The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) focuses on multidisciplinary research and education within the international scientific field of security studies. The Institute analyses and studies issues in a coherent way from their local transnational, and global impact. ISGA operates from…

Leiden University College (LUC) The Hague is an honor’s liberal arts and sciences college that builds knowledge for a better world through excellent research-led interdisciplinary teaching on global challenges. LUC, fosters critical, independent, and creative thinking in students, and providing them…

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs is managed by the Institute Board. They are appointed by the faculty from the scientific staff of the institute for a period of two years, in principle. The Institute Board is responsible for the workflow of the employees, and promotes consistency between…

The Faculty of Medicine / LUMC has a strong interdependence with the clinical care of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), and because of this, a specific character and organisational structure. The faculty has about 70 research programmes that are linked to the clinical departments, often several…

The Leiden University Graduate School of Archaeology (GSA) coordinates the admission and registration procedures of all PhD researchers with a PhD graduation planned at the Faculty of Archaeology. The GSA monitors the full PhD track, from admission to graduation, supports (financially) both PhD ‘bottom…

Faculty Board and Office The Faculty is managed by the Faculty Board with assistance from the Faculty Office. Institutes Research and teaching at the Faculty is organised within 5 institutes.   Administrative Bodies and Committees An overview of the various administrative bodies and committees…

Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) is dedicated to ground-breaking and interdisciplinary research dealing with the relations between culture and society. Particular attention is paid to the interwovenness of art and society, particularly in the domains of politics, religion, law,…

The Faculty Board is responsible for the general management of the Faculty, as well as the administration and organization of the Faculty's teaching and research. The Faculty Board consists of four staff members, and one student assessor. They are supported by a Board Secretary.

As part of the teaching and research process and business operations, data of students, employees and relations are recorded. In the privacy statement we indicate how the university deals with the collection and use of personal data for the processing of the above processes. This security statement…

This document comprises guidelines drawn up by the Executive Board, within the meaning of Article 9.5 in conjunction with Article 9.15 of the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW), which must be implemented by the Faculty Boards. The Guidelines for Elective Credits and Minors describes the procedure…

The Administration and Central Services department supports the Executive Board (CvB) in managing Leiden University. The service units performs tasks on behalf of administrative units (CvB, faculties). There are nine service units: Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) ICT Shared Service…

What do we want?  Our main goal is simple: a healthy academic community at Leiden University, one in which its members –students and staff members from every segment of the university alike – feel at home and where their voices are heard and listened to.  Our goals  To help establish…

The Board of Examiners of the Institute of Political Science has been legally appointed to organise and coordinate examinations. Its main powers are described in the programme’s Course & Examination Regulations (CER), as well as its own Rules and Regulations.

The psychologists are available to all students and PhD candidates at Leiden University. They offer workshops, training courses, and individual counseling on a wide range of topics, both in the field of study and PhD research, as well as personal issues. In addition, they advise students, PhD candidates,…

The Student Desk Humanities can help you with questions about course registration, minors, grades, PhD applications, official transcripts en contract courses

FGGA strives to be a good employer for its employees and to create a socially safe, positive, and inclusive environment where ambitions and talents are able to flourish. The directive’s aim is to ensure that actions and decisions correspond in similar cases and to provide transparency on the assessment…

NIMAR is the Netherlands expertise centre for Moroccan Studies. NIMAR has been a part of the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University since 2016. NIMAR organises lectures, facilitates research and actively adds to the knowledge of Moroccan languages, cultures and society in The Netherlands. The…

The IAAF was established by Leiden University. Mabel Ailion bequeathed her estate to the University in 1983 on the condition that it would establish a foundation in memory of her father Isaac Alfred Ailion. The IAAF aims to cultivate and foster cultural relations between the Netherlands and Japan and…

The Department of Marketing & Communications at Leiden Law School supports the faculty in promoting its identity and sharing knowledge and insights from our education and research. The team advises and facilitates the faculty in telling its narrative to target audiences, both internal and external.…

Faculty Board and Faculty bureau The faculty is headed by the faculty board, assisted by the faculty bureau. Institutes Research and education within the faculty are assigned with three institutes and two centres.  Student and employee participation Within the programme committee and the faculty…

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 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…

The Advisory Council advises the Institute Board on a wide range of topics that concern the Institute. This advice is mainly dispensed on matters concerning education, research and the link between studies and the labour market. Composition The members of the Advisory Council are: Christiaan van de…

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…

The Advisory Board is responsible for advising the Faculty Board on the key aspects of the Faculty's policies relating to: a. education, b. scientific research and c. operational management. The Board has the following members: Corien Bakker (municipal archaeologist Den Haag) Tim de Ridder (municipal…

The Bèta Operating Committee is an advisory committee responsible for policy as far as it pertains to beta-medical research and distribution of funding. The committee consists of representatives of the Faculty Board, the Faculty Office, the chair of the lab coordinators and the scientific…

The Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) is devoted to the study of Asia and the Middle East from antiquity to the present time in a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Our research relies on a dynamic combination of area expertise and disciplines in the humanities and…

Leiden University wants to create a safe environment for everyone: staff, students and guests. In order to create and maintain such an environment, the codes of conduct below was established to provide a number of guidelines relating to proper standards of behaviour between lecturers and students…

The Institute of Public Administration is managed by the Institute Board, which consists of the Scientific Director, Director of Education, the student member and two other members. They are appointed by the faculty from the scientific staff of the institute for a period of two years, in…

The Education Administration Offices perform the supporting tasks associated with the educational process.

Universitair Belang represents the interests of all Leiden University employees. We see quality as a source of inspiration and motivation, especially when it comes to the mutual improvement of teaching, research and operational management. Universitair Belang is committed to achieving this through the…

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…

To assure the quality of the study programmes, the Faculty has developed a quality assurance system, of which the Programme Committee (PC) is the most important body. Every study programme has its own PC. You can contact the members of the PC at any time if you have questions or complaints about the…

The team Communications and Marketing is responsible for the Faculty's communications in the broadest sense of the term, both internal as well as external. The team supervises the social media channels of the Faculty, composes newsletters to staff, students, and alumni, aims to let new students enroll…

Leiden University Weekly Mare reports in a journalistic manner on developments at Leiden University and in the field of higher education and scientific research.  The editorial team consists of professional journalists and is independent. The editorial policy is reviewed by the editorial board,…

The ethics committee consists of six members from the Faculty of Humanities and two members from the Faculty of Archaeology. They receive advise from the Information Management and Facilities department of the Faculty of Humanities. The secretaries of the committee are policy advisors from the Faculty…

The Institute of Education and Child Studies has a Programme Board, consisting of the scientific director and at most two other members including a student member. The student member is given the opportunity to be present at meetings and is an auditor with advisory authority. The Programme Board, amongst…

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 Board of Admissions for Master's programmes of the Institute of Education and Child Studies assesses whether students are admitted to the (research) Master's programme. The Board of Admissions for Education and Child Studies has been appointed by the Faculty Board to assess whether…

The ethics committee consists of six members from the Faculty of Humanities and two members from the Faculty of Archaeology. They receive advise from the Information Management and Facilities department of the Faculty of Humanities. The secretaries of the committee are policy advisors from the Faculty…

The Institute Council consists of scientists, support staff and PhD candidates. They represent the rest of the staff and give the Institute Board solicited and unsolicited advice on all matters on the Institute level relating to teaching, research, and organisation. The Institute Council is elected…

Responsibility The Audit department is responsible for performing audits of faculties and supporting units and assessing the efficiency and efficacy of the University’s administration. What does Audit do? Financial audits (assessing financial information) Operational audits (appraising operational…

Policy, Advice and Strategy Provides the Faculty Board with secretarial support and policy- and process-related support. Communication and Marketing Presents the range of study programmes offered by the Faculty and contributes to its information supply and internal communication. Financial and…

At the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, our communication team writes, edits, and keeps our websites up to date. We are happy to help you with the promotion of your events and the visibility of your research.

The department of Finance advises, informs, and supports the Faculty Board with the financial planning and control of the Faculty.  The team translates the University Planning & Control cycle to a faculty context and draws up the relevant products in close consultation. The most important of…

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