News
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European Election Dilemmas17 May 2019
The European Elections are approaching and we get to take a trip to our local polling station. But the turnout in the Netherlands is likely to be low ...
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Grand opening of the 444 cycle route16 May 2019
Leiden University is 444 years old, and to celebrate 220 cyclists took to the saddle on 11 May and followed the new 44.4 km route around Leiden, The H...
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Governments overly optimistic about the use of digital innovations16 May 2019
The government is digitalizing and making use of ‘big data’ in its decision making processes. But the expectations of digitalization are often overly ...
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Bart Schuurman on the CPL Summer Programme “Preventing Violent Extremism”15 May 2019
This August, the second edition of the Advanced Summer Programme "Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to the Violent Extremist Threat" will be held....
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Alexander Strelkov presents at the Aspen Institute conference in Berlin15 May 2019
Dr. Alexander Strelkov has been invited by the Aspen Insitute as a guest speaker for an event (8-10 May 2019) focusing on parliamentary institutions i...
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Maria Pichou selected as Judge for the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition14 May 2019
Maria Pichou is selected to act as a judge for the 2019 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICCMCC). Dr. Maria Pichou is Assistant Pr...
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Digging deeper into Soils, Sediment and Society with Peter Houben14 May 2019
A group of 12 LUC students went to the Eifel mountains for the annual field trip within the course 'Soils, Sediment, and Society' of Dr. Peter Houben....
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‘Never just a murderer’14 May 2019
In an interview with Leidraad Alumni Magazine (no. 2, 2019), Marieke Liem states that it is almost impossible to compare between murders. ‘In our soci...
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Grammar school pupils visit Wijnhaven13 May 2019
Professor Bibi van den Berg welcomed a class of grammar school pupils to the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs on 10 May 2019. The children wer...
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People Diplomacy in East Asia and Europe13 May 2019
“The ideas from society should be heard in order to narrow the gap between government and the people”. These words from Kwagjin Choi, Korean diplomat ...
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Bram Klievink appointed at new chair Digitalization and Public Policy10 May 2019
As per 1st May 2019, Leiden University appointed Bram Klievink as professor of Public Administration with a focus on digitalization and public policy....
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University to strengthen collaboration with The Hague University of Applied Sciences08 May 2019
Leiden University and The Hague University of Applied Sciences are going to increase their teaching and research collaboration. They signed a collabor...
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Challenges for the Security and Stability of Cyberspace and their Impact upon Global Stability06 May 2019
On Thursday 2 May, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) of Leiden University hosted a guest lecture given by former NATO Assistant Secr...
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Citizens central part of diplomacy02 May 2019
‘Ordinary citizens’ are featuring more prominently in foreign policies which has already resulted in some unexpected outcomes such as Brexit. Jan Meli...
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The Hague Program for Cyber Norms welcomes Visiting Fellow Josh Gold30 April 2019
We are delighted to welcome Josh Gold as Visiting Fellow of The Hague Program for Cyber Norms at Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global ...