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Minerva in her Study
Following its foundation in 1575, Leiden University was quick to incorporate Roman goddess Minerva in its coat of arms. This explains why Rembrandt’s Minerva from 1635 can be seen on the façade of the Academy Building, which has been in use by the University since 1581. This is where, in the Senate…
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Study at Public Administration
Students are welcome to come to the Institute of Public Administration as an exchange student. Bachelor students are welcome to join our English taught courses in the first semester (Fall semester only, no Spring semester courses).
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Centre for Indigenous America Studies
The Centre for Indigenous America Studies (CIAS) at Leiden University is designed to coordinate and promote the teaching and research of Indigenous languages, literatures, cultures and cultural heritage.
- Teaching Social Studies (MA)
- Teaching Religious Studies (MA)
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Centre for Indigenous Americas Studies
The Centre for Indigenous America Studies (CIAS) at Leiden University is designed to coordinate and promote the teaching and research of Indigenous languages, literatures, cultures and cultural heritage.
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Life in Custody Study (LIC)
The Life in Custody (LIC) Study comprises a large-scale research project into prison climate and the quality of prison life in Dutch prisons.
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Study at LUC The Hague
Students are welcome to come to LUC as an exchange (non-degree) student for either one semester or a full year. Please realise that choosing LUC as your sermester abroad destination means you take up all of your courses at LUC.
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Exchange and Study Abroad programmes
Leiden Law School offers an extensive range of English-taught law courses at undergraduate level. These are open to both Dutch and international students alike, giving them a truly international flavour.
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After your Leiden University studies
Would you like to stay with us a little longer after your exchange programme? If so, take a look at our extensive selection of English-taught 1 or 2 year Master's programmes.
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Spectacle and Surveillance: The Making and Unmaking of Collective Visual History
What is the iconography of propaganda specifically as it relates to the historical development of political ideologies in modern Egypt and how was/is this propaganda disseminated among creative fields such as cinema, art, monuments, architecture, and literature?
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General Labour History of Africa: Workers, Employers and Governments, 20th-21st Centuries
The first comprehensive and authoritative history of work and labour in Africa; a key text for all working on African Studies and Labour History worldwide.
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Research Programme Colonial and Global History
The Colonial and Global History Research Programme of the Leiden University Institute for History combines a deep curiosity of transcultural processes such as imperialism, (de)colonization, and globalization with critical historical research on regional societies in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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Leiden Institute for Area Studies
To truly understand complex regions such as the Middle East and Asia, you have to know their culture, history and local societies inside out. Driven by curiosity for other cultures, the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) provides an understanding and analysis of current and historical…
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Study information on all courses
We offer a broad and diverse amount of courses. Below, you will find all the information about the courses offered by the Department of Business Sciences. If you click on a course, you will be redirected to the course guide.
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Coptic Studies
There are currently two projects in Coptic Studies that are supported by the NVIC. Both are directed by Dr. Karel Innemee and both take place in the Wadi Natrun.
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Colonial recipes: Food, modernity and Japanese rule in Korea
The major objective of the study is to ascertain how Japanese colonialism affected the manner in which food was produced, processed, prepared and consumed in the colony, and how new attitudes towards these practices were constructed.
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LED3 Drug Discovery Case Studies
To get a feeling of how we operate at LED3 when it comes to Early Drug Discovery, please browse through our case studies. When you select a case study you’ll find relevant contacts.
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Study-information all courses
On the following page you can find an overview of all courses provided by the Department of Economics.
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Game Studies and Cultural Analysis
How do games work? How do you make them? And how do games make us and our societies and cultures? The minor Game Studies and Cultural Analysis will provide you with both the perspective and practice to give your own answers to these questions.
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Religion and Orientalism in Asian Studies
Religion and Orientalism in Asian Studies analyses the role of religion in past and present understandings of Asia.
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Leiden University Shi'i Studies Initiative (LUSSI)
Shiʿi Islam
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Partners of the Leiden Slavery Studies Association
The Leiden Slavery Studies Association cooperates with the following partners:
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Oude Nabije Oosten-studies
This programme video is presented in Dutch
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Leiden Jewish Studies Association Thesis Prize
The Leiden Jewish Studies Association awarded the inaugural “Best Thesis in Jewish Studies” in December 2023.
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Book and Digital Media Studies (MA)
The master’s programme in Book and Digital Media Studies introduces you to the history of the written and printed word, and to theories and practices of publishing as well as digital textual media.
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Online Experience South and Southeast Asian Studies
Study information, Online Experience
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Research
The Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies research group conducts innovative high-quality research aiming to gain knowledge about deviant developmental trajectories of vulnerable children, adolescents, and families, about how to prevent problematic development and how to intervene when necessary.
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Hebrew and Aramaic Studies (research) (MA)
The research master's in Hebrew and Aramaic Studies, a specialisation of the Classics and Ancient Civilizations (Research) programme, at Leiden University explores Classical Hebrew and Aramaic Studies in the broadest sense.
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Centre for Science and Technology Studies
How do you ensure that research is performed, evaluated and managed in a responsible way? This question is also of the utmost important to the University itself. The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) studies scientific research and its relationship with technology, innovation and soci…
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LUCSoR : Centre for the Study of Religion
Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR) studies religion as human activity, in all its diversity.
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About the programme
As a student in Security Studies you are a socially engaged critical thinker eager to study real-life security cases in an academic setting. You focus not just on the broad context of these issues but also on the role of government, institutions and media. Want to know more? Sign up for one of our Open…
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History and International Studies 1900-Present
The research programme History and International Studies 1900-Present addresses the interconnections and interdependence of contemporary global political, economic and cultural affairs from a multidisciplinary perspective rooted in the humanities.
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Trans-species perspectives on African Studies
In the last couple of decades an ‘animal turn’ has taken place in the social sciences. This has led to a call to study social issues by including non-human animal perspectives. This Collaborative Research Group thinks it's high time that African Studies joins the chorus of minds that try to contribute…
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South and Southeast Asian Studies (BA)
South and Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most dynamic and diverse areas. Interested in speaking one of its major languages, and understanding its history, culture, and current affairs? Then this is the programme for you!
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EuDEco case study report (D1.3)
D1.3 describes a set of five case studies relevant in the context of the EuDEco project. Case studies are considered relevant if they are initiatives focusing on the promotion of big data and data reuse or pilots facilitating data reuse in one form or the other. The case studies were expected to allow…
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The cultural turn in intelligence studies
This article explores an emerging “cultural turn” in intelligence studies, which, if fully realized, could entail the expansion of the discipline to include new methodologies and theories, and a more integrative understanding of historical causality that locates intelligence agencies within the widersocio-cultural…
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African Studies (MA and Research MA)
Are you thinking about studying African Studies? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Latin American Studies (MA and Research MA)
Are you thinking about studying Latin American Studies? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Central and East European Studies Centre
The Central and Eastern European Studies Centre is an interdisciplinary platform of scholars of Leiden University. The Centre’s mission is to bundle together, strengthen and disseminate existing research into the history, politics, and culture of the region, spanning the new member states of the EU,…
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Centre for Late Antique and Medieval studies
The Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies (LAMS) is an academic initiative housed at the Leiden University Institute of Philosophy. It brings together researchers and academics working on one or more aspects of late antiquity and medieval studies, across the fields of philosophy, history, theology,…
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Leiden University Students studying in the UK
Are you a Leiden University student (thinking of) studying in the UK? Find out more about the impact of Brexit for current and prospective EU students of Leiden University studying abroad in the UK.
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Student for a day African Studies
Study information
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Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden
Het Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden (IPS) streeft naar een beter begrip van placebo- en nocebo-effecten, hun onderliggende mechanismen en hun mogelijke toepassingen in de klinische praktijk. IPS bestaat uit een groep interdisciplinaire onderzoekers die werken aan de Universiteit…
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Leiden Studies in Islam and Society (Brill)
With Brill, LUCIS publishes a peer-reviewed book series, “Leiden Studies in Islam and Society” (LSIS), aimed at an international academic audience.
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Prepare for your studies at Leiden University
So you've been accepted onto an exchange or study abroad programme at Leiden University. Congratulations! Now it's time to make preparations for your stay.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Education: Religious Studies
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Study abroad and exchange admission and application
We are pleased you’ve chosen Leiden University for your study abroad or exchange programme and we look forward to receiving your application.
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Assessor-Centered Translation Quality Assessment: A Theoretical Model and a Case Study
Behrouz Karoubi defended his thesis on 15 June 2016