Global Affairs

Admission and application

Are you interested in the minor Global Affairs? Find out more about admission and application below.

Admission

Registered as a bachelor's student

You must be registered as a bachelor's student at Leiden University. In terms of educational level, the best time to do a minor is in the third year of your bachelor’s programme. This is an advisory note, rather than an admission requirement.

No overlap with your regular studies

Your minor may not overlap with your regular studies. Are you unsure? In your study programme's Course and Examination Regulations (OER) you can read which minors you are not allowed to follow due to overlap. Don't see your minor but still not sure? Ask your board of examiners about the overlap between your minor and your programme(s) to be sure.

Part of a minor (elective credits)

If you only want to follow part of a minor, you need permission from the Board of Examiners.

Application

Every minor has a limited number of places. These are allocated on a first come, first served basis (with the exception of TU Delft and Erasmus minors with admission requirements*). So apply on time.

Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam collaborate closely on a range of educational matters, thus making it easy to follow a minor at TU Delft or the Erasmus University. During the application period for Leiden students, in April and May, TU Delft and the Erasmus University reserve a third of their minor places for Leiden University students.

You may only apply for one minor with admission requirements. You may only apply for one TUD/EUR/LDE minor. If you are placed on a waiting list, you may apply for another Leiden minor (without admission requirements). Please note: you can only follow one minor. Are you placed on two waiting lists? Deregister from one of the two minors and apply for a different one.

You can change or cancel your applications right up to the end of the application period. Be sure to deregister from any minor that you do not plan to follow. This way you won't block a spot that your fellow students could be using.

For questions about applying, contact 071 – 527 1111 or studielijn@leidenuniv.nl.

Apply via EduXchange for LDE-minors

Students need an EduID from this academic year onwards to register for an minor offered by TU Delft, Erasmus University and Leiden University. It is important that students have created an EduID before 8 May. This video explains how students create an EduID.

From this academic year onward, students have to register for an LDE-minor via EduXchange. For minors offered by other universities, the registration procedure of the relevant university applies.

Steps to take

Create an eduID;
Register for your minor via eduXchange.

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BSc Security Studies

As of academic year 2021-2022 students of the bachelor Security Studies will also be able to enroll in this minor. Unfortunately, they are not allowed to take part in the courses Terrorism and Counterterrorism and Humanitarian Intervention and Peacebuilding since the content is similar, fully or in part, to compulsory components in their bachelors programme. Even without these courses it remains possible to obtain 30 ect's within the minor.

Application deadlines

Type of minor	University	Application period 2024
Minors with admission requirements*	TU Delft, Erasmus, LDE, Leiden University	2 April (13 hrs) till 15 April 2024
Minors without admission requirement	TU Delft, Erasmus, LDE	15 May (13 hrs) till 31 May 2024
	Leiden University	15 May at (13.00) till 4 July 2024

^{* A minor with admission requirements is a minor with a different selection procedure. You can check which minors have admission requirements in the Studiegids or on the website of TU Delft and Erasmus.}