The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (the NVIC) was founded in 1971. Eight universities in the Netherlands and Flanders participate in the institute with an aim to stimulating internationalisation of their teaching and research activities in the Middle East.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the Archaeology/Egyptology programme for this year comes in a new form. It is all-digital; consisting of virtual museum tours, Arabic classes, and Egyptology lectures!

This beautifully illustrated volume investigates the social life of objects moving between the Middle East and the West, revealing the range of agencies and subjectivities involved in their trade and reuse.

The safety of students is a priority and hence an ever recurring issue at the NVIC. NVIC not only attaches great importance to the safety of its students, but also that its students feel safe.

On a thursdaymorning our students were guided around a new exhibition in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo. This exhibition displayed photographs and documents from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century Western Arabian Peninsula.

In March 2020, the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo suddenly had to repatriate 57 students to the Netherlands and Flanders. Director and Arabic specialist Rudolf de Jong decided to stay in Egypt. ‘A lot of the work carries on.’

Three students of the Arabic/Islamic BA programme seem to enjoy the Arabic class assignments.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship for up to 6 months, connected to the ERC- funded research project Rethinking Disability at Leiden University, in cooperation with the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo.

Book presentation

The NVIC has published a series of scholarly publications in Arabic and several European languages.

The University has institutes in Jakarta, Cairo and Rabat:

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University with the American University in Cairo.

LUCIS Lecture | MENA Cultures & Global Aesthetics

Throughout the year, the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo organises Arabic Language courses for the general public. Please note: due to the Corona pandemic, Arabic group courses have been suspended for the time being,

The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo provides myriad forms of assistance to researchers from our affiliated institutions. For more information on the current research NVIC is involved in, please select your field of academic interest on the left.

Dr Kim Duistermaat (NVIC) en Niels Groot (TU Delft)

The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo is an academic centre providing services for scholars and students from the supporting universities.

The guest rooms are located on the top floor of our institute.

Update : August 2017

Classics and Ancient Civilizations covers one years and can be studied in four programmes, one of them is Egyptology. When you choose to study this programme, you will both be guided through the broadness of Egyptological sub-disciplines, as well as gradually led to develop your own specific research…

The NVIC offers a wide range of services for scholars and students, which are available to the staff members, research fellows and students of the participating institutions at reduced cost.

We welcome a new round of advanced researchers (post-MA) to apply to the institute's guest researchers positions.

Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

The Women of Ramesside Deir al-Medina

Since 1990 Leiden University has awarded the William of Orange medal to individuals of eminent national or international social standing.

Submit a proposal for conducting research at a Dutch Scientific Institute Abroad (NWIB) for a period of 3 months

For Arabic and Islamic Studies and Middle East Studies

For Arabic and Islamic Studies and Middle East Studies

Bachelor, Master

Dorothea Schulz & Martin Hense

Lecture

Conference, Cleveringa conference

Huda Abi-Fares defended her thesis on 10 January 2017.

Director: Dr. Fred Leemhuis

LUCIS promotes high-quality research on Islam and Muslim societies and actively communicates the insights and findings of that research to the larger public.