Are you moving to the Netherlands with your partner and looking to build your own career here? Whether your partner will be working at Leiden University or elsewhere, this page is for anyone relocating to the Netherlands and exploring job opportunities. Here you’ll find useful tips, resources, and links…

In the Netherlands, children attend school from the age of 4 and are legally required to do so from the age of 5. Elementary school, or primary education (basisschool), lasts 8 years.

Dit is een ‘internationale voorlichtingskalender’ met een overzicht van voorlichtingsactiviteiten, beurzen, schoolbezoeken e.d. in het buitenland.

Communicatie, Outreach, Transferable skills

Management

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

Communicatie, Outreach, Transferable skills

Loopbaanontwikkeling, Communicatie, Transferable skills

Persoonlijke ontwikkeling, Transferable skills

Facilitair

Het JEDI-Fund ondersteunt projecten die diversiteit en inclusiviteit op de universiteit promoten. Een van deze projecten is het kaartspel ‘What’s Your Story?’, dat universitair docent Tingting Hui ontwikkelde.

De toekomst bestaat nog niet, maar velen zijn er dagelijks mee bezig. Het vak Designing Your Future, onderdeel van het Honours programma van de faculteit Governance and Global Affairs en gedoceerd door Bram Hoonhout ‘Being a mentor during HOP week is something I can recommend to everyone’

Facilitair, Organisatie

On Monday 26 August, students were warmly welcomed at the Wijnhaven location with a blue carpet and live music. Accompanied by their friends and family, they gathered to receive their BSc Security Studies diploma.

Publish Your Reviews is een initiatief dat peer reviewers aanmoedigt om hun reviews te delen en om bij te dragen aan open science en transparante vormen van wetenschappelijk publiceren.

Kunst en cultuur

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

You can suggest topics that need to be addressed in these FAQs. Please contact us at our usual email addresses and phone number(s).

If you wish to come to the Netherlands there are certain immigration procedures you need to follow. The Service Centre International Staff will help you with all of these. We will provide you with checklists, an immigration wizard and an overview of all immigration requirements. This way you will be…

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

Are you an international researcher working for Leiden University? Please note that you probably are legally obliged to take out health insurance. Here you will find if you need a public or a private health insurance, and how to apply for it.

Workshop

Didactiek

Didactiek

Find the quickest and easiest way to arrange banking in the Netherlands depending on your situation.

When moving to the Netherlands, it is important to know whether you are considered resident tax payer or non-resident. Both residents and non-residents are taxed on their taxable income. A number of criteria help determine your status as resident or non-resident.

Seminar

Workshop

Kunst en vrije tijd, Kunst en vrije tijd

The Netherlands have an excellent public transport system. You can get almost everywhere by train, bus or tram. All you need is an OV-chipkaart. When it comes to getting around in Leiden it might be worth to consider buying a (secondhand) bike. Do you prefer travelling by car? You will find more on…

Leiden University offers its international staff several resources to help find their way in the Netherlands. The Service Centre International Staff provides advice and different types of services to all international employees and guest researchers that come to pursue their academic career in Leide…

Transferable skills

Loopbaanontwikkeling

Lezing, Open Mic

When you decide to move to the Netherlands and bring along your family there is a great deal that needs to be taken care of. We will provide some information on schools, childcare and learning Dutch to help you settle in in the Netherlands.

Leiden University offers housing facilities for international PhD's and other visiting academic staff. Read about the application process for university housing. If you need tenants for your apartment or family house in Leiden and its surrounding area, we will gladly help you rent it to our international…

Persoonlijke ontwikkeling

The Service Centre International Staff provides advice and different types of services to all international employees and guest researchers that come to pursue their academic career in Leiden.

Als je een buitenlandse dienstreis maakt, boek je je reis via Uniglobe. Uniglobe is de reisorganisatie waar de universiteit een overeenkomst mee heeft.

Persoonlijke ontwikkeling, Studieondersteuning

Als je een buitenlandse dienstreis maakt, boek je je reis via Uniglobe. Uniglobe is een reisorganisatie waar de universiteit een overeenkomst mee heeft.

Wanneer het promotieonderzoek is afgerond en het proefschrift (bijna) klaar is, moet er nog veel gebeuren voordat het kan worden verdedigd. Je levert bijvoorbeeld je manuscript aan en treft voorbereidingen voor de promotieceremonie.

AI speelt een steeds grotere rol in het onderwijs. Hoe gaat de universiteit om met de mogelijkheden en uitdagingen rondom AI?

When you (accidentally) cause injury or damage to someone else, you are liable. The other person or party can reclaim his or her financial loss from you. With a liability insurance, the insurer will reimburse the ‘victim’ for the costs of the damage caused.

De studentenwervingswebsite is gericht op studiekiezers.