Once you have obtained your bachelor’s degree, you are ready for a next step: continuing your studies or entering the labour market. Completing the Urban Studies programme will give you an excellent preparation for both options.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

To be eligible for South Asian Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

The tuition fee for a programme depends on a number of factors. Your nationality, study programme and previous Dutch higher education qualifications determine the tuition fees you are required to pay.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Leiden Law School alumnus Dave Wesselink began his career as a lawyer in 2022. He’s also a professional bobsledder. ‘When you’re tearing round a bend at 130km/hour, you need to be able to stay calm and focused on what you’re doing.’

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

Your tuition fee depends on a number of factors, such as your nationality and your previous Dutch higher-education qualifications.

We are cosmologists, in other words we use physics to study the Universe, how it started and evolved into the structure that we observe around us.

High Performance Computing (HPC) is becoming ever more important as a research tool in many research areas across all research domains. A University facility, providing serious computational capabilities, combined with easy and flexible local access, is a strong advantage for these research areas. It…

In specialist organ literature a negative verdict is given on organs and organ specialists from the 1930’s. Did the same verdict apply to Johan van Meurs’ (1903-1986) work? Which role does Van Meurs’ collection of organ specifications play in the historical research on the organ?

Our group is part of the Metabolomics and Analytics Centre where we accompany the data from its acquisition all the way to the publication of identified associations and biomarkers for a range of human diseases. The generated data of the metabolic measurements are assessed using an in-house quality…

The Global Abolitionisms Network, established in 2015, is an international network of scholars working on antislavery activism and abolitionism. It is affiliated to the Leiden Slavery Studies Association.

What types of construction materials are used in the Global South, where are they, and what levels of societal services do they support? How will material use evolve under different development pathways and paradigms? What are these materials' environmental and societal impacts now and in the future,…

When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents.

Do you want to go for a full academic programme? In that case, the next step after obtaining your bachelor’s is a master’s degree (MSc or MA) at a Dutch or international university. You will find that the Science for Sustainable Societies bachelor’s programme qualifies you for many master’s programm…

From ca. 1540 to 1600, thousands fled the war-stricken Southern Low Countries to the British Isles, Germany, and the Northern Low Countries. Research on this displacement crisis, central to the formation of the Netherlands and Belgium, reflects 21st-century debates on migration and language: language…

In science, it is of vital importance that multiple studies corroborate the same result. Researchers therefore need to know all the details of previous experiments in order to implement the procedures as exactly as possible. However, this is becoming a major problem in neuroscience, as animal studies…

The faculty offers several options to deepen and develop your knowledge while being employed. Within the faculty's themes, or in your own working field as a dual PhD candidate, you will be guided to make a next step in your career.

Everyone most obey the law. If you don’t, you will face the police and the courts. The application of national, European and international criminal law would seem to be a matter of following the letter of the law. But the reality is more nuanced. Criminal law scholars and criminologists from very different…

In this dossier you can read about Leiden University’s commitment to sustainability.

Impressions by Oene de Haan - PhD candidate at Utrecht University

Bachelor, Master

Get the most out of your advanced master programme at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

Leiden is a real student city. We will tell you more about the student life in Leiden. Join one of our study associations and make some new connections!

Extracurricular activities will be organised during the ICCL programme. For example a class study trip, excursions, Moot Court and visiting major law firms.

When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents. Read more about the required documents for admission.

Before you apply for your master’s programme, please make sure you check our application deadlines.

Check the application deadlines for the MSc Dutch Politics at Leiden University: key dates for EU and non-EU applicants, including housing application deadlines.

PLEASE NOTE: The specialisation High-Tech Innovation starts in September 2026.

We would like to tell you more about the exciting student life in Leiden.

An important component of the master programme consists of extracurricular activities. On this page all extracurricular activities are listed.

Application deadlines are very important if you want to apply for the ICCL programme. Please keep the deadlines in mind as published on this page!

If you choose to study Political Science: National and International Politics, then you choose Leiden as your home base. You will study at a leading research institute, with a heart for good education and inspiring teachers. And Leiden is a real student city with a flourishing cultural and nightlife,…