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Ten years of International Studies: ‘During lectures I sometimes felt my brain was exploding with all the new insights.’ 14 September 2022
The bachelor's programme in International Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ko Voskuilen was among the very first batch of students to fol...
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International Studies students receive their diploma 02 September 2022
On 2 September 2022, 300 students received their Bachelor Diploma of International Studies. The students were awarded their diplomas in the historic P...
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New front office of Leiden University in Jakarta opened 01 September 2022
Last July, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Minister of Education, Culture and Science and Annetje Ottow, President of Leiden University's Executive Board, opened t...
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Discovery of unknown translation of René Descartes’ 'L’homme' in Leiden Bibliotheca Thysiana 18 August 2022
From time to time, manuscripts that have remained hidden for centuries turn up in library collections and archives. In the archives of the 17th-centur...
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Flash interview with alumna Liz Kool about her choice for a career with social impact 21 July 2022
Kool made a conscious choice to work for a non profit organisation. Recently, inspired by the pandemic, she also made a career switch.
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Succesful first edition of the MA International Relations Alumni Career Networking Event 04 July 2022
Students, staff members and alumni of the MA International Relations programme gathered together on the first student-alumni career networking event t...
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Alumnus Asa Splinter: ‘LGBT+ identities are not a burden but a source of inspiration’ 23 June 2022
Even as a teenager Asa Splinter was determined to study Japanese in Leiden. A HAVO diploma and a change in legislation threatened to throw a spanner i...
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Niels got his dream job right after graduating: ‘You work with the best here’ 23 June 2022
What would it be like if you could work with the best in your field every day? Alumnus in International Studies Niels Drost knows just what that’s lik...
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Digitised Chinese mega-maps now available in Open Access 20 June 2022
Three enormous maps of China, created during the reign of three different emperors of the Qing dynasty, have now been made available in open access an...
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Flash interview with alumnus Joost Bunk: As a diplomat, you know there's a risk of being declared persona non grata 16 June 2022
When Russia attacked Ukraine in the night of 23-24 February, alumnus Joost Bunk, who was working as a diplomat in Russia, knew that everything would c...
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen: 'At 24, I can already make a huge impact' 16 June 2022
No full-time job, but full-time voluntary work instead. That’s what Aniek Moonen decided on graduating from Leiden University College The Hague, when ...
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Ruben Provencio Kuijk thrives in international settings 03 June 2022
'An international environment is my natural habitat. I really thrive when I am in a setting where I am around people of all kinds of countries and cul...
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Alumni Interview: Bhumika Gupta’s path towards the job of her dreams 31 May 2022
Bhumika Gupta (21), International Studies alumna, secured an internship in the OPCW, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. She has...
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Exhibition Books that made history 31 May 2022
From Galileo Galilei to Albert Einstein and from Anna Maria van Schurman to Anton de Kom: only a selection of the 25 authors who's books and ideas had...
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Leiden Law Cast: reverend Ruben Van Zwieten 26 May 2022
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.