The Department of Policy Support - Teaching provides advice to the Faculty Board in the area of education and is responsible for the implementation of the faculty services in this area. The management of the faculty services is in the hands of: The Career Service The Honours College The POPcorner The…

Operational Management and Advisory supports the directorates within Administration and Central Services. It also supports directors of expertise centres in terms of internal operational management, in the areas of human resources (HR), finance, ICT and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Wat does…

The Customer Relations department is responsible for the contact with users and clients of ISSC services. Service Managers maintain the contacts with our customers, conclude SLAs and ensure that the Business Service Catalogue (BSC) is kept up to date. The ICT Process Tools section within the DevOps…

Leiden University has both a list system and a candidate system for elections. Co-participation councils decide for themselves which system they will use. List system The list system places the emphasis on the lists. Voters select one candidate on one list. Therefore by selecting a candidate, they also…

The HR department of FGGA advises and supports the Faculty Board, management and staff of the faculty on personnel matters, personnel policy, organisational development and personnel planning, employment conditions, job classification, dismissal procedures and regulations. In addition they are responsible…

The Facility Management Department advises the Faculty Board on the (safe) use, distribution and design of spaces and monitors the implementation of this. In addition, the department acts as a linking pin between the service centres Real Estate and University Services Department. Important themes are…

Responsibility Financial Administration is responsible for the University’s financial services. What does Financial Administration do? Processes all incoming invoices and staff expense claims. Invoicing and credit monitoring. Registers all incoming and outgoing cashflows. Technical consolidation of…

If you are registered as a student of Leiden University, you can use the services of the student psychologists.

The Student and Educational Affairs (SOZ) expertise center provides a wide range of support services for (international) students. These range from administrative services, including admission and enrollment, to advisory tasks, such as study guidance and career orientation. SOZ also provides information…

Responsibilities Management Support is responsible for: coordinating the meetings of the Executive Board  advising on operational management advising on legal affairs advising on security affairs  organising PhD defence ceremonies  ICT coordination of Administration and Central Services…

The Science Education and Student Office supports and facilitates the educational organisation of the Faculty of Science and is responsible for all the supporting processes needed to organise the education provided by the faculty. This involves providing services to more than 7500 students in 10 bachelor's…

The Student Affairs teams provide practical, administrative and contextual support to the teaching of the Faculty of Humanities.

Responsibility HRM is responsible for University’s HRM policy, training policy, terms of employment policy and organisational development.  What does HRM do? Implements the HRM policy Provides staff training Provides information on the job market Advises on employment law Promotes internal mobility…

Plexus is the Latin word for nerve centre: it means both a collection and a meeting point. The goal of Plexus is to offer optimal services to students of Leiden University. Within Plexus can be found the Student Information Centre help desks, the University Shop, lecture rooms, meeting facilities, a…

Team student development and support Team leader: Laura Kamsma Portfolios: student wellbeing, honours college, career services, internships, international office, student crisis management abroad, internationalisation policy, POPcorner Laura Kamsma Team leader & head of international office Laura…

The Internal Communication team helps ensure the information provided to and communication with students and staff is clear. Its staff advise, facilitate and support their colleagues in online and offline communication. They do so by, for example, writing, rewriting and translating web and other texts,…

This website provides an overview of the organisational structure of Leiden University. Here you can find contact details of secretariats, staff lists by department, co-participation bodies, and regulations. About the University Leiden University has seven faculties in the arts, sciences and social…

The Security Affairs (VHZ) department deals with all issues relating to safety and security. The department helps to ensure that Leiden University’s students, staff members and visitors are as safe as possible at all times.

The Strategic Communication and Marketing (SC&M) directorate develops and executes marketing and communication policies for Leiden University. SC&M advises the Executive Board and assists faculties with their marketing and communication. What does the directorate do? It contributes to the realisation…

The services supporting research and education at the Faculty of Archaeology are grouped together in the Faculty Bureau. Management support and secretaries Supports the Faculty Board and the Faculty's Departments, with a focus on secretarial work, policy and procedures. Communications and Marketing…

A polling station exists for every election of the University Council, Faculty Council and Employee Council. The polling station arranges the practical and formal matters regarding the elections, such as inspecting the list of voters, gathering candidate application forms and determining the election…

The Department is responsible for: information management facility management ICT The department provides advice on software and hardware and related purchases. It also advises on accommodation and ICT and facility projects. In addition, the department is in charge of contract management and for developing…

The Faculty Office consists of the following 10 departments, which support the administrative, policy and logistic processess within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Facility Management   Human Resources  Marketing & Communication Personal Development Centre Planning…

Online Classroom Participation This code of conduct establishes guidelines for teaching and learning via remote environments, or any form of education that relies primarily on IT services.

ICLON (Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching) is an interfaculty unit within Leiden University which provides undergraduate and postgraduate teacher education; provides in-service teacher training; conducts educational research on secondary and higher education. More information

Responsibility JZ advises and supports the Executive Board, faculties and services in any legal matters that may arise. These can range from the implementation of educational legislation to handling objections, and from preparing and conducting legal proceedings on behalf of the University to drafting…

In which year do the elections take place? Students choose a new representation every year. Employees do this every two years.   Student representation Staff representation 2026 University Council Faculty Councils Student Council LUMC University Council Faculty Council Social Sciences Faculty Council…

The department Policy Support -  Research advises the Faculty Board in the area of research and is responsible for the realisation of faculty services in this area. It’s components are:  •    The Graduate school: GS-Office@FSW.leidenuniv.nl •    The Research…