428 Results found for "international studies"
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Not Stolen: A panel against polarisation
On Wednesday 29 November 2023, a panel was held on the controversial recent book of staff member Dr Jeff Fynn Paul, called Not Stolen: The truth about European Colonialism in the New World. Already before and right after its publication, the book was met with some criticism from within the Leiden academic community, as became clear from the article submitted by an anonymous student to BAISmag* (followed by Dr. Fynn Paul’s response**) as well as the initial postponement of the panel.
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Q&A Starbucks: What makes PRINS so valuable for your organisation?
Susanne Folkerts is the Project Manager Sustainability EMEA Supply Chain for Starbucks, a company that likely needs no introduction. Susanne was on hand to judge the PRINS team pitches on the Starbucks case on Wednesday, 16 May 2018.
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Find the 2020 Graduation photos here!
On this web page you will find a link to a cloud where all photos made by Leiden University during the graduation ceremony can be found and downloaded for personal usage.
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Online Seminar: One Simple Thing to Save the Earth”: Beach Clean-Ups and the Making of the Plastic Crisis in the Neoliberal Era (1980s-2020s)
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How students Alex and Rody got to meet Trudeau and Rutte
As you may have seen it on social media, on Friday 29 October, outgoing Prime Minister Rutte and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada visited the University during a busy day in the Netherlands ahead of the G20 in Italy and the COP26 in Glasgow. Originally, this meeting was only meant for FGGA students, but we, as fellow humanities students had the honour to attend the dialogue in person as well. How did we end up there?
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Russia and Eurasia
Read the stories of our alumni specialized in Russia and Eurasia here.
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Second semester mid-term evaluations outcomes
With only a couple of weeks to go until the end of the semester, we would like to provide a brief insight regarding the outcomes of the mid-term evaluations and of course we would like to send out a a big thank you to all who have filled out the evaluations!
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Word from the Chair: January
The etymological origins of the word January derive from Januarius, which comes from Latin and denotes the month of Janus, the Roman god of gates, doors and new beginnings. Indeed, our first month of the new year is a time of new beginnings; Making a fresh start with good resolutions to change our life style, taking up new hobbies or eating healthier food.
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A year in a Nutshell by the Alumni Association: how can you join?
Hello alumni! What’s new? We hope that you are doing well no matter the part of the world you may find yourself in now. We have been busy building our social media channels, connecting alumni locally in the cities they live in now, and organizing both virtual and in-person events. Keep on reading to find out what we have been up to in the past year and how to join us if you want to contribute!
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Peace in the Middle East? Students seek solutions in Peace Academy
Finding solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the not-inconsiderable task of the new Peace Academy in The Hague. Professor Maurits Berger and twelve students from different conflict zones are starting a creative thinking process that aims to discover the basic conditions for peace in the Middle East.