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Opinion: Renaming ministries plays crucial role in shaping political agenda14 June 2024Three new ministries have been formed in the Netherlands: Asylum and Migration, Housing and Spatial Planning & Climate and Green Growth. Of course, th...
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A fulltime job and a ten for your master’s thesis: ‘I thought they were joking’11 June 2024After working full-time for twenty-four years, Wendy Tonks decided to enrol in the executive master's in Cyber Security. She now proudly reflects on h...
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Public Administration students write consultancy report for municipality The Hague10 June 2024How do you transition from research to advising an organisation? A new twist on the first-year public administration course ‘Integrative project: the ...
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Alumni from Brussels: ‘Leiden University has a fantastic reputation here’05 June 2024They dreamed of Brussels, worked hard and finally succeeded: working for Europe. The list of Leiden University alumni in Brussels is long. A few days ...
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FGGA students look back: ‘My life has never been busier, but I would not change it’03 June 2024It is the final stretch for the students of FGGA. Summer is approaching and they are working hard to complete everything before the summer holidays. W...
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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’30 May 2024Dick Schoof can also be called the neighbour of the faculty in The Hague. Especially from his role at the NCTV, he worked together a lot with Leiden U...
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Collaboration across borders: virtual learning between Leiden University College and Myanmar27 May 2024Being in class with students more than 8,000 kilometres away might sound impossible, but Jyothi Thrivikraman, Assistant Professor at Leiden University...
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Attention to education and culture at lowest point in 20 years22 May 2024After an extensive content analysis of the coalition agreement, a sharp fall can be seen in the focus on education & culture, science & technology and...
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Shadowing a municipality manager for a week: 'I saw him mostly putting out a lot of fires'08 May 2024After a week of shadowing for her master's degree Management of the Public Sector, it has become very clear to student Loes what a manager's day looks...
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Interim vice-dean Maarja Beerkens focuses on happiness and trust: ‘Very proud of teachers and students’23 April 2024A new face is strengthening FGGA's Faculty Board as vice-dean in the coming months. Maarja Beerkens comes from the Institute of Public Administration,...
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MIRD students explore international organisations in Geneva10 April 2024From 25 to 27 March, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visi...
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Students advice security experts: 'Fantastic combination of research and practice'08 April 2024Presenting a well-thought-out idea to Schiphol experts, a former ambassador or a security expert. For the third-year Security Studies bachelor student...
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Coffee with Gert Renkema: ‘We are the fastest growing faculty at Leiden University’02 April 2024Twice a year, Gert Renkema, Head of Financial and Economic Affairs at FGGA, offers us an insight into all that is going on around FGGA's finances. Wit...
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‘Maybe interdisciplinarity could function as a way to change the university’25 March 2024This year, in a three-part symposium series, we are exploring how interdisciplinary collaboration can be promoted at the university. In the second ses...
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Leiden University and University of Edinburgh to deepen collaboration22 March 2024Joint masters and PhD programmes. A research and teaching hub. A delegation from the University of Edinburgh recently visited Leiden University to dee...