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Customisation: balancing rules and reality25 February 2025
When general laws and regulations no longer fit individual situations, can customisation offer a solution? In the special issue ‘Maatwerk' (customisat...
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Interviews with over 100 civil servants under Trump reveal worrying pictureThe Loyalty Trap 23 January 2025
It was challenging to get civil servants from the first Trump administration to speak about their work experiences, but sociologist Jaime Lee Kucinska...
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Ethical lobbying is a skill that can be learned: discover how at the Night of the Lobbyist14 January 2025
How ethical are lobbyists? On the Night of the Lobbyist on 23 January, academics and practitioners will come together to discuss lobbying and democrac...
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Learning About Digital Governance in Estonia with the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme23 December 2024
The Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) is a short and intensive mobility programme funded by the European Union, that combines online learning...
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FGGA in 2024: This was the year of our faculty18 December 2024
2024 was a remarkable and eventful year for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. In this year overview, we look back month by month at the ke...
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Brussels excursion: Career opportunities and networking10 December 2024
On 3 December 2024, Career Service FGGA organised an inspiring excursion to Brussels for students of the faculty. The programme provided a unique oppo...
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Jiska Engelbert appointed as the new professor on the Ien Dales Chair12 November 2024
On 1 October 2024, Dr Jiska Engelbert was appointed as professor by special appointment on the Ien Dales Chair ‘Government as an Employment Organisati...
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Researchers agree: the future of AI must be human29 October 2024
What rules should regulate AI, who should make them, and how will they be enforced in the digital arena? Interdisciplinary collaboration is at the hea...
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FGGA's Cyberweek: education in cybersecurity and digitalisation25 October 2024
During Cyberweek, held from 17 to 24 October, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) showcased its research and teaching on cybersecurity...
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FGGA's Cyber Week: research and innovation for a better digital world25 October 2024
During Cyberweek from 17-24 October, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) spotlighted its research and teaching on cybersecurity, digit...
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Eleven Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grants22 October 2024
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 11 Leiden researchers. This grant of up to 850,000 euros will enable them to develop an in...
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‘You cannot expect healthcare professionals in Value-Based Healthcare teams to be able to work together without training’02 October 2024
Value-Based Healthcare in a nutshell? Structural cooperation between healthcare professionals to provide patients with appropriate care and save costs...
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Researchers and members of the public bring a sustainable world a little closer01 October 2024
Researchers, civil servants and local residents met on 27 September to talk about partnering for sustainability. What were the results? In a green ‘ci...
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Public Administration celebrates its anniversary, professors reflect: '40 years young!'23 September 2024
Public Administration has been around for 40 years, and that deserves to be celebrated. Before the festivities begin, four figures from the Institute ...
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‘Digital services lean heavily on the social infrastructure’09 September 2024
Governments worldwide invest huge sums in their digital services and data strategies. Efficiency and effectiveness are key. But these are not achieved...