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International Relations’ alumni-student event: ‘Quality over quantity’ and other alumni advice for the job application process10 May 2023Practical advice, a panel discussion, and an informal networking reception: students and alumni from the MA International Relations can look back on y...
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Documentary film alumna Visual Ethnography on show at Pakhuis de Zwijger02 May 2023Wilke Geurds graduated from the Visual Ethnography master's programme last year with her intimate and vulnerable documentary 'F*ck Endo. More than jus...
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Nicolien Mizee new writer in residence at Leiden University01 May 2023Writer and columnist Nicolien Mizee will be Leiden University’s new writer in residence from autumn 2023.
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Alumni meet up in Japan. ‘Finally the chance to speak Dutch again’01 May 2023An impressive 60 alumni recently came to the Dutch Embassy residence in Japan to meet, network, see friends and practise their languages.
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Is getting a PhD worthwhile? The 'Twijfeltraject' podcasts tries to find the answer25 April 2023After one bachelor’s and two master's theses, Fenna IJtsma knew for sure: she wanted to do a PhD. Her thesis supervisor warned her about the high work...
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Alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra: a passionate speaker with a background in neuroscience20 April 2023Her plan was to obtain a PhD, but, during her master’s, alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra discovered that her true interest is in applying neuroscience in eve...
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Alumnus, legal philosopher, and globetrotter Bart Jansen: ‘don’t focus, but scatter yourself’18 April 2023Alumnus Bart Jansen does not like to sit still. He teaches courses, for instance, in the Netherlands, Malaysia, and Curacao. He also likes to dabble i...
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Manon Schouten: ‘I’m the kind of teacher who also works on her profession during the weekend.’15 April 2023After a detour via the ANWB in Munich, alumna Manon Schouten works as a history teacher at two schools. ‘It's so rewarding to see the material resonat...
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Leiden did not forget you: Sign your name in the Sweat Room14 April 2023Most young alumni who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic did not get a graduation ceremony, nor did they have the chance to sign their name in the...
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Life after Security Studies: five students share their thoughts about the programme11 April 2023Five students who graduated from the Bachelor Security Studies share their experiences. Where did they end up after graduation? Are they still using t...
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Netherlands and Japan united by a tradition of mutual curiosity04 April 2023The Netherlands and Japan share a long and unique history with knowledge exchange playing a leading role. And knowledge exchange still proved to form ...
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Celebrating Twenty Years of MIRD: Alumni, Professors and Students Reconnect03 April 2023On 25 March, the Advanced Masters of Science in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) celebrated its 20th Anniversary. Throughout the day, the ...
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Literary Leiden03 April 2023Quietly read a book in our new reading nook, listen to interesting and bizarre stories set in early twentieth-century Leiden, walk past literary locat...
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Warfare: technology and ethics - a reading list23 March 2023While the United States continues to carry out drone strikes, and China conducts large-scale cyber and information operations, Ukrainian and Russian s...
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Monique Koemans likes a front-row seat to history in the making16 March 2023She moved from Sydney to London to Washington, but Leiden was there throughout. ‘Leiden is a surprising constant in my life,’ says alumnus Monique Koe...