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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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The link between The Hague bonfires and different types of citizenship27 December 2021For the third year in a row, the bonfires in the Duindorp and Scheveningen neighbourhoods in The Hague during New Year's Eve have been cancelled. Acco...
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How an elective at the Academy of Art enriches your studies20 December 2021Students who also want to develop their artistic talents can take a year-long art class – Practicum Artium – at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague....
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Organisations and young alumni provide valuable career tips during Meet the Employer Week13 December 2021Career Services of the Faculties Governance and Global Affairs, Social Sciences, and Humanities joined forces to organise the ‘Meet the Employer’ Week...
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Students Ruşen and Rana fight for diversity in higher education29 November 2021Two Leiden students stand a chance of winning the ECHO Award for Higher Education. Deniz Rana Kuseyri (Rana for short) and Ruşen Koç are two of the si...
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A love letter to poetry: Albert Verwey Lecture by Antjie Krog22 November 2021The South African poet and author Antjie Krog gave the 37th Albert Verwey Lecture in the Great Auditorium in the Academy Building on 18 November. Insp...
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Annemie Halsema appointed professor by special appointment: ‘I want to contribute to thinking about diversity15 November 2021The Institute for Philosophy further expands its knowledge: As of 1 September, Annemie Halsema holds the chair of Wijsgerige antropologie en de gronds...
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Six top rated programmes at humanities11 November 2021The bachelor programmes German Language and Culture, Classics, Dutch Language and Culture, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Religious studies and Linguis...
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us28 October 2021The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a s...
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Surprising productions at the Humanities Lab Film Festival25 October 2021Humour, science and creativity. During the Humanities Lab Film Festival this came all together in the short films that the students of the Honours Col...
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From vlogging to organising seminars: students of Italian put their skills into practice18 October 2021Do you gain enough practical experience in an academic language and culture study programme? Certainly, proved the bachelor students of Italian this s...
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’11 October 2021South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. ...
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An important visitor in The Hague: The ambassador of Bangladesh visits International Studies05 October 2021What can you learn about Bangladesh that cannot be found on Google? On 24 September, bachelor students of International Studies and Southeast Asian St...
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Annual Lecture 2021 by Prof. Howard Louthan30 September 2021All are warmly invited to the 3rd Annual Leiden Austrian Studies Lecture, organized by the Foundation for Austrian Studies and Special Chair for Centr...
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Lending an Ear to Students’ Life in the Pandemic28 September 2021At the end of a difficult year, students of ACPA’s Music Minor have put together “sonic postcards” to capture their experience of life under Covid res...