The combination of academic and professional skills taught in the Public Management specialisation of Public Administration makes graduates excellent candidates for positions as a public manager, or take on an advisory role as a management consultant or strategic advisor within public organisations.

The Institute of Education and Child Studies aims to create a challenging academic environment in which students can flourish.

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Do you want to develop your personal leadership style or study abroad?

If there is anything you want to know about the Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives bachelor’s programme, or if, perhaps, there’s another way in which you think we might be able to help you, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

In the programme, we will prepare you for your career. We provide you the knowledge and professional skills to practice public international law.

During the bachelor’s programme Astronomy you will immerse yourself in questions about our universe. Questions such as: ‘what happens in a black hole?’ and ‘what is dark matter?’ In doing so you will learn to apply mathematics and physics to astronomical problems and you will work with computer simulations…

PhD candidates carry out a programme of independent research and additional (limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.

The Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology is one of five research institutes of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The Institute is dedicated to high-quality, interdisciplinary education and research concerning culture and development.

Sociology of Policy in Practice is an intensive programme due to your own three-month research internship. However, if you are a highly motived student you can consider applying for the Leiden Leadership Programme.

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Do you want to develop your personal leadership style or study abroad?

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.

The programme is also offered in a blended learning version: this is a combination of distance learning and face-to-face learning. Read more information

If you’re looking for an additional challenge besides your master’s programme because you’re keen to look beyond the limits of Health, Ageing and Society, then the International Leiden Leadership Programme (ILLP) might be exactly what you need.

Leiden University has long had a special interest in and relationship with China.

The programme International Criminal Law at Leiden University prepares you for a succesful career. Read more about our career preparation activities

When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents.

The master's specialisation Bioinformatics at Leiden University focuses on research, development and application of computational tools and approaches for expanding the use of biological, medical, behavioral and health data.

Are you curious about how health, behaviour and our living environment are connected? At Leiden University, you’ll explore how people grow up, age and live together in a changing world. From mental health to healthcare innovation, from lifestyle to healthcare policy: you’ll learn to understand societal…

Are you curious about how health, behaviour and our living environment are connected? At Leiden University, you’ll explore how people grow up, age and live together in a changing world. From mental health to healthcare innovation, from lifestyle to healthcare policy: you’ll learn to understand societal…

Are you curious about how societies are governed - and what makes a society just? At Leiden University, you’ll explore democracy, law, safety and public policy in both national and international contexts. From human rights to climate legislation, from elections to ethical dilemmas: you’ll learn to analyse…

Are you curious about how health, behaviour and our living environment are connected? At Leiden University, you’ll explore how people grow up, age and live together in a changing world. From mental health to sustainable cities, from lifestyle to healthcare policy: you’ll learn to understand societal…

Are you curious about how health, behaviour and our living environment are connected? At Leiden University, you’ll explore how people grow up, age and live together in a changing world. From mental health to sustainable cities, from lifestyle to healthcare policy: you’ll learn to understand societal…

Are you curious about how societies are governed - and what makes a society just? At Leiden University, you’ll explore democracy, law, safety and public policy in both national and international contexts. From human rights to climate legislation, from elections to ethical dilemmas: you’ll learn to analyse…

In the specialisation in Modern Languages you will explore the structure, acquisition, history and use of one or more of these five languages in depth: Chinese, English, French, German and/or Italian.

Chinese Linguistics at Leiden University offers you an excellent opportunity to benefit from our long-standing expertise in Chinese linguistics

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Do you want to develop your own personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Leiden University has a strong tradition in language teaching, in various settings: for instance in the BA and MA language and culture programmes, area studies programmes, international studies, minors and electives. Currently, 20 different languages are taught throughout different institutes and pr…