Student support services
Leiden University offers intensive support and advice to ensure your studies go smoothly and successfully. However, if they are not going completely according to plan, remember that we can always provide more individual support.
Support from the start
We’ll be there for you with advice and support from the moment you begin your studies. For example, during a personal introductory meeting we’ll put you in touch with a student adviser. Moreover, throughout the year you can count on receiving enough contact hours, the benefit of small mentoring groups and study progress interviews. During your second year you’ll draft a study plan to smoothen the progress of your studies.
Help with studying
You can learn to study! How do you approach your studies? Are you going to get started on time and are you already using good strategies to process a lot of information? Or would you like to improve your study skills even further? For example, take a look at tips to improve your study skills, or see which (online) workshops and apps can help you study better and who you can contact for personal support.
Study adviser
Throughout your studies you can consult a study adviser, who can help you in the following areas:
- The content and structure of the programme
- Study and exam arrangements
- Study planning and approach
- Graduation choice
- Internship and electives
- Studying abroad
- Thesis problems
- Impending study delay
- Referral to the student psychologist and/or counsellors
Student Support Services
Student Support Services in Plexus s a place where you can ask questions about studying or any other issues you can expect to encounter as a student. These include:
- Study choice and career
- Study financing
- Study skills
- Personal problems
- Studying abroad
Student counsellor and student psychologist
Are personal circumstances giving you study problems? Or is studying itself causing you serious difficulties? If so, you can visit the student psychologist or student counsellor. They will be pleased to help you solve any problems you might have. The help they provide comprises:
- One-on-one consultations
- Workshops in study skills
Working together with fellow students
Keeping in touch with other students may not always be easy. Yet this is very important. Check here what opportunities there are to meet other students. For example, the university offers several forms of peer support, such as student support groups, and has an app with all social activities for students at Leiden University.
Are you looking for your way in student life?
During your student years you may encounter various challenges. We are happy to provide you with help and advice in various ways without obligation. For example, some faculties have a POPcorner, where as a student of that faculty you can follow workshops and courses about your personal and professional development. There is also the Meeting Point, which helps international, first generation and refugee students find their way at the university. On this page we explain in more detail who you can contact for what.
Studying with a disability
If a disability or functional impairment is making it difficult for you to study, the Fenestra Disability Centre can help. The centre’s experienced and expert staff can support you cope with your studies and complete them successfully. It’s certainly worth speaking to them before you start studying.
Haven't found what you're looking for yet?
Check the online Student Wellbeing Roadmap for the full range of assistance from Leiden University.