Start Your Future - Introductory Course for First-Generaton Students
- Date
- Saturday 5 July 2025
- Time
- Address
- Leiden
Start Your Future!
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 into the unknown.
Be prepared for studying at Leiden University
Leiden University would like to welcome you with a special introductory program. Here you will get familiar with the university, studying, and other fellow students. You will receive all the needed information to feel at home and become successful in this new academic world. There is of course also plenty of room to ask your questions.
Also for parents/caregivers
If your parents/caregivers did not study themselves, it is just as exciting for them as it is for you. Possibly they also have a lot of questions. This is why there is a special session for them, so that they also know what studying at university means and how they can support you during your study time.
Programme
The event will consist of the following program:
- Word of welcome
- Mini-lecture: What’s it like to study?
- Information market about studying, support and student life
- Lunch
- Parent session
- What lies ahead? Conversation panel with a senior student
For whom
This introductory day is for prospective students who:
- Are the first in their family to attend higher education, and/or;
- Did not grow up in the Netherlands and are therefore not familiar with Dutch higher education, and;
- Are starting their studies in the 2025/2026 academic year.
Please note that you can only start a study if you meet all the conditions. You will be informed about this separately, not from Start Your Future. Participation in Start Your Future is no guarantee that you can actually start your chosen study programme(s) in September.
Contact
Do you have questions about the program or any other comments related to the event? You can reach the organizers of Start Your Future by sending an email to: startjetoekomst@sea.leidenuniv.nl.
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