Jitske Louise Veenhoven and Mimi Hu have been the student representatives on the International Studies Programme Board this past academic year. On which successes can they look back?
Who is responsible for course evaluations, who (and what) are they for and what happens with student course evaluations after the course has finished? In this post, I will explain how the OLC deals with course evaluations, describe some general trends we have observed over the past years, as well as address some of the areas we focused on during the academic year 2018/2019.
Professor Eric Kaufmann of the University of London addressed students and staff at the festive opening of the Academic Year at International Studies. Eric Kaufmann’s book Whiteshift has received much attention particularly for its controversial views on immigration and populism. The opening lecture was followed by the First Year Ceremony and festive opening drinks. A link to the photos of the event and password can be found at the bottom of this article.
Be sure to follow the Alumni Association Facebook page and join the BAIS Alumni Association group to stay up to date of future events, e.g. vacancies for Board Members are posted here. Facebook is also the best way to get in touch with the current Board if you have suggestions, or if you would like to become an active alumnus/alumna.
325 students received their Bachelor’s Diploma of International Studies on 30 August 2019. The students received their diplomas in the historic Pieterskerk in Leiden, in front of a large audience of family and friends. With more than 1100 people present, including 325 graduates, this was the largest graduation ceremony of the programme since its founding in 2012
On July 6, about thirty International Studies alumni met up at Café Luden for a reunion. Featuring talks by The Hague's deputy mayor Robert van Asten, Sarita Koendjbiharie, and of course plenty of drinks and bitterballen: it was a great success. Interested to hear what other International Studies alumni are up to these days? Watch the video below!
The International Studies programme would like to invite you to the Opening Lecture of the Academic Year 2019-2020 by Prof. Eric Kaufmann. You can register through the link displayed on the right hand side of this page!
This year Leiden University, and therefore our faculty, celebrates its 444th anniversary. This calls for a special festive evening for students and staff of the Faculty of Humanities.
You’ve finished your bachelor’s programme! What’s next?
Did you start the BA International Studies in 2018? And have you just successfully completed your first year? Well done! We would like to celebrate this with you at our first propedeuse ceremony.
