Leslie Albracht (25) graduated in 2020. The interest in the Arabic world that was nurtured in The Hague, brought her to her current job for an international NGO in Tunis.
On April 25th, International Studies's Latin America department hosted a multidisciplinary panel titled 'Beyond Narcos: Four Critical Perspectives'. Four lecturers who provide the Latin America courses within BAIS, joined forces to discuss the Narco phenomenon from the Historical, Cultural, Political and Economic perspective. This multidisciplinary allows for a deeper understanding of a complex phenomenon that expands the day-to-day studies of students in the area specialization.
The essence of our alumni network is staying in touch, keeping abreast of important developments, and cheering each other on. I recently came across the phenomenon of ‘kinkeeping’, which reminded me strongly of the relevance of alumni relations.
The annual Humanities Career Event and the Campus The Hague Career Event, organized by Humanities Career Service, once again captivated scores of enthusiastic and inquisitive students on April 10th.
LUGO, the green office of Leiden University, recently finished the transformation of the Schouwburgstraat community garden. The official festive opening will take place on May 8, between 15.00 and 17.30.
On March 22nd at precisely 16.45h, we excitedly opened the doors of Wijnhaven’s biggest lecture hall and watched more than 400 students and staff members stream into the many increasingly cramped rows of our long-awaited ‘North Korea Event’. At the grand desk below between the busy-looking organizers from BASIS, four calm and concentrated people in suits were checking their speeches and presentations one last time. Dressed in modest black, two representatives of the South Korean NGO PSCORE and one translator, seemed to direct the audience’s attention to the woman dressed in bright red. A peculiar prominence for all of us in International Studies knowing of the unprecedented enigma of the country of her childhood, family, and home – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Let’s start with a quiz; what do Johan Sebastian Bach, Vincent van Gogh and Jackie Chan have in common? Can you guess the answer?
On the 9th of February, students from many different programmes gathered in the Beehive to celebrate the coming new year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. The Faculty of Humanities, Study Advisers of Urban Studies and International Studies (BA), the Student Counsellor and the University China advisor and coordinator organized this event to commemorate the Chinese Lunar New Year and address the well-being of international students at Leiden University. This event was primarily intended to foster inclusivity and a sense of community among the international students while also celebrating Chinese culture.
It is always an exciting moment when we see the results of the area and language choices of our new cohort of first-year students. This year, there are some interesting developments.
When Sjoerd van Trigt, a student of International Studies, is not in the lecture hall, you can find him at Rowing Club Asopos de Vliet. He trains there seven times a week. Soon, he will be leaving for a six-month stay in Japan.
