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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...
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Mouse & Manuscript: a Collection of Interactive Lessons on Codicology and Oriental Manuscripts18 December 2020This week sees the first edition of the textbook Mouse&Manuscript published online. Mouse&Manuscript is a collection of interactive lessons on codicol...
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Challenging the digital natives18 December 2020How do you engage students in times of corona? Sara Brandellero, co-chair of the study programmes for Latin American studies, created assignments that...
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European Education project on skills Humanities students04 December 2020With what skills do Humanities students distinguish themselves on the labour market? How can we offer students insight into their personal profile? Ca...
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Hybrid education: future or compromise?25 November 2020Since September, a large part of education is 'hybrid': students can attend courses both at home (online) and in person in lecture halls. How do stude...
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Students meet each other from a distance20 November 2020For a lot of students, the covid crisis means that a sense of community is hard to find during their studies. Lettie Dorst, university lecturer of tra...
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Pressure cooker for education09 November 2020How do you offer proper education in times of corona? Annebeth Simonsz (Educational Advice and Quality Assurance) and Anna Benjamins (ECOLe) work clos...
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Student mentor Tatum Meijer: ‘Face it together during this challenging academic year'03 November 2020Every year, student mentors are appointed for first-year students at Leiden University. These mentors help new students with getting started. Tatum Me...
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Maribel Fierro27 October 2020This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Maribel Fierro, Research Professor at the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cie...
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Kim Beerden: 'The programme accreditation was good for the team spirit.'22 October 2020Accreditations. All study programmes have to deal with them and once every six years they cause a good amount of tension. How do you survive the asses...
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Den Haag Draait Door: working together to solve urban problems20 October 2020On Thursday the 29th of October, Kennis Maken Den Haag organises the third edition of Den Haag Draait Door. In this online talk show, experts and poli...