The Institute of Education and Child Studies is part of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Leiden University. The institute is governed by an Institute Board under the direction of a rotating chairman, i.e., the Scientific Director and the Director of Studies. The Institute Board…

The Leiden Law PhD Community (LLPC) comprises all internal and external PhD candidates based at Leiden Law School. By organising social events, we aim to create a welcoming community for PhD candidates and encourage them to connect with other PhD candidates across Leiden Law School. PhD candidates are…

Employee participation bodies represent the welfare and interests of employees and students. Within the FSW: The Faculty Council and the Institute Councils have the right of consent and the right to give advice. The Programme Committees and the Student Sounding Board Group give the various boards…

University groups may be eligible for allowances for organisation and election programme costs. In this regulation you can read about the conditions, the amounts and the application procedure for reimbursements.

LUC employs external teaching fellows from Leiden University or other universities and academic institutions to teach one or more courses at LUC. The vast majority of the external teaching fellows are active researchers and firmly embedded in the research groups at their home faculty. This contributes…

HOVO offers university-level courses for anyone aged 50 and over. This special form of education does not lead to a diploma and does not prepare students for professional practice. That is precisely why there is plenty of room for the interests of the student. HOVO courses are taken for pleasure, personal…

The Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) 2022 – 2027, We are Humanities, sets out the faculty's ambitions for the coming years. The wealth of international academic knowledge about languages, cultures and societies worldwide, past and present, makes the Faculty of Humanities unique. The FSP describes how…

The members of the Advisory Board are: Mw. mr. J.S.L.M. Overbosch, Associate General Counsel IP Downstream, Shell International BV; Mr. J.E.M. Kempeneers, Ambassador / National Coordinator international positions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. W.A.J. Mijs, Chief Executive van de European…

You can submit an ethics review request by filling out the ethics review request form and mailing it to ethiekmaatschappijwetenschappen@FSW.leidenuniv.nl. Before submitting an ethics review request, please consult the Ethics Review Committee of the Social Sciences Ethics Procedure and Questions…

The development of your (personal) leadership skills begins with  HRM Learning & Development Leading interdisciplinary research and education: that’s what Leiden University stands for. All professionals within the University make a to this, each in their own particular way. At HRM Learning…

The PhD Committee is a bottom-up initiative that aims to create an open, active, and fun environment for all PhD candidates working at Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology. The PhD community at the Faculty of Archaeology is diverse, international, and interdisciplinary. The committee is run by…

As an Honours College, LUC holds high academic standards for all its students. Every single member of our community has already demonstrated something special about themselves, something that sets them apart from their peers. You have been selected because we believe in your potential. LUC offers an…

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…

As the Employee Council of LLInC, we represent the interests of all LLInC staff. We monitor issues such as employee wellbeing and workload, and we review important documents such as budgets and business plans.  

Every study programme or group of study programmes have their own Programme Committee (PC). Half of the members of the PC are students, the other half are teaching staff. Together they safeguard the quality of teaching, they raise bottlenecks and they advise on the development and conduct of course…

The Policy, Advice and Strategy department assists the Faculty Board in developing and implementing its policies and procedures. The department is staffed by employees who deal with a variety of specific policy issues, as well as project managers, and administrative support personnel. The Board Secretary…

The Faculty Board is responsible for the administration and organisation of the faculty in terms of education and research.

The Faculty Board is responsible for the administration of the faculty as a whole and with its management. Its main tasks are to give direction to, coordinate and stimulate the faculty as a whole and the various (research) centres in particular.

The national Committee on Whistleblowing investigates known or suspected malpractices, and issues recommendations to the Executive Board. Universities have chosen to cooperate in this appointment of committee members. They will appoint the same group of committee members for each university, enabling…

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…

The tasks and powers of the Faculty Council are very similar to those of the University Council. However,  the subjects are often different, because at faculty level there are other issues than at a central level. Except the faculty LUMC, the faculties of Leiden University have a representative…

Defending the interests of PhDs and postdocs at Leiden University  

Universitair Belang represents the interests of all Leiden University employees. We see quality as a source of inspiration and motivation, especially when it comes to the mutual improvement of teaching, research and operational management. Universitair Belang is committed to achieving this through the…

Jan Sleutels is associate professor at the Institute for Philosophy. He is currently in his third term as director of Humanities Lab, the honours programme of the Faculty of Humanities, and previously served as director of education and programme chair for Philosophy. In the Faculty Council he can put…