Organised in three separate sessions throughout the day, and broadcast live online to guests and families who could not join, over 200 students received their Bachelor’s Diploma of International Studies on 3 September 2021 at the graduation ceremony in the historic Pieterskerk in Leiden.

In this year’s PRINS course, so many things were different from previous years. The International Studies consultancy course for third-year BA students took place in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. This meant that all programme elements were carried out online – including the closing ceremony on June 18.

International Studies has quite some new tutorial lecturers for this year! We’re very happy to welcome them in our team. Want to find out who they are and what they are looking forward to in the year to come?

International Studies has quite some new tutors for this year! We’re very happy to welcome them in our team. Want to find out who they are? Below, they introduce themselves and share what challenges they think will be coming up. But of course, they already have plans for the solutions as well…

Meet Rose Rorije - career advisor and internship coordinator - and together with Atse Fokkens she takes care of the career service for International Studies. That means, she gives you a hand in checking what your options are right now when looking for an interesting job after graduation. She can also help you with searching and applying for an internship. And how to arrange it according to the faculty’s procedure. In this mini interview she'll tell a bit more about herself:

During the first semester first year students of International Studies are required to pick an area and a language to specialize in. After starting the programme with a broad range of introductory core courses, students will follow area courses and language training in the second semester and the subsequent two years.