Leiden University’s Faculty of Humanities offers many master’s programmes for students of International Studies. Check out the list on the student’s website to find out about entry requirements.

Since 2017, Dr. Sarita Koendjbiharie, has been gathering stories of International Studies Alumni, which resulted in an impressive and growing collection of around 150 “Alumni Dreams”. In this article we would like to highlight one of the Alumni Dreams and find out a bit more about Kieran Richards, a British alumnus (2012), who currently has an impressive job as an FX MM Investigator at BNP Paribas in Paris. We asked him about the choices he made, his career path, working in the banking sector, his time at International Studies and of course his advice for new alumni!

What does it take to truly be “one of us” and what role does language play in this process? In short, what is the difference between “a language we understand” and “our language?”. This is the question Professor Terkourafi will address in her inaugural speech on “Language and Belonging,” which will be delivered on Friday, April 20th, 2018, at the Academiegebouw in Leiden.