The Faculty Regulations of Governance and Global Affairs outline, among other things, how the faculty is organised, its objectives regarding research, and which programmes, research institutes, and centres of expertise fall under the faculty's remit. The regulations are adopted by the Faculty Board…

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences  (KNAW), the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), and the Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centers (NFU) have drawn up a ‘Code for Transparency in Animal Testing’, with the aim of achieving non-binding openness and…

The Rules and Regulations (see file at the bottom of this page) apply to all examinations (tentamens) and final examinations (examens) in the context of honours education at Leiden University. This entails the following programmes: Pre-University College Pre-University Classes Honours College Bachelor…

Distinguished Fellows of Leiden University College The Hague are acknowledged for their extensive and outstanding expertise in the private or public sector, and for their intellectual contributions to LUC’s academic programme and scholarly community. After having been appreciated members of LUC’s academic…

The Casimir Prize is an appreciation of teaching teams that achieve renewal and innovation in education. The Casimir Prize is awarded to teams of minimum 2 and maximum 10 people, all employed by FSW. The prize consists of €1500, to be spent on team building, knowledge sharing or exchange with interns…

Contacts for the master's specialisation Business Studies (BS). Director of Education Matthijs van Leeuwen Education coordinator Esme Caubo Study advisor Esme Caubo (info@sbb.leidenuniv.nl)   Board of examiners Dr. S. Verberne (chair) Dr. Y. Fan Dr. H. Basold Dr. D. Pelt Dr. A.N. van der Meulen…

On the 17th of June 2025, the Faculty Board adopted a policy outlining the framework for the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the faculty. The framework is applicable to staff members, and is intended to provide foundational principles for the use of the technology. It is expected that the…

This page contains the Course and Examination Regulations (OER) for the Dutch-taught Bachelor's programme in Cybersecurity & Cybercrime. These regulations have been drawn up in accordance with Article 7.13 of the Dutch Higher Education and Research Act (WHW) and have been approved by the Faculty…

Leiden University strives for a good and stimulating work and study environment. Our policy framework on (sexual) intimidation, aggression, violence and discrimination is one of the ways in which we work towards this goal. Despite these efforts, should you be confronted by behaviour of this nature,…

In light of the serious nature of sexual offences against minors, the details of any case that arises must be handled with the utmost care and confidentiality. In addition to the student involved, the concerns of other persons involved must also be borne in mind. The Executive Board is the designated…

If you have obtained an academic degree at our university, we hold personal data about you. The law requires that we keep some of these data, for instance to demonstrate that you obtained your degree. Other data are saved so that we can contact you. The Privacy Notice Almuni describes how the university…

De afdeling Functioneel beheer van de faculteit Geesteswetenschappen, Universiteit Leiden, is technisch verantwoordelijk voor de onderwijssystemen die binnen de faculteit worden gebruikt.

Academic year 2023-2024. Course and Examination Regulations Master’s Programmes, including appendices and Course and Examination Regulations for the Industrial Ecology programme.

Faculty Council The Faculty Council represents students and staff, and acts as a ‘sounding board’ for the Faculty Board. The Council has 18 members. Programme Committees Every study programme has its own Programme Committee, which advises the Education Boards of the study programme concerned. Co-participation,…

The Institute Board is responsible for education and research and for the employees and finances of the institute. The members of the Institute Board are appointed for a maximum of three years. Reappointment is possible. The Institute of Education and Child Studies is managed by the Institute Board,…

The Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) 2022 – 2027, We are Humanities, sets out the faculty's ambitions for the coming years. The wealth of international academic knowledge about languages, cultures and societies worldwide, past and present, makes the Faculty of Humanities unique. The FSP describes how…

Each degree programme has its own Programme Committee (Opleidingscommissie, OLC) that is made up of lecturers and students.  It provides advice to the Education Board and the Programme Director of the degree programme in question. Each OLC meets a number of times a year to discuss all matters related…

An institute that conducts leading research and education and that is able to make a difference in society That is the Institute of Psychology, and that is our mission. We operate in a societal context filled with opportunities, but also with challenges. Behavioural issues have never…

The Diversity Committee is working towards creating and maintaining the Faculty of Archaeology as a place where you can feel at home and safe. A place where you feel you are accepted in a close-knit community, regardless of race, age, gender, religion or disabilities. We meet about 6 times a year and…

You can contact this Committee in the following cases:   If you wish to object to a written decision that affects you directly, such as a negative assessment or if your job is to be discontinued, you can lodge an objection within six weeks of the date of the decision.  If you disagree with…

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Life Science & Technology (LST). General contacts   Director of education Dr. M.C. van Eijk Education coordinator Z. Khorsand Study Adviser S.E. Caspers R.E. de Ruiter   Board of Examiners Prof. dr. R.T. Dame - chair  Dr. R. Boot (LIC)…

The Board of Education is responsible for the organisation and integration of education within the Institute of Psychology.

The Faculty of Humanities is a unique international centre for the advanced study of languages, cultures, arts, and societies worldwide, in their historical contexts from prehistory to the present. The Faculty of Humanities is one of seven faculties of Leiden…

The Institute of Cultural Anthropology/Development Sociology is managed by the Institute Board. The Institute Board manages the workflow of the employees and stimulates the connection between education and research in the field of anthropology and sociology.