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Forty Years of Dutch Studies Celebrated in Festive Style in Leiden28 May 2026The bachelor’s programme in Dutch Studies marked its fortieth anniversary on 22 May with a festive gathering in Leiden.
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Peter Buwalda appointed as writer‑in‑residence at Leiden University19 May 2026Peter Buwalda will join Leiden University as the new writer-in-residence from autumn 2026. As the 2026 writer-in-residence, Buwalda will contribute to...
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First group of professionals complete Kingdom Affairs courseLifelong learning 29 April 2026Forty participants celebrated completing the Kingdom Affairs course with their instructors, family and friends on Friday 24 April. What is this new co...
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Students meet potential employers at Career Events in Leiden and The Hague23 April 2026On Wednesday 15 April, two career events for students took place: the Humanities Career Event in Leiden and the Job Fair in The Hague. Together, these...
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Anna van Ark is doing an internship at the Rijksmuseum: ‘I’ve always wanted to be a curator’16 April 2026Master’s student Anna van Ark has landed her dream internship at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. For three months, she’ll be shadowing the curator and c...
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School of Democracy 2026The basics of Democracy, Storytelling and messaging 15 April 2026
The School of Democracy is an initiative of several Dutch political foundations aimed at engaging and empowering young people who are eager to strengt...
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‘Learning languages opens up your perspective of life’ - Wessam Semida on learning Arabic at the Academic Language Centre02 April 2026Why would someone choose to learn a language like Arabic? For Wessam Semida, teacher at the Academic Language Centre (ATC), the answer goes far beyond...
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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’Inaugural lecture 23 March 2026As Professor of African Linguistics, Nancy Kula increases our knowledge of variation across languages. Her inaugural lecture is on Monday 23 March.
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Europe Hub launches new minor programme: European Approaches to Societal Challenges12 March 2026As of September 2026, Leiden University’s Europe Hub will be offering a new interdisciplinary minor: European Approaches to Societal Challenges.
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Five Humanities master's programmes highly rated in Keuzegids 202605 March 2026Five master's programmes from the Faculty of Humanities scored highly in Keuzegids 2026.
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Evanthia's minor now allows her to combine her favourite subjectsMinor 24 February 2026From a bachelor's degree in English Language and Culture to a master's degree in International Relations: a minor made it possible for Evanthia Andrea...
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Luca Andrea got to work with coins at the Teylers Museum: ‘By looking at the object, you discover new stories’Internship 03 February 2026A paper during her master's degree put student Luca Andrea on the trail of Roman coins. While on an internship at the Teylers Museum, she organised th...
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Winner of the Europe Hub’s Best Master’s Thesis Prize 202503 February 2026Each year, Leiden University’s Europe Hub invites submissions from all faculties for its annual Europe Hub Master's thesis prize. The winning thesis s...
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From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’Alumnus interview 18 December 2025It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know the country she was studying. Over 20 years later, she...
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Elisheva Baumgarten delivers conference keynote at 'Care and the Jewish Experience'15 December 2025On Tuesday, September 16, Professor Elisheva Baumgarten (Hebrew University) delivered the keynote speech entitled 'The Kindness of Others: Jews, Chris...