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Amnesty International gives masterclass to Leiden students29 March 2021The annual Amnesty International Masterclass on China took place recently in Leiden. The masterclass, which looked at China’s impact on human rights, ...
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Journalism master’s students get to work in the city for Leiden 202229 March 2021In 2022, Leiden will be the European City of Science. University lecturer Jaap de Jong has created special assignments for the journalism master's stu...
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Are you interested in Morocco? Take a minor in Rabat!25 March 2021Students interested in the study of Morocco can enroll in English-taught minor ‘Culture and Society in Morocco’, starting in September at the NIMAR in...
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Nadine Stijns and Yin Yin Wong strengthen the team of teachers of Practicum Artium25 March 2021We are very happy to announce two new teachers in the Practicum Artium programme: Nadine Stijns and Yin Yin Wong.
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Leiden’s BA Religious Studies programme ranked #1 in The Netherlands24 March 2021The BA Religious Studies programme has been awarded the label 'Topopleiding' (Top Education) in the Keuzegids 2021.
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Tips from lecturers for lecturers16 March 2021In large numbers, lecturers from the History study programme responded to the call to share tips for online and hybrid education. Everyone can now tak...
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LUCSoR student perspectives on the Jewish Experience, in podcast form15 March 2021
In her “Jews and Judaism” lecture class in Fall 2020, Dr. Sarah Cramsey’s students produced 7-minute long podcasts instead of final papers.
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Does this study programme suit me? First study programmes start with matching modules15 March 2021From the Open Days and Student for a Day events to the option of following Online Experience modules: the university tries to prepare prospective stud...
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Gea Hakker: ‘We aim to be the gold standard of language learning’08 March 2021The Academic Language Centre (ATC) is one of the cornerstones of Leiden University. Director Gea Hakker explains how this organisation is providing qu...
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Three years of Urban Studies: 'Maybe it's time to think about a master's programme'05 March 2021A study programme all about cities and their issues. Three years ago, the bachelor's programme Urban Studies was a newcomer in The Hague. By now, the ...
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Lecturer and students taking action: 'Anton de Kom deserves a statue in The Hague’05 March 2021Why doesn't the Surinamese resistance hero and independence fighter Anton de Kom have a memorial site in his former hometown, The Hague, while there a...
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The master's mentorship: a practical point of contact and fun online coffee hours05 March 2021For first-year bachelor’s students, it is a well-known phenomenon: student mentors. These older students help newcomers on their way in small groups. ...
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‘In these times you need all the help and connections you can get’18 January 2021Because they could really have used it during their own time as students. For many alumni, that’s their reason for signing up for the mentors network ...
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Academia in motion: a different form of recognition and reward18 January 2021A better balance between teaching and research duties, greater recognition of team performances and the elimination of simplistic assessment criteria....
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‘Do not only focus on impact on the outside, but also on the inside’21 December 2020For Sybille Lammes, professor of New Media and Digital Culture, corona offers a whole new perspective on her research into play. Digital media may hav...