Grading is a delicate subject to discuss. Students most of the time are eager to know the mark for their assignments or exams, so the sooner the results are in, the better.
It was a diverse crowd of around 45 people that gathered on 28 February to attend the ‘career speed date’ event between current and former students of the BA International Studies. The informal event, set-up in a room of the parliamentary press center Nieuwspoort, meant to provide students with some insights ‘from the field’ into professional life after International Studies.
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With the new year and new semester upon us and with spring approaching despite the recent cold weather there is always an inclination to start new initiatives. An important example of this is the launch of our new website: ‘This is International Studies ’. This will be the platform at which all those interested in our programme, in particular staff and students, can find all the information relating to our programme in a wider sense.
Stay updated! Did you know that International Studies has a lively Instagram account? In these coming weeks, the International Studies Instagram will give special attention to the ongoing third year PRINS (Practicing International Studies) course, following all involved (students, staff and participating organisations) along the way.
In these articles we highlight tutors’ international and intercultural experiences. Leiden University strives to enable students to develop so called "21st century skills" which are defined as "the ability to work in teams, international and intercultural skills, entrepreneurship, leadership qualities and digital competences".
Leiden University’s Faculty of Humanities offers many master’s programmes for students of International Studies. Check out the list on the student’s website to find out about entry requirements.
Since 2017, Dr. Sarita Koendjbiharie, has been gathering stories of International Studies Alumni, which resulted in an impressive and growing collection of around 150 “Alumni Dreams”. In this article we would like to highlight one of the Alumni Dreams and find out a bit more about Kieran Richards, a British alumnus (2012), who currently has an impressive job as an FX MM Investigator at BNP Paribas in Paris. We asked him about the choices he made, his career path, working in the banking sector, his time at International Studies and of course his advice for new alumni!
