About us

Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is one of the leading international research universities in Europe. It has seven faculties and a campus in both Leiden and The Hague. Its motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bastion of Freedom.

The five disciplinary clusters in which Leiden University and the Leiden University Medical Center excel are:

• Fundamentals of Science
• Life Sciences
• Health and Wellbeing
• Law, Politics and Administration
• Languages, Cultures and Societies

The University’s academic partners in the province of Zuid-Holland are Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Within Europe, Leiden University works intensively with the other members of the League of European Research Universities (LERU).