Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is one of the leading international research universities in Europe. Its motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bastion of Freedom

Leiden University has seven faculties, situated in Leiden and The Hague.

• Archaeology
• Governance and Global Affairs
• Humanities
• Law
• Medicine/Leiden University Medical Center
• Science
• Social and Behavioural Sciences

The five disciplinary clusters in which Leiden University and the Leiden University Medical Center excel are:

• Fundamentals of Science
• Life Sciences
• Health and Wellbeing
• Law, Politics and Administration
• Languages, Cultures and Societies