News
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Alumni meet up in Japan. ‘Finally the chance to speak Dutch again’ 01 May 2023
An impressive 60 alumni recently came to the Dutch Embassy residence in Japan to meet, network, see friends and practise their languages.
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Cultural genocide: 'I see no scenario in which Uyghur culture can revive in Xinjiang' 26 April 2023
Within just a few years, the Chinese government's policy towards the Uyghurs deteriorated sharply. From control and marginalisation, it shifted to vio...
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New publication with editions of papyri and ostraca in the Leiden Papyrological Institute 18 April 2023
This volume contains the first edition of 66 papyri and ostraca in the collection of the Leiden Papyrological Institute.
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Manon Schouten: ‘I’m the kind of teacher who also works on her profession during the weekend.’ 15 April 2023
After a detour via the ANWB in Munich, alumna Manon Schouten works as a history teacher at two schools. ‘It's so rewarding to see the material resonat...
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Hossam Ahmed: ‘Listen to your students’ 02 March 2023
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. Lecturer Hossam Ahmed is one of them. What does he think makes ...
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Seven projects receive funding from JEDI Fund 28 February 2023
More focus on diversity in Antiquity, workshops for students with disabilities, and a card game to share stories about diversity: these and other proj...
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Markus Davidsen: 'We need to implement ideas that improve an entire programme' 23 February 2023
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. University lecturer Markus Davidsen is one of them. What does h...
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’ 07 February 2023
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate f...
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Dr Carwyn Morris awarded the British Academy Global Convening grant 03 February 2023
Dr Carwyn Morris (LIAS) was awarded the British Academy Global Convening grant, as part of an international consortium with 19 colleagues.
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In memoriam: Prof. dr. J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023) 01 February 2023
On Monday 23 January 2023 J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn passed away at the age of 91. Until 1995 he held the Chair of New Persian Language and Culture at Le...
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European grant to research Tibetan collection: 'Tibetans' literary output was and is huge' 17 January 2023
As a student, university lecturer Berthe Jansen fell under the spell of the Van Manen collection: a collection full of Tibetan writings and objects. A...
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Feminist fatwas: How female Islamic scholars influence the religious landscape in Indonesia 02 January 2023
If you have a question about the right way to live as a Muslim, to find the answer - the fatwa - you need to speak to an alim (plural ulama), an Isla...
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Protests in China: Politicians afraid of not the population but colleagues 05 December 2022
That it was students who started the protests in China against its zero Covid policy makes things more dangerous for politicians. China expert Frank P...
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’ 28 November 2022
As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey,...
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Six top-rated programmes at Humanities 24 November 2022
Six programmes in the Faculty of Humanities have been awarded the designation 'top programme' by the Keuzegids. These are the bachelor’s in German Lan...