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Launch of the Europe Hub master's thesis prize 10 July 2024Leiden University’s Europe Hub invites submissions from all faculties for its first annual Europe Hub master's thesis prize by 2 September 2024.
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Professor Wolff talks to primary school pupils about EU elections 10 July 2024In May 2024, ahead of the European elections, Professor Wolff spoke to 135 pupils from the European Primary School The Hague about Democracy, Europe a...
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Leiden University introduces the first bachelor's programme in Cybersecurity & Cybercrime 09 July 2024Starting in September 2025, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs will offer the bachelor's programme in Cybersecurity & Cybercrime. This uniqu...
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Innovation in the shade: the difficulties for secret services 04 July 2024‘Intelligence and security services need to adapt urgently to their constantly changing environment,’ says Professor by Special Appointment Bas Rietje...
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CPL Director Emmely Benschop: 'It’s sciences' responsibility to keep people on track' 02 July 2024Emmely Benschop (41) has been working as the new director of the Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) in The Hague for several months now. She sees ...
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Workshop: Managing Difficult Moments 02 July 2024
This academic year, workshops will be organised for teachers per institute on how to deal with difficult situations in the classroom.
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Poems and thoughts: creative honours course 'A Taste of Leadership' leaves you wanting more 28 June 2024What do you derive your self-esteem from? Not a question you would quickly expect in a course on leadership. Lecturer Michel Don Michaloliákos opted f...
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Parenting choices and parenting styles important in transmission of extremist views within families 28 June 2024Do children growing up in a jihadist or right-wing extremist household develop the same extremist views as their parents? That depends in part on broa...
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Second EU Talks?! event: panel discussion on sustainable agriculture 26 June 2024On 21 June 2024, the student-based initiative EU Talks?! was delighted to host its second event in the form of a panel discussion entitled 'Sustainabl...
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Kiem initiative culminates in plan to apply for larger grant 26 June 2024The interdisciplinary Kiem project ‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ has resulted in a plan to apply for a large, yet-to-be-decided research g...
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’ 21 June 2024Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to ...
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Minister Ollongren impresses with personal speech: 'Our strongest weapons are people' 20 June 2024After 2.5 years as defence minister, it is time for Kajsa Ollongren to hand over the baton. In front of a packed audience, she gave her farewell speec...
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Student Stan develops cybersecurity game: 'Become aware of online dangers' 20 June 2024Studying and being an entrepreneur at the same time? Stan (21), a master's student in Crisis and Security Management, is doing it. With the knowledge ...
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Opinion: Renaming ministries plays crucial role in shaping political agenda 14 June 2024Three new ministries have been formed in the Netherlands: Asylum and Migration, Housing and Spatial Planning & Climate and Green Growth. Of course, th...
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The number of threats is increasing. But is the Netherlands less safe? 11 June 2024Explosions at people’s homes, gangland killings and online threats: if you follow the news, it may seem as though threat levels in the Netherlands are...