Study information

Student for a Day BSc Security Studies | Course 'Economics of Safety and Security'

Date: Monday 4 May 2026
Time: 10:45 - 14:00
Location: Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague

Are you interested in studying the BSc Security Studies in The Hague? Would you like to experience what it is like to be a student at Leiden University? Do you have questions that only a current student can answer? Then sign up for our Student for a Day event!

During this event, you will attend a lecture from the course Economics of Safety and Security, taught by Dr. M. Kellerman. This will give you a clear impression of whether the programme matches your interests and if it could be the right choice for you.

One of our student ambassadors will welcome you at our Wijnhaven building and share first-hand insights about the programme and studying in The Hague. You will also have plenty of opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

To participate in the Student-for-a-Day event, you preferably visited one of our events, like the Open Day. In any case you should be in your final or next-to-final year of university preparatory high school.

Programme

If you decide to join this Student for a Day event, you will:

attend the lecture 'Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing' of the course 'Economics of Safety and Security';
meet current students;
have the chance to ask all your questions about this programme and student life;
get a tour of the faculty building.

It’s an ideal opportunity to get to know the BSc Security Studies even better.

The programme will be as follows:

10.45 - 11.15 hrs	Join the student ambassador on Campus, location Wijnhaven.
11.15 - 14:00 hrs	Joining the lecture
14:00– 14:15 hrs	Time for questions

After your registration, you will receive an email with more information.

Registration

Please sign up before 2 May. There are only 20 spots available.

Please note: when you register, we expect you to attend. If you are unable to join after registering, we kindly ask you to cancel your participation via the confirmation email, or otherwise by contacting the student ambassador by email.

About the course 'Economics of Safety and Security'

Economics and security are deeply intertwined. Economic thinking shapes the way we understand, debate, and manage safety and security issues. And virtually every aspect of security, from sanctions to climate change, has economic dimensions. This course will explore these complex interconnections. Students will be encouraged to critically examine the behavioral assumptions of economic models and how they are applied to safety and security domains. Further, we will explore how economics both shapes, and is shaped by, conflict, cooperation, and contemporary statecraft. Read more

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding the Student-for-a-Day event, feel free to contact the student ambassadors Gatha, Filip and Gabriella via sambass@fgga.leidenuniv.nl, or communicatie@fgga.leidenuniv.nl

We look forward to meeting you!