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Retirement is not an option for ‘an old warhorse’ like Osinga 04 July 2023
He has had to accept early retirement due to his military profession, or ‘FLO’ (Functioneel Leeftijdsontslag) as it is more commonly referred to withi...
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Launching new CPL course Academie voor de Rechtsstaat: focus on developing ‘a constitutional antenna’ 04 July 2023
Leiden University's Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) and the Montesquieu Institute are jointly launching the ‘Academie voor de Rechtsstaat’ (Aca...
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'The bachelor Public Administration made it easier for me to understand complicated topics' 27 June 2023
Nienke Weijermars studied Public Administration at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. While doing her bachelor’s, she enrolled in the minor...
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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers 27 June 2023
Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...
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MIRD Annual Visit to Geneva and Visits with International Organisations 23 June 2023
From 29 – 31 May, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visit t...
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Rutger Leukfeldt appointed Chair in Governing Cybercrime shared by two faculties: 'You have to do this together' 15 June 2023
Rutger Leukfeldt has been appointed endowed Professor of Governing Cybercrime at the faculties of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) and Leiden Law ...
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Honours Class students succeed and impress at Model EU Simulation event 08 June 2023
In Spring 2023, Leiden University’s Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) launched a new Honours Class ‘Model European Union Simulation: Pol...
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CSM Course Security Networks and Technology: ‘Governing the security-technology nexus’ 01 June 2023
One of the core concepts of the Master programme Crisis & Security Management (CSM) is ‘governance’. In the course Security Networks and Technology, t...
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A chat with FGGA students: 'I also really found out this year how important a good 'work-life-balance' is' 30 May 2023
To wrap up the academic year, we talk to several FGGA students this week, to discuss their plans for the summer and the future, but also to look back ...
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One thesis research project: two articles and a fact sheet: 'I was able to get so much more out of my thesis' 30 May 2023
How do you turn your thesis into an academic article? That's a question Floortje Fontein, who conducted research into inclusive leadership, can answer...
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Dennis Broeders appointed 'Global Chair' at University of Bath 30 May 2023
Dennis Broeders, professor of Global Security and Technology at ISGA, has been appointed 'Global Chair' at the University of Bath for the year 2023-20...
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Public Administration students take a close look at societal issues in Multi-Level Governance 30 May 2023
During the course BBO II: Multi-Level Governance, students learn to make the link between theory and society by completing a challenging practical ass...
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Ayo Adedokun launches Future-Ready Coaching Academy 23 May 2023
The academy is designed to promote student well-being and to prepare students for the labour market.
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'Civil servants seem to have relatively more power than the minister' 15 May 2023
Marlinde Kapteijn studied Public Administration at Leiden University and decided to apply for an internship after her bachelor. While she enjoyed the ...
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Call for Applications: PhD Supervision Excellence Training for Academic Staff 11 May 2023
The European Network on Teaching Excellence invites applications from interested Academic Staff to participate in a five-day intensive training on PhD...