1,491 search results for “afrika in the world” in the Student website
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From discovery to business: 'In the lab, we often don't realise that we are working to help an immense number of patients'
'It gave our team a big boost to hear that our work was valuable,' says medical chemist Elmer Maurits about the moment they won the Venture Challenge. With their company Iprotics, they want to develop a drug that can better treat patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancers. 25,000 euros of prize…
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the chance to publish: ‘Inter-Section is a great way to get your work in the spotlight’
The Faculty of Archaeology's own home-grown journal Inter-Section has released a new volume. Inter-Section offers students and PhD candidates the unique chance to publish in a peer-reviewed journal. Karel Kuipers and Tullio Abruzzese contributed to the new volume.
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Toward an AI Attuned to Dissent and Consensus in Historical Events: Evidence from Wikipedia
Lecture
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a lot of people and build up a network, which can always be useful in the future.’
Xander, student Public Administration, did an internship at the Marine Corps Training Centre. During his internship, he worked on automating the system of logistics requests. Now he is working as a working student for the training centre.
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Curator of the National Museum Marion Anker: ‘History can cause friction'
Marion Anker is a junior curator at the Rijksmuseum, the National Museum of the Netherlands. She studied History in Leiden and Amsterdam. Together with her team, she organised the controversial exhibition ‘Revolusi! Indonesië onafhankelijk!’ What did studying History teach her?
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In the Making #10: Sensing Otherwise; in the absence of land(scape)
Arts and culture
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Two Leiden alumni make partner at Grant Thornton – at the same time
On 1 July 2021, Leiden Law alumni Linda van de Reep and Géraldine Grünberg-Otto were both named partners at auditing and consultancy firm Grant Thornton. ‘We’re connected through our background in Leiden, and we’re proud of that.’
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Asia and Asians in the Netherlands
Brainstorm Session
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Public Administration specialist at sea: ‘I understand The Hague side of the Royal Navy’
From assistance in the event of natural disasters to peace-keeping missions. As a communication adviser, Leonoor van Poelgeest goes to all those destinations where the Royal Navy are active. Why did she choose this work and how has her Public Administration study helped her?
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Visit Royal Norwegian Embassy in The Hague
Career and apply for jobs
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Alumnus Marlon Titre: ‘Film is often the start of a conversation’
Marlon Titre (1982) studied at Royal Conservatoire The Hague, did his PhD and studied at Leiden University, earned several other qualifications and is now, among others, Director of Filmhuis The Hague. Who is this multi-talent?
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Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’
Jorik ter Veer studied Political Science in Leiden. How does he look back on his student days?
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Archaeologist Tom Hazenberg seeks the frontiers of the Roman Empire
From Roman ships to the ‘Gordon’ cavalry mask. Alumnus Tom Hazenberg was involved in spectacular finds that put the Dutch frontiers of the Roman Empire on the map. His mission is to give heritage back to the people.
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen: 'At 24, I can already make a huge impact'
No full-time job, but full-time voluntary work instead. That’s what Aniek Moonen decided on graduating from Leiden University College The Hague, when she started work as a committee member of the Young Climate Movement (Jonge Klimaatbeweging). As its Chair, she joins CEOs and government ministers in…
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Alumnus Sam van Raalte: From psychology to podcast
Alumnus Sam van Raalte followed his passion into freelance journalism.
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Alumnus Emma Govaart is fighting for equal opportunities for young people
Leiden alumnus Emma Govaart (24) wanted to make an impact on society, so she took a job in the non-profit sector after graduating.
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European Day of Languages - Evening of Languages
Festival
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Digital Humanities Winter School 2026
Workshops
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before'
Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.
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Online event - Working in the Netherlands for non-EU
Career and apply for jobs
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In the Making #13: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of Radio
Arts and culture
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Blue Diversity: Drinking Water in the Netherlands, 1500-1850
Lecture, Environmental Humanities LU Talk
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Ukrainian Nation-Building in the Past and the Present
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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In the Making #12: Prediction, Simulation, and the Incalculable Model
Arts and culture
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Working in the Netherlands for non-EU
Career and apply for jobs
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Love took Ephrem from a refugee camp to the lecture hall
Raised by his grandmother and grandfather, trained as a doctor, the medical director of a camp for Eritrean refugees: Ephrem Tesfay was anything but a typical student when he arrived in Leiden in 2019. Still, he fit in well with the ‘youngsters’.
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Symposium on Cyber Security in Humanitarian Organizations in The Netherlands
Symposium
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Rutte IV: a fifth of the cabinet studied in Leiden
The new cabinet has finally taken office. Six of its members studied in Leiden, once again making the University a key supplier to the cabinet. Who are these alumni?
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‘Some think I’m too lightweight, others too highbrow’
Cornald Maas was able to ‘pioneer’ in Leiden. This Dutch Studies graduate, presenter, programme maker and publicist combined an active student life with studying hard.
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A Legal Assessment of (EU) Integration in the Western Balkans
Workshop
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Alumnus and lawyer Roger Cox uses the law to enforce climate policy
Limburg lawyer Roger Cox has caused a legal revolution. With high-profile cases against the Dutch state and Shell oil company, he transformed the law into a tool to enforce climate policy. Leidraad alumni magazine spoke to him about a life defined by radical choices for a better world.
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Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project
Lecture
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Suicides in Lithuania in the late 19th − early 20th centuries
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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Hard bargains: politics of debt and investment in the EU
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Navigating Married Life in the Late Medieval Low Countries
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Women's Rights in the New Geopolitical Landscape
International Women's Day 2025 - Seminar
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A political attack on academic freedom in the US
Symposium
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[CANCELLED] Mechanisms of Social Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Visit to the Finnish Embassy in The Hague
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Why is the museum a topic in the current context?
Lecture
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Alumnus Ruurd Kok seeks tangible traces of the past
After various jobs as an archaeologist, alumnus Ruurd Kok became a journalist. For the ‘Traces of Leiden University’ series, he explored the past of university buildings. ‘To me, history is interesting when you can touch it.’
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Voice of the ocean
There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in the world’s most prestigious sailing competition: the Ocean Race.
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Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University
Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.
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In the Making #11: Whose creativity? Explorations of interspecies being and making
Arts and culture
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Voices of Gen Z: Shaping Transitions in the City of Peace and Justice
Book Presentation
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Law graduate Jiska Ogier speaks from experience: ‘The Netherlands should be much more accessible for people with disabilities’
Jiska Ogier studied notarial law, which wasn’t always easy because she went to lectures in a wheelchair. As a student she pushed to make society accessible. And with her law degree and lived experience she has now made this her work. ‘You can achieve a lot with creative solutions.’
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Beyond the Great-Power Clash: ASEAN’s Quiet Power in the Indo-Pacific
Lecture and book presentation
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Palestinian-Israeli Coexistence in the Middle East
Debate