Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
The Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics 2026 offers a varied program of introductory as well as more advanced courses in Anatolian, Classics, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Documentation, Eastern Christianity, Germanic, General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Indo-European, Indology, Iranian, Papyrology, Russian Literature, Semitic, and Sino-Tibetan.
The Summer School takes place from Monday 6 July to Friday 17 July 2026; registration opens in February 2026.
During these two weeks of intensive learning, you will be able to deepen and broaden your knowledge of rarely taught languages, and at the same time you can enjoy the company of linguistics students and language enthusiasts from all over the world in the beautiful university town of Leiden.
Course information
- All courses are taught in English, which means that good knowledge of English is a basic requirement. Only the courses on Russian Literature are taught in Russian.
- Most courses will be hybrid; they will be simultaneously be taught on campus and online. Only a few courses are on campus only, as indicated in the program and the course descriptions.
- For active participation in a course you receive 2 ECTS credits: a certificate will be awarded indicating the courses followed as well as the amount of ECTS credits. With an extra assignment, mostly a take-home exam, it is possible to receive an additional 3 ECTS credits per course.
- LOT students who take courses at the Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics can find more information on the conditions, credits and fees at the LOT website.
Program
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Course fees
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Cancellation policy
Unfortunately no refunds are possible after payment has been completed.
Contact information
If you have any questions or comments, please contact summerschool@hum.leidenuniv.nl.