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Rutte IV: a fifth of the cabinet studied in Leiden10 January 2022The new cabinet has finally taken office. Six of its members studied in Leiden, once again making the University a key supplier to the cabinet. Who ar...
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Six prospective members of the new cabinet studied in Leiden04 January 2022The Rutte IV cabinet will be sworn in soon. A fifth of the prospective ministers and secretaries of state studied in Leiden. Who are they and what did...
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Flash interview with alumnus and new Faculty Advisory Council member Yousef Yousef14 December 2021Yousef Yousef is a 'self-made man'. But he first obtained his bachelor's degree in tax law in Leiden. 'A CEO needs to have a basic understanding of th...
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Katie Pentney wins Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 with master’s thesis13 December 2021The Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award is presented every two years on 10 December (Human Rights Day) in recognition of outstanding academic works i...
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Law graduate Jiska Ogier speaks from experience: ‘The Netherlands should be much more accessible for people with disabilities’18 November 2021Jiska Ogier studied notarial law, which wasn’t always easy because she went to lectures in a wheelchair. As a student she pushed to make society acces...
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A flash interview with our President and alumna Annetje Ottow16 November 2021In this flash interview we get a flash introduction of our President and alumna Annetje Ottow.
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Former student Aoife in Glasgow: 'I urged Rutte to limit global warming'15 November 2021Aoife Fleming attended the climate summit in Glasgow as UN Youth Delegate for the Netherlands. She recently graduated with a master’s degree in Financ...
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IIASL present at launch of sustainability initiative Net Zero Space12 November 2021On Friday 12 November 2021, the Net Zero Space initiative was launched at the Paris Peace Forum. The International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIA...
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Cleveringa professors target of hate campaigns: ‘Intimidation frustrates Holocaust research’11 November 2021Holocaust scholars Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski will jointly hold the Cleveringa lecture on November 26. They were accused of defamation in Pol...
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Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka09 November 2021In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded one of the coveted Meijers PhD positions. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her...
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Alumna Anne Marie van Rietschoten on the importance of ethics and making a contribution13 October 2021If it was up to alumna and member of the Advisory Board Anne Marie van Rietschoten, philosophy and ethics would be part of the standard curriculum for...
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Vacatures Raad van Advies07 October 2021
De Raad van Advies bestaat uit leden die een binding hebben met de faculteit. Daarnaast zijn zij goed thuis in de wereld van de advocatuur, de rechter...
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What does the Leiden economy of the future look like?20 September 2021With the long lockdown, it’s been a hard year for Leiden businesses. How can the local economy bounce back and how can the University help? Two talk s...
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Two Leiden alumni make partner at Grant Thornton – at the same time16 September 2021On 1 July 2021, Leiden Law alumni Linda van de Reep and Géraldine Grünberg-Otto were both named partners at auditing and consultancy firm Grant Thornt...
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Philosopher of law Ali Kösedag: Hague heart, Leiden mind11 August 2021In the Pioneers of Leiden University series we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this fourt...