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On Februari 6 Leiden University hosts a round table on teaching Global International Relations. Does the discipline of International Relations truly reflect the global society we live in today? Register, go to the PJ Veth 0.002 at 15:30 - 17:00 and discuss the answer.
The end of the semester and the dawning of a new year tend to inspire a certain level of contemplation. So far there has not been much time for that partly as a result of the unrest that has recently erupted around Zwarte Piet. In that context I would like to share some thoughts with you.
Interested in a (short) exchange programme about youth empowerment, mobility and development? Then look no further and apply quickly for the Morocco Programme 2018 - 2019!
With a very large intake of students from many different backgrounds with different cultures and identities, International Studies is a unique programme which has a special duty to provide and promote an inclusive environment in which all of us feel at home and differences are respected.
On 20 November, BA International Studies hosted an event connected to the 2018 Brazil Week, which, since it was first set up by Sara Brandellero and Marianne Wiesebron in 2013, has been organized for six years now by staff and students working in Brazilian Studies in the Latin American Programme at Leiden.
The Programme Chair of the BA International Studies and Historian Joost Augusteijn has been consulted by various Dutch and Belgian media lately to shed his expert light on the matter of the Irish border and the Brexit negotiations. Feel like a deep dive into this subject? Find the links to radio shows like VPRO’s “OVT”, BNR nieuwsradio’s “Internationaal” and VRT’s “De ochtend”.
In the 21st century skills articles we highlight tutors’ international and intercultural experiences. Leiden University strives to enable students to develop so called "21st century skills" which are defined as "the ability to work in teams, international and intercultural skills, entrepreneurship, leadership qualities and digital competences" Most of the tutors have acquired these skills during their studies, fieldwork for their masters or PhD and are happy to share their impressions and experiences. For this article we talked to Salman Tahir. He shares his intercultural experiences at the Hansen Summer Institute on Leadership and International Cooperation
On 2 November, more than 800 hundred students visited Leiden's Humanities Faculty to explore their options during the Master's Open Day. So why should you consider a MA at Leiden?
The OLC, or the Education Committee, consists of five student members democratically elected by the student body of International Studies and five members of the teaching staff. This year the students representing International Studies are: Alessandra Barrow, Maurice Kirschbaum, Emil Munte, Eveline Vos and Madhav Warawdekar.
