Gabrielle van den Berg became the Academic Director of LIAS on 1 September 2025: “I hope I’ll be able to make a real difference.”

Ed van den Berg, MBA, will succeed Dirkje Schinkelshoek from 1 September as interim member of the Faculty Board of the Science Faculty, responsible for operational management.

Evidencing academic policy to everyday practice from the Erasmus COALITION project

How do students’ interests develop over time and which interests are subsequently pursued in the higher educational choice of students?

Inaugural lecture held by prof.dr. Roeland van der Rijst on the acceptance of the post of professor of educational science at Leiden University on 13 September 2024.

With the departure of Tesse Stek to the Royal Dutch Institute in Rome for three years, Andrzej Antczak will take over the role of Departmental Head for World Archaeology in September 2018. We spoke with him to learn more about his background, ideas, and plans for the future.

An important goal of the ICLON programme is to build bridges between practice and theory.

Honours education offers students an extra challenge. In our educational testing ground, they follow their curiosity, step outside the box and prepare themselves for the future.

The department offers a variety of courses in the bachelor's programme, the master's programme and postgraduate training.

The Clinical Psychology Educational Programme aims to provide specialized knowledge of psychopathology, diagnostic and treatment skills and related scientific research.

From junior school pupils to university students: the Living Lab is a valuable place of study for many people. Every year the Living Lab trains dozens of students at vocational, college and university level. More than a thousand pupils also have lessons on location, and junior schools use over thirty…

The Faculty of Humanities in Leiden is unique in its research, education, valorisation and breadth of languages, cultures, arts and societies of the world, in their historic context, from prehistory to the present. Humanities’ research and education at Leiden are among the top 30 in the world (THE).

Leiden Observatory provides full education programmes in Astronomy both at the bachelor’s and master’s level. We integrate world-class scientific research and excellent education. Read all about our study programmes!

Education and Organisation Development

Everyone can study at Leiden University, at all stages of life: as undergraduate, master or doctoral students in Leiden or The Hague, or short courses with a choice of interesting and diverse subjects. In fact, by sitting in front of a computer at home, now you also take part in free online programs…

The Department of Child Law and Health Law focuses in its education on the legal position of the child in national and international law.

The Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) offers bachelor and master level education in computer science at Leiden University. We are known for our scientifically based education and for our open atmosphere.

Pharmacy undergraduate education at Leiden Pharmacy combines the strong scientific foundation of the bachelor programme Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences with experience-based learning and a strong focus on pharmaceutical patient care and pharmaceutical treatment in the master programme Pharmacy.

200 years ago, in 1818, Caspar Reuvens was appointed Professor in Archaeology at Leiden University. This was effectively the start of the academic study of archaeology in the Netherlands. To celebrate this occasion, the faculty organises events related to the future of archaeology throughout the yea…

Leiden Law School offers intensive education programmes that provide tremendous opportunities for talented students.

How can we gain insights in the connection between teaching practices and theoretical elaborations of purposes of education?

To address major societal challenges, research needs to go beyond the boundaries of traditional disciplines. We believe this starts with education. By exposing students to people from different scientific fields, they learn to deal with diverse perspectives and can broaden their horizons. Professors…

Cooperation on education with China stimulates innovation and brings a different perspective and new content to classrooms.

Through our educational activities at Leiden University, the Public Management and Organisation section seeks to share scientific insights and develop actionable competences that enable individuals and collectives working in public organisations to understand and address today’s societal problems.

Within the Leiden Law School, the section notarial law teaches in a number of courses in the bachelor program as well as in all courses in the master program notarial law.

Is system thinking through perspectives the solution for biology education to help students see the connections between different topics?

How can we map and foster Dutch secondary teachers’ agency in inclusive education practices?

Innovative, interdisciplinary education is a main pillar of the SAILS-programme.

Developmental and Educational Psychology offers bachelor's courses and master's programmes.

This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the archaeology of Syria from the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC.

The Department of Business Studies provides business scientific education for students of the Faculty of Law, as well as for students from other faculties of Leiden University.

The Governance of Crises research group at Leiden University focuses on both research and education. They offer students in-depth knowledge of crisis management, with an emphasis on prevention, response, and recovery.