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Inspiring stories and ‘gezelligheid’ at the reunion and career day of South and Southeast Asian Studies
Staff members, alumni, and students were greeted by a warm spring day to follow the various programmes during the reunion and career day of BA South and Southeast Asian Studies. From alumni panels and yoga session to informal activities such as board games.
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International Studies students receive their diploma
On 30 August 2024, 330 students received their Bachelor Diploma of International Studies. The students were awarded their diplomas in the historic Pieterskerk in Leiden. A large audience of about 1000 people consisting of friends, family, and staff members gathered to celebrate the graduates’ achievements…
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Maarten Asscher as mentor: ‘It's at the periphery of your own discipline that things happen'
Alumnus Maarten Asscher (60) is mentor of the month. He studied Law in Leiden and has worked as a literary publisher, senior official at the Ministry of Education and director of Athenaeum Booksellers. Will he be your mentor?
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A historian in the Pieterskerk: alumnus Ward is junior curator
Looking for a job after a financial crisis is not easy, but Ward Hoskens (28) managed to take his fate into his own hands. During an internship, he found his way to the Pieterskerk, where he now works as a junior curator. Director Frieke Hurkmans took him on.
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Congratulations to the first Arts, Media and Society cohort!
The Groot-Auditorium of the Academy building was recently stage to the graduation of the first cohort of the BA-track Arts, Media and Society. This impressive room, normally only used for PhD defenses and inaugural lectures by professors, was accommodated a ceremony attended by 17 students and their…
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Watch the best films of Visual Ethnography alumni on Alexander Street Press
The Leiden University Visual Ethnography collection has been added to Alexander Street Press, an educational streaming video service. The master’s specialization Visual Ethnography has supported many talented individuals to produce inspiring films. About 70 master’s thesis films of the past 8 years…
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Organisations and young alumni provide valuable career tips during Meet the Employer Week
Career Services of the Faculties Governance and Global Affairs, Social Sciences, and Humanities joined forces to organise the ‘Meet the Employer’ Week held from 6 – 10 December 2021!
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IBL Spotlight - Bioactive Molecules
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A Leiden love story – with a bit of a delay
Kerstin Fischer and Angus Johnston were exchange students in Leiden in 1995. Sparks flew when they met at a Leiden International Student Club party, but then they lost touch. They met again 19 years later and the flame was rekindled. A Leiden love story – with a bit of a delay.
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European Union Studies (MA)
The Master’s in European Union Studies at Leiden University offers students an opportunity to study the EU from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
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‘Prehistory holds up a challenging mirror to us’
Leiden alumnus Luc Amkreutz is a curator at the National Museum of Antiquities. His exhibition about the submerged landscape of Doggerland highlights what we can learn from prehistory. ‘Just like the people of Doggerland, we are confronted with climate change, but we are responsible for the speed of…
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Alumni, staff and students and why you should vote for them
Many students, members of staff and alumni at Leiden University are active in politics, including as candidates in the local elections on 21 March.
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Alumni MSc Media Technology on BBC World with spin-off company
Bike Labyrinth is international market leader in providing virtual reality exercising for elderly care.
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Judi MesmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Aske PlaatFaculty of Science
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Lawmaking Politics Under Democratic Decline in Indonesia (LAMPU)
How has democracy’s decline affected law making processes, enabling powerful stakeholders’ influence while minimalizing the protection of public interest and the environment?
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Humans of Psychology
For Humans of Psychology, students and staff will be put into the spotlight. At our institute prizes are won, exiting research is conducted, knowledge is harnessed, public meeting are organised and open science is highlighted. Take a look behind the scenes.
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Leiden alumni meetings Indonesia
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Leiden alumni meetings Indonesia
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Four famous alumni introduce their favourite films at Leiden International Film Festival
From a powerful documentary to a heartwarming classic: four Leiden alumni have chosen their favourite films and will introduce them at Leiden International Film Festival.
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IIASL alumni receive awards from the International Institute of Space Law
The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) that took place last week in Paris was extremely successful for IIASL.
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Reconnecting in Leiden, 15 years after graduation
During the first weekend of October, a group of fourteen Master of Arts in European Union Studies alumni returned to the place it all began, 15 years after graduating from Leiden University. The international group, representing the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Belgium and…
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Ruben Provencio Kuijk thrives in international settings
'An international environment is my natural habitat. I really thrive when I am in a setting where I am around people of all kinds of countries and cultures.'
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Leiden Classics: the ‘Sweat Room’
It may well be the best tradition in Leiden: immortalising your name in the ‘Sweat Room’ after receiving your diploma. But is it really immortalised? The names were at risk due to crumbling plaster. Fortunately, a crowdfunding project was able to save this beloved ritual.
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Rie and her Gentlemen
Rie Schild-de Groen watched over ‘her’ Gentlemen, the residents of the ‘t Heerenhoeckje (Gentlemen’s Corner) Minerva house at Rapenburg 110, like a mother hen for 70 years. She was moved by the stories of residents who had lost loved ones to cancer. Jaap Koster and a few other former housemates helped…
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IBL Spotlight - Evolution and Biodiversity
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IBL Spotlight - Development and Disease
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Sjaak NeefjesFaculty of Science
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James HardwickFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Eline SlagboomFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Maarten VermeerFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Sigrid van WingerdenFaculty of Law
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Diederik PomstraFaculty of Archaeology
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Pedro Rodrigues dos Santos RussoFaculty of Science
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Michiel HogerheijdeFaculty of Science
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Elena RossiFaculty of Science
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Peter de KnijffFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Jan CrijnsFaculty of Law
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Alexandre AfonsoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Edmund FrettinghamFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Arjen DoelmanFaculty of Science
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Peter GrünwaldFaculty of Science
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Gerard van WestenFaculty of Science
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Koen KuijkenFaculty of Science
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Marijn FranxFaculty of Science
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Gerard BreemanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jacqueline MeulmanFaculty of Science
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Paul NieuwbeertaFaculty of Law