The Academic Language Centre organises language courses for companies, government agencies, private clients, and students and staff members of Leiden University.

“Courses” offers interested scholars and students open-access course material which can be used in class.

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

Sometimes students may qualify for course exemption, because they already possess the skills and knowledge that a compulsory course teaches.

Exchange selecting courses and projects

In the academic year 2023-2024 the SRS interdisciplinary programme will offer four courses for interested students who are entering the third year of their Bachelor's degree. You can sign up for these courses in your elective (minor) space. You can follow the courses individually as an elective, or…

When applying for exchange or study abroad at Leiden University, you will select the individual courses you want to follow and so create your own personal study programme.

Elective courses enable students to gain deeper insight into scientific topics of their choice, and they prepare students for their individual graduation project. They can be elected from Leiden University, but also from other (inter)national universities.

Students must take a limited number of "accent courses" to complete their curriculum. These are selected courses offered by the Creative Intelligence & Technology MSc program itself.

Our course programme consists of courses targeted at professional users of scientometrics, including librarians, policy officers, and research managers at universities, funding agencies, and other research organisations.

The Course Portal provides a complete overview of all your courses and workshops. Here you can easily manage your registrations and view your personal information.

Core courses are the compulsory courses that must be completed by every student.

Through the Course Portal, you have a complete overview of all your courses and the certificates you’ve earned. It also allows you to easily manage your enrolments, view your personal details, and download your certificates.

As a result of an increased life expectancy, more people suffer from chronic diseases and discomfort. Elderly patients may have multiple diseases simultaneously, with concomitant multiple medications.

Follow an in-depth course in crisis communication in The Hague at Universiteit Leiden. Crisis situations are diverse. Worldwide attacks have shown how important it is as a political leader to be visible, bring words to chaos, provide perspective and offer hope for a country, region or city in shock.

The Master’s programme Health, Ageing and Society trains its students to become academic Health, Ageing and Society professionals and engaged citizens who are competent and trained internationally and interdisciplinary. They are able to contribute to solutions for the challenges facing our ageing so…

View our course and workshop program for Spring 2026 here. The courses will start from February 2026. Our courses are open for everyone aged 17 and older. Leiden University students get a special discount on the course fee.

Here you can find an overview of the offered courses provided by the Department of Economics per study program.

With the exception of external self-funded PhD candidates, all PhD candidates must follow a training plan established at the start of the doctoral process.

The International Arbitration Training Course, offered by Leiden Law School in cooperation with the Permanent Court of Arbitration, focuses on the theory and practice of international arbitration as a distinct field of the law and field of legal practice. Registration is now open!

Want to continue developing yourself and boost your career at the same time? Leiden University offers a range of lectures, master classes and courses at academic level.

At the LAK, you can participate in a wide range of creative courses, supervised by passionate professionals. From drama and presentation to dance, visual arts, singing and music, photography, and writing – there's always something for you. You'll not only develop your talents but also meet like-minded…

To help you improve your skills in communicating about your research in English, the Graduate School has an in-house Academic English Lecturer.

The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo offers Dutch language courses for Egyptian adults on a regular basis. These courses aim to provide students with language skills in Dutch, which they can use in everyday life. Therefore you will spend most of your time practicing the language in order to…

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers French language courses at eight different levels, an intensive summer course and customised French language training. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Spanish language courses at ten different levels, an intensive summer course and tailor-made Spanish language training. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers German language courses at two different levels and customised German language courses. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Chinese language courses at three different levels and tailor-made Chinese language courses. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Swedish language courses at different levels and tailor-made Swedish language courses. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Arabic language courses at many different levels, an intensive summer course and customised Arabic language training. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Italian language courses at many different levels and tailor-made Italian language courses. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Russian language courses at various levels and tailor-made Russian language courses. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Arabic language courses at various levels, an intensive summer course and tailor-made Japanese language training. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers various Dutch language courses, ranging from online courses, intensive and non-intensive classroom courses of several weeks, and custom-made language trainings. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers English language courses at different levels, intensive summer courses, tailor-made language training and various courses such as academic English, legal English, and financial English. More information can be found here >

Courses EU Tax Governance (EUTAXGOV).

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers one Portuguese language course. The course is practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

The Academic Language Centre Leiden offers Persian language courses at different levels. The courses are practical in nature: focusing on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

There are several training oportunities within the cell observatory

The Academic Language Center Leiden offers Korean language courses at various levels and customized Korean language training. The courses are practical in nature: focused on the use of the language. More information can be found here >

A Small Private Online Course (SPOC) is an online academic subject for a limited group of participants.

LUCDH offers 5 faculty-wide elective courses to improve your practical skills and thinking about digital tools and media. These courses are open and useful for all students of the Humanities. Check back for updates to 2026.

In this course, you will develop an understanding of evolutionary processes and their formative power. You will see how evolution has shaped biodiversity, and continuously influences our daily life.

Leiden University offers its students a wide range of bachelor's, master's and minors that explore sustainability or climate. Here, you find an overview of those programmes in the academic year 2020-2021.

The university and faculty regularly offer training courses in the field of Diversity & Inclusion. View an overview of the current training courses here.

This is a yearly event where we move in one week from the physics of light through the composition of the microscope, fluorescence microscopy and end up with some image analysis All the lectures are backed by practicals to really put your obtained knowledge into practice