Foundations of Computing (MSc)
Information activities
Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
Are you thinking about joining this Master's programme, and want to determine if it will be the right fit for you? Below, you can browse the events that we have coming up, and sign up to experience Leiden University and the programme for yourself. Alternatively, take a look at the Master Talks videos to find out more about the programme or check out our virtual campus tours!
Master Talks: Programme videos
On the Master Talks: programme videos platform you can find videos for each master’s programme. This includes a video which gives a short introduction to the programme and after the Master's Online Open Days you will also be able to watch a recording of the programme presentation on the platform.
Upcoming events
Online Event 11 March 2026
Are you still wondering, if we are the right programme for you? Then come join our Online Event this Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 13:00 h Dutch time.
Programme:
13:00 – 13:20 Mini seminar ''Agentic Large Language Models'' by Prof. Aske Plaat: Intelligent agents are a well‑studied concept in artificial intelligence. Recently, large language models have been combined with this agentic approach. Agentic LLMs are LLMs that can act in the real world. Applications range from medical diagnostics and financial trading to the field of scientific discovery itself. We will briefly discuss the technology behind Agentic LLMs, review several applications, and reflect on the papers describing these results.
13:20 – 13:25 Current student sharing experiences
13:25 – 13:35 Graduate student sharing experiences
13:35 – 14:00 Q&A session with study advisor
This is your chance to ask all your questions to a current student, a graduate student and our study advisor.
You can sign up via this link.
Master's Open Days
About our Master’s Open Day
Are you exploring your options for a master’s programme? You can learn a lot by visiting our Online Master’s Open Day in Autumn or our On Campus Master’s Open Day in Spring. This event is your opportunity to learn everything you need to know about our master’s programmes and how they can help you reach your goals. Attend (student) presentations or talkshows by the different programmes, and ask lecturers, study advisers and current and former students all your questions. We are looking forward to meeting you! Read more about the Master's Open Days
Get to know the campus
Check out our virtual campus tours, filmed in 360 degrees – by dragging the video, you can look around at the surroundings yourself. Below is the video recorded at the Science faculty, where most of your lectures will take place; you can also view other 360 campus tours of the various university faculties here.
360 Campus tour: the Science faculty
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