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Executive Board distances itself from Van Rijn CommitteeThe Executive Board of Leiden University has distanced itself from the Minister of Education, Culture and Science’s response to the Van Rijn Committee...
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'Invisible agents' by Nadine Akkerman most discussed book at Hay FestivalUniversity Lecturer Nadine Akkerman concluded her book tour for her book 'Invisible Agents' in England at the Hay Festival. At the festival, attended ...
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Fatiha Azzarhouni: ‘Delving deeply into something suits me’She began as an IT professional but after 7 years in the business world, she devoted herself to an entirely different field: Islamic Theology. As co-f...
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Historian Jeroen Duindam receives Austrian Cross of Honour for Arts and Sciences first classOn June 14th, Jeroen Duindam, Professor of History at the Faculty of Humanities, was awarded an exceptionally high distinction for his achievements in...
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Danae Barboudi: ‘I want to make Leiden as enjoyable as possible for international students’Two years ago, Danae Barboudi (26) moved from Greece to the Netherlands to study at Leiden University. Next to her studies, she is also one of the peo...
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Lecturers share knowledge during expert meetings on educational innovationInterculturality, diversity and digital skills. These were themes on which lecturers shared their experiences during expert meetings on educational in...
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Digital Examination: easier marked and faster resultsDigital examination is an emerging new form of examination: exams are easier to mark and students get their grades faster. This year, on the basis of ...
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Member of Parliament Tielen (VVD) visits the Faculty of HumanitiesAsia, Asia, Asia. That was what the working visit of VVD Member of Parliament Judith Tielen - at her request - was all about. In a two hour long progr...
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Special art route pays tribute to the HumanitiesHow do you depict the importance of the Humanities? In honour of the faculty's 444th anniversary, 25 Humanities students, alumni and employees sent in...
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Rick Honings receives Vidi grant for Voicing the ColonyUniversity lecturer of modern Dutch literature Rick Honings, associated with the Faculty of Humanities, has received a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros. Th...
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'It is important to have discussions about topics that not everybody agrees on'Today Mikhail Khordorkovsky visits the Leiden University Campus of The Hague to debate with students about the future of Russia. It is the first time ...
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Van Bergen Prize winner Archery Attack has growth potentialDutch and international students brandishing bows and arrows fire at each other on the fields of the University Sports Centre on 11 May. This is the a...
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Definitive report: positive verdict on quality assurance at Leiden UniversityLeiden University has undergone a second institutional accreditation and audit (ITK), and the verdict on its quality assurance is once again positive....
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Something else than writing an essay: Ruben made a documentary for an assignmentRuben van Gaalen used a very unique approach for a course of the research master Colonial and Global History: instead of writing an essay, he went to ...
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Refugees build a new future in LeidenSolafa Saad (29) fled her homeland of Sudan for the Netherlands in 2016. She is now following the Leiden Preparatory Year (VGL), an initiative by Leid...