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Crisis and Security: Protect the future
In The Hague, the international city of peace, justice, and security, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs' bachelor's programmes offer you the opportunity to learn from experts in security and crisis response. Here, you will gain the knowledge and skills to keep people, organisations, and societies…

‘Technology shouldn’t shape our future; we should’ News - 20 May 2021
Technology holds so much promise – from self-driving cars to enhanced physical performance from smart implants under the skin. But we should not let ourselves be caught off guard. That is the message of Bart Custers, Professor of Law and Data Science in his inaugural lecture on 21 May. ‘We don’t talk…

Join the discussion on the university's future direction News - 3 May 2021
What should our education and research look like in 2027? How can we make the university more sustainable and achieve greater impact? The new Strategic Plan will set the direction for the coming years, and the Executive Board wants students and staff to provide as much input as possible. Would you like…

Building a greener future at Leiden University in 2025 News - 15 December 2025
From a vegan community kitchen to a green framework for drug development: sustainability became more visible in everyday campus life at Leiden University in 2025.

Between Fact and Fiction, looking to the future: HSVL symposium supports child welfare through LUF News - 5 June 2025
'Between Fact and Fiction' was the intriguing theme of this year's annual HSVL symposium, which took place on 7 May. This theme was the thread running through an evening of lectures and reflections on the boundaries between historical truth and imagination, fake news, and the role of interpretation…

Ready for a future as climate changemaker, thanks to Designing Your Life News - 31 May 2023
Getting motivation, courage and tools to find a job that will help you tackle the climate crisis: it is at the heart of the course ‘Designing Your Career as a Climate Changemaker’. With their final presentations, the students conclude this climate-specific skills module within the Designing Your Life…

Shaping the university of the future. Leiden University joins Una Europa alliance News - 24 April 2023
Leiden University is a member of the Una Europa European alliance. This partnership of 11 research-intensive universities is working to shape the university of the future.

Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday News - 14 January 2025
Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra special Dies Natalis on 7 February. Highlights includes an alumni festival, three exhibitions and a canal concert.

Apply now for the Una Europa Summer School on Future Materials Announcement - 11 March 2025
Education, Research

like to study in 2075? Uni-visionaries help shape the university’s future News - 2 July 2025
LEGO creations, a clothesline of visions and a journey into the past and the future: just some of the highlights of Uni-vision day, where creatives developed their vision of the future of study.

Start Your Future - Introductory Course for First-Generation Students
Are you the first in your family to attend the university? Or are you going to study in Leiden or The Hague but you did not grow up in the Netherlands? Or the Dutch educational system is completely new to you? In such cases, joining the university is a beautiful and exciting new step! But also a dive…

Election Debate: “Future Proof – The Netherlands in Transition” Event - 9 October 2025

Navigating the Unpredictable: Climate Chaos and the Future of Water Event - 4 March 2025
Lecture, Studium Generale