News
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‘Everyone who wanted to work in Brussels has got a job in Brussels’ 22 February 2019
On the day that Leiden University celebrated its 444th birthday, we organised drinks for our alumni who live and work in the Brussels area.
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Laura van Broekhoven: ‘For me, it’s about the stories and who’s telling them’ 20 February 2019
Laura van Broekhoven always knew she wanted to study archaeology, and that’s exactly what she did. Now this Leiden alumna is director of the Pitt Rive...
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A Leiden love story – with a bit of a delay 12 February 2019
Kerstin Fischer and Angus Johnston were exchange students in Leiden in 1995. Sparks flew when they met at a Leiden International Student Club party, b...
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Alumni Career Support Café 2019 12 February 2019
On Thursday 7 February 2019, the Office for International Education of Leiden Law School successfully held the first Alumni Career Support Café. The e...
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Get to know Seif Kabil, chairman International Young Leiden Law Alumni Network 11 February 2019
Seif Kabil is the new chairman of the International Young Leiden Law Alumni Network. Time to get to know him better.
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How Leiden University celebrated its first day in 1575 04 February 2019
Lifelike gods, provisional professors and the city militia with weapons a clanking. Leiden put on a colourful procession and drummed up hundreds of ci...
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How degree programmes prepare students better for the labour market 29 January 2019
From ‘challenges’ at ministries to reflection sessions where students coach each other. Students, study advisers and other employees shared their best...
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Online education in the lecture hall 28 January 2019
Everything around us is in motion. Students, the University, technology, society, the labour market and the world. These developments provide an impet...
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Being an Indonesian PhD in Leiden: what is that like? 24 January 2019
Wija Wijayanto and Arum Perwitasari both were Indonesian PhD students at Leiden University, funded by the Leiden-DIKTI Graduate Scholarship Programme....
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Hiltje Cleveringa given first copy of her father’s biography 17 January 2019
Hiltje Cleveringa seemed moved when on 16 January she was given the first copy of the biography of her father, Rudolph Cleveringa. Peppering his speec...
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From Law student to Indian expert 16 January 2019
Even the Mohawk Indians were talking about Serv Wiemers’ thesis. This Law alumnus, who has been intrigued by the world of American Indians since he wa...
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Every European citizen trilingual? 15 January 2019
Leiden University linguist Lisa Cheng speaks two Chinese languages, as well as English and Dutch. She is a strong supporter of the European Commission...
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‘Cleveringa was more than a one-day hero’ 14 January 2019
In his biography about Professor Rudolph Cleveringa, Kees Schuyt adds to the image we already have of this famous Leiden professor. The overriding foc...
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in Leidraad: Anneclaire Hagenaar talks about the Public Affairs Programme 08 January 2019
Anneclaire Hagenaar (30, Public Administration Alumnus 2008-2013) attends the course Public Affairs at the Centre for Professional Learning in The Hag...
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Why would you need a manager? 13 December 2018
Lotte Croiset van Uchelen has worked at IT company Schuberg Philis for 11 years now. What makes this company so special? Ever since its foundation, on...