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Succesful first edition of the MA International Relations Alumni Career Networking Event04 July 2022Students, staff members and alumni of the MA International Relations programme gathered together on the first student-alumni career networking event t...
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Alumnus Asa Splinter: ‘LGBT+ identities are not a burden but a source of inspiration’23 June 2022Even as a teenager Asa Splinter was determined to study Japanese in Leiden. A HAVO diploma and a change in legislation threatened to throw a spanner i...
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Niels got his dream job right after graduating: ‘You work with the best here’23 June 2022What would it be like if you could work with the best in your field every day? Alumnus in International Studies Niels Drost knows just what that’s lik...
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Digitised Chinese mega-maps now available in Open Access20 June 2022Three enormous maps of China, created during the reign of three different emperors of the Qing dynasty, have now been made available in open access an...
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Flash interview with alumnus Joost Bunk: As a diplomat, you know there's a risk of being declared persona non grata16 June 2022When Russia attacked Ukraine in the night of 23-24 February, alumnus Joost Bunk, who was working as a diplomat in Russia, knew that everything would c...
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen: 'At 24, I can already make a huge impact'16 June 2022No full-time job, but full-time voluntary work instead. That’s what Aniek Moonen decided on graduating from Leiden University College The Hague, when ...
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Ruben Provencio Kuijk thrives in international settings03 June 2022'An international environment is my natural habitat. I really thrive when I am in a setting where I am around people of all kinds of countries and cul...
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Alumni Interview: Bhumika Gupta’s path towards the job of her dreams31 May 2022Bhumika Gupta (21), International Studies alumna, secured an internship in the OPCW, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. She has...
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Exhibition Books that made history31 May 2022From Galileo Galilei to Albert Einstein and from Anna Maria van Schurman to Anton de Kom: only a selection of the 25 authors who's books and ideas had...
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Leiden Law Cast: reverend Ruben Van Zwieten26 May 2022Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Sustainability and transition: Alumna Charlotte van Gemeren’s mission at the Ministry of Defence19 May 2022What does the Dutch Ministry of Defence do to fight climate change? And what is Alumna Charlotte van Gemeren’s Role in this? We spoke with Charlotte (...
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Alumna interview International Studies: Beatrice Noun19 May 2022Beatrice Noun (alumna BA International Studies) currently lives in Paris and works for the World Bank as a consultant while doing a master’s degree at...
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Alumnus Adrian Young gives lecture on cultural heritage to AHK students19 May 2022On Monday 9 May, IIASL alumnus Adrian Young gave a very satisfying cross-disciplinary session between law and the arts, on the preservation of heritag...
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence19 May 2022It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for...
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Flash interview with alumnus Ward Veltman17 May 2022Ward chose to focus on privacy and security because ‘it’s a topic that arouses other people’s interest, though sometimes frightens them, and I really ...