The Administration and Central Services department supports the Executive Board (CvB) in managing Leiden University. The service units performs tasks on behalf of administrative units (CvB, faculties). There are nine service units: Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) ICT Shared Service…

The Administration and Central Services department supports the Executive Board (CvB) in managing Leiden University. The department is also responsible for the policy and decision-making of the CvB. Responsibilities The Administration and Central Services department works closely with the faculties…

The Business Service Center houses various specialisms to support the departments within ASSC. The Business Service Center focusses on fulfilling supporting, specialist roles that contribute to efficient and effective business operations.

The Student Services Centre (SSC) FSW in Leiden and The Hague are in charge of the registration of students' results, the organisation of examinations and the administration of educational evaluations.

Every member of staff and student needs reliable ICT facilities. As the central ICT service provider, the ICT Shared Service Centre (ISSC) provides high-quality ICT facilities to all staff and students. The 175 members of the ISSC provide support for the University’s teaching, research and  business…

The Customer Applications Services (CAS) department experiments with, develops, facilitates, advises and directs innovative ICT services, tools and ideas that contribute to achieving the University’s ambitions in the area of excellent academic research, research innovation and efficient business…

The University Services Department (in Dutch: Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf, UFB) provides facility services for the entire university. By working both in a customer-oriented and market-oriented manner, the UFB contributes to a pleasant working environment for employees and students.

Every employee and student needs professional support they can rely on to help them navigate processes, systems and document management. The Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) provides high-quality support to all staff and students. Around 135 people work within the ASSC, supporting staff and…

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The Career Service guides students and recent graduates in the transition from study to first job and in study choice and career questions during the bachelor's and master's phases.

The Student Support Services department aims to support students in achieving academic success. The department advises and guides students and provides information. The emphasis is on study and student problems, legal status, and study choice and career guidance. The department also works on diversity…

DevOps teams The Infra team is responsible for the management and development of the technical infrastructure: network, telephony, servers and storage. The management and development of our private cloud LUCI also falls under the responsibility of this team. The Workspace team is responsible for the…

The Education Service Centre (OSC) of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs is responsible for the registration of study and educational data and for the faculty-level management of supporting systems. In addition, the OSC is jointly responsible for the organization of education, monitoring…

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Career Service Humanities helps students and recent graduates with career issues. The internship coordinator is also part of this team.

On 1 January 2021, the Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) appointed its own Staff Committee. The Staff Committee represents all ASSC staff and consults regularly with the Centre’s managers to ensure that the ASSC continues to run smoothly. The Committee focuses on relevant matters such as working…

As of 1 September 2025, the members are: Name Role Ronald Grootveld Information Management (head employee council) Gaurie Shriemissier Finances Eva Sweep Strategy and Academic Affairs Please see the Dutch page for more information. 

Do you conclude agreements on behalf of Leiden University? As far as possible, Leiden University applies the National Purchase Terms and Conditions (Algemene Rijksinkoopvoorwaarden) when concluding agreements. Additional terms and conditions apply for real estate-related agreements. The General Delivery…

Participation in the faculty boards often takes up a lot of time. Regardless of students or staff members. This is why, an expense remuneration or exemption often apply to such positions. In this remuneration regulation, you will find information about compensation for student members and student advisers,…