Faculty Council The Faculty Council represents students and staff, and acts as a ‘sounding board’ for the Faculty Board. The Council has 18 members. Programme Committees Every study programme has its own Programme Committee, which advises the Education Boards of the study programme concerned. Co-participation,…

The Psychology Research Ethics Committee considers applications for ethical approval for research conducted within the Institute of Psychology. All studies and experiments conducted in psychology first must obtain ethical approval in order to protect participants' interests. Ruthie Pliskin – Social,…

The Student Affairs teams provide practical, administrative and contextual support to the teaching of the Faculty of Humanities.

Before you start a bachelor’s programme, it is important that you have the right information. This information should relate not only to the content of the study programme and the type of courses, for instance, but also to whether the study programme is actually the right one for you. Leiden University…

The mission of the Institute Office is to ensure optimal support for the administration, teaching, staff and students of the Institute of Psychology. The duties of the Institute Office broadly consist of: Secretaries Administration, Operations & Committees. Education & Student Affairs Research…

The Student Support Services department aims to support students in achieving academic success. The department advises and guides students and provides information. The emphasis is on study and student problems, legal status, and study choice and career guidance. The department also works on diversity…

The Institute Board is responsible for education and research and for the employees and finances of the institute. The members of the Institute Board are appointed for a maximum of three years. Reappointment is possible. The Institute of Education and Child Studies is managed by the Institute Board,…

The Institute of Political Science is managed by the Institute Board, which consists of a Scientific Director, a Director of Undergraduate Studies, a Director of Graduate Studies, as well as a Director of Research. They are appointed for three years. In addition, the Operational Director and one (appointed)…

The Department of Research has a Deanship of PhD Studies, supported by the Graduate School Office. The PhD Deans supervise the progress of individual PhD candidates’ research and provide them and their supervisors with solicited and unsolicited advice.

The Career Service guides students and recent graduates in the transition from study to first job and in study choice and career questions during the bachelor's and master's phases.

Contacts for the master's programme Mathematics. General contacts   Programme director Dr. M.J. Bright Education coordinator Laura van Kempen-Helmsing Study Advisor - Applied Mathematics Dr. Dalia Terhesiu Study Advisor - Algebra Dr. Yajnaseni Dutta Study Advisor - SBB, Communication, Education…

The Board of Admissions for Master's programmes of the Institute of Education and Child Studies assesses whether students are admitted to the (research) Master's programme. The Board of Admissions for Education and Child Studies has been appointed by the Faculty Board to assess whether…

The faculty's education and research is executed by five institutes: Centre for Science and Technology Studies Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Education and Child Studies Political Science Psychology

Leiden University has seven faculties, situated in Leiden and The Hague Archaeology Governance and Global Affairs Humanities Law Medicine/Leiden University Medical Center Science Social and Behavioural Sciences Interfaculty institutes: African Studies Centre Leiden Interfacultair Centrum voor Lerarenopleiding,…

The Honours Academy offers an extracurricular programme at every study stage of the study. The Honours Academy provides students with small scale and stimulating education. The Academy has a strong focus on disciplinary and interdisciplinary problem solving and action. More on the…

The Education Service Centre (OSC) of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs is responsible for the registration of study and educational data and for the faculty-level management of supporting systems. In addition, the OSC is jointly responsible for the organization of education, monitoring…

Every study programme or group of study programmes have their own Programme Committee (PC). Half of the members of the PC are students, the other half are teaching staff. Together they safeguard the quality of teaching, they raise bottlenecks and they advise on the development and conduct of course…

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) focuses on multidisciplinary research and education within the international scientific field of security studies. The Institute analyses and studies issues in a coherent way from their local transnational, and global impact. ISGA operates from…

Leiden University takes responsibility for helping prospective students to choose the study programme that is right for them. Leiden University has introduced compulsory matching with the aim of offering prospective students better guidance when choosing their study programme. In this framework you…

The student counselors at Leiden University support students in matters relating to regulations and legal provisions. Students can contact them for advice on studying with a disability, financial matters, study delays, and complaints procedures. They also support students in combining their studies…

The Immigration Office handles the administrative processes for international bachelor's and master's students who are studying at Leiden University with a residence permit. The team checks whether these students continue to meet the conditions of their residence permit during their studies and provides…

If you are registered as a student of Leiden University, you can use the services of the student psychologists.

The Student and Educational Affairs (SOZ) expertise center provides a wide range of support services for (international) students. These range from administrative services, including admission and enrollment, to advisory tasks, such as study guidance and career orientation. SOZ also provides information…

NIMAR is the Netherlands expertise centre for Moroccan Studies. NIMAR has been a part of the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University since 2016. NIMAR organises lectures, facilitates research and actively adds to the knowledge of Moroccan languages, cultures and society in The Netherlands. The…

The International Office is responsible for coordinating faculty exchange programmes (incoming and outgoing).

The IAAF was established by Leiden University. Mabel Ailion bequeathed her estate to the University in 1983 on the condition that it would establish a foundation in memory of her father Isaac Alfred Ailion. The IAAF aims to cultivate and foster cultural relations between the Netherlands and Japan and…

The Ethics Review Committee of the Institute of Education and Child Studies oversees the ethical approval procedures for research conducted within the institute. Research must be reviewed by the Ethics Committee before it carried out. The main task of the Ethics Review Committee is to evaluate…