Team Marketing prepares university policy with respect to student recruitment and is responsible for implementing this policy. The university, in close consultation with the faculties, organises activities for future students, expands their network and is responsible for the online and offline communication…

The Department of Education Policy is responsible for providing support to the Faculty Board, the Education Board, and the Department of Education in developing the faculty’s vision and strategy related to education, as well as the preparation, adoption, and implementation of all policy related to education.…

The Institute Council consists of scientists, support staff and PhD candidates. They represent the rest of the staff and give the Institute Board solicited and unsolicited advice on all matters on the Institute level relating to teaching, research, and organisation. The Institute Council is elected…

The UFB Employee Council represents the staff of the University Services Department (Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf, UFB), and aims to promote the interests of all UFB staff. The Council holds regular meetings with the management of UFB, at which issues relating to health and safety, security, job…

The Board Secretary supports the Faculty Board with preparation, minuting, and processing of all board meetings. In addition, the Board Secretary advises the Faculty Board on both policy content as well as procedures. The secretariat provides support to the Faculty Departments, the Departmental…

Responsibility The Audit department is responsible for performing audits of faculties and supporting units and assessing the efficiency and efficacy of the University’s administration. What does Audit do? Financial audits (assessing financial information) Operational audits (appraising operational…

Policy, Advice and Strategy Provides the Faculty Board with secretarial support and policy- and process-related support. Communication and Marketing Presents the range of study programmes offered by the Faculty and contributes to its information supply and internal communication. Financial and…

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…

All Course and Examination Regulations (OER) for the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.

The Faculty Council is the faculty’s advisory council and has both advisory rights as well as the right of consent on various matters concerning the faculty. As such, the council represents both students and staff and acts as a sounding board for the Faculty Board. The tasks and privileges of the council…

PLEASE NOTE: This programme is being taught in English since 1 September 2022. For the Course and Examination Regulations of the academic year 2021-2022 and prior, please go to the Dutch page.

Leiden University College The Hague is the international Honours College of Leiden University and offers an innovative Liberal Arts & Sciences programme to highly talented and motivated students from all over the world. LUC teaching is intensive and small-scale, offered in a residential setting…

Each year different types of activities and events are organised for first year students to give them the opportunity to become well acquinted with Leiden University, Leiden itself and student life. To ensure that the introduction period for first-year students remains clearly structured and well-organised…

Leiden University often registers the personal data of students and staff in the performance of its work. The university processes this data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act (Wbp). Among other things, this means that the university maintains a public register of notifications: an…

Responsibility IM is responsible for University information policy. It ensures that the right information is available in the right place, and is responsible for the management and security of information and digitization. What does IM do? Information security and cyber security Direction of the project…

Leiden University uses LUCRIS Publication Management (PM) to make publications visible on the profile pages of employees and to deposit publications in Leiden University Scholarly Publications, a database of publications by academics from and institutions affiliated to Leiden University. Researchers…

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

The Board of Admissions is responsible for the requirements for the International Bachelor in Psychology (IBP) and the Master's Programmes in Psychology. Tasks The main tasks of this Board of Admissions are described in detail in the Course and Examination Regulations | Additional rules and…

From 18 to 21 May 2026, elections will be held for the student and staff positions of the University Council, the student positions of all faculty councils, and the LUMC Student Council. There are also mid-term elections for the staff positions of the Archaeology, and Social and Behavioural…

At Leiden University we are giving post-award project management a boost with the introduction of a university-wide pool of Research Project Managers, that is housed at Luris. The aim is to relieve researchers of the administrative burden that comes with managing externally funded collaborative projects.…

Defending the interests of PhDs and postdocs at Leiden University  

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…