732 search results for “decolonization in south asian” in the Student website
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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Caste: A Global History
Lecture, Book Talk
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Paul KesslerFaculty of Science
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Eduardo Herrera Malatesta -
Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
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From flag to gift: upcycling project in The Hague South-West
Inspired by a gift she received at a conference abroad, Laura Kamsma, coordinator of the FGGA International Office, went looking for new promotional goodies to hand out to the representatives of international exchange programmes at Leiden University - Campus The Hague. The gifts had to meet three requirements:…
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’
Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cleveringa lecture on 24 November historian Gert Oostindie will discuss why colonial domination was not regarded as an issue in Leiden for a long time.
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage
On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belonging to the descendants of physician and amateur archaeologist Dr Hans Feriz. In her will, his daughter stipulated that the objects collected by her…
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Andrew Gawthorpe on BBC about Donald Trump’s plan to exclude South Africa from the G20: ‘Unlikely’
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe commented on the BBC regarding Donald Trump’s plans to exclude South Africa from the G20.
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Adam BubenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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MA Asian studies Graduate Student Conference: Who is Asian? Definitions, Representations, and Marginalizations
Conference
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Education administration office
Education administration offices
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Alumnus Rennie Roos: ‘My work has more impact in Indonesia’
While studying Indonesian languages and cultures, Rennie Roos started a company. Today he has been working in Indonesia for more than eight years. Where does his love for this country come from? And how does he look back on his studies? ‘I actually wanted to become a pilot.’
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Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Indira RatwatteFaculty of Humanities
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Roozbeh SeyediFaculty of Humanities
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Samten YeshiFaculty of Humanities
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Study associations
A study association is a good way to combine study-related activities with pleasure. Every faculty has one or more study association.
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Asia and Asians in the Netherlands
Brainstorm Session
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Internships and research in the Netherlands
How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?
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'All A-H Bombs should be buried’ - Indonesian activists, decolonization, and global nuclear disarmament, 1950-1965
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Jennifer Swerida -
Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche
Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…
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Code Yellow: Exams will continue
Education
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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Lennart BesFaculty of Humanities
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2025: Yonwaba Matshobotiyana
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2025 prize has been awarded to Yonwaba Matshobotiyana of the University of the Free State, South Africa, with a thesis on Black women's poetry in South Africa.
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Jochem van den BoogertFaculty of Humanities
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
- Teaching East Asian Languages (TEAL): Challenges, Ideas and Innovations
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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From Coup to Classroom: Viewing the South Korean film "12.12: The Day (Sŏul-ui pom)"
Film screening
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’
As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey, that’s interesting!’
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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‘Climate damage and nature loss are unfairly distributed. And so are the solutions’
In the fight for a liveable planet, we desperately need a fairer distribution of wealth and equal rights for all, argues anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg. ‘That will also generate broad-based support for sustainable development.’