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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others' News - 12 September 2023
A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherlands for the first time on Tuesday morning via a livestream in The Hague. He did so in front of two packed lecture halls at both Leiden University and The…

Student Mitchell takes part in water council elections: 'Young people don't know how important their vote is' News - 8 March 2023
History student Mitchell Wiegand Bruss is taking part in the water council elections. Whereas until recently he had no idea what the governing body stands for, he now wants to create awareness among other students about the political body.

Leiden University’s intake numbers are stable, also for international students News - 10 November 2023
The number of students enrolled at Leiden University remained stable this year. As at other Dutch universities, the growth in recent years seems to have levelled off. Leiden University is also following the national trend in terms of intake at the bachelor’s and master’s levels. The number of international…

Assessors: for 25 years an essential link between students and the university News - 22 October 2024
For 25 years now, each faculty has had an assessor, a student representing the interests of all the faculty’s students. Yet few students are aware of this.

NSE: students satisfied with programme, but for one-third, academic pressure is too high News - 26 May 2026
Students at research universities and universities of applied sciences are positive about their lecturers’ expertise and the atmosphere within their programmes. Almost one-third report experiencing excessive academic pressure. These are the findings of the 2026 National Student Survey.

Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’ News - 4 October 2022
Many people have fled to the Netherlands since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, including students. But even before this war, students with refugee backgrounds were eager to study at Leiden University. How does the University help young people from various backgrounds find their way around the Dutch…

Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague News - 7 March 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about the fate of family and friends, they also face major financial problems. This also applies to Russian students who can no longer access their bank accounts.…

POPcorner The Hague turns five: the meeting place for and by students News - 22 May 2026
POPcorner The Hague has become a familiar and trusted space at Leiden University in The Hague. It’s where students meet, find support and work together to build an open and approachable student community.

New portal helps students choose from 200 minors at 3 universities News - 13 March 2023
As from April 2023 all students at Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam will start using the eduXchange portal to register for a minor.

Students and PhD candidates: travel to Berlin to solve sustainability challenges Announcement - 11 May 2026

Excessive waste, harmful foods and too little greenery: these students worked on a solution News - 16 July 2024
For months, students dedicated themselves to a more sustainable world alongside their studies, as part of the LDE Sustainability Honours Programme. What solutions did they come up with for the challenges posed by organisations like Naturalis and ClimateMatters?

'I learned a lot as a student, but even more as a human being' News - 1 December 2022
On 22 November, the Honours College certificate ceremony took place in a full Scheltema. Most students had received a diploma before, but this ceremony felt different, says honours graduate Maarten van der Marel. "It's a special moment."

These are the student members of your Programme Committee and Programme Board
Earlier this year, students could register and vote for the Student Elections of the Programme Committees. The student members of the Programme Board were also appointed.

Survey: Leiden students want to learn more about sustainability in their studies News - 7 April 2021
Students at Leiden University believe that their degree programmes should focus more on sustainability. These are the findings of a survey of more than 550 students by Leiden University Green Office.

Launch of LDE Space & Society Honours: ‘I hope students learn they need each other’ News - 29 November 2024
Connecting space to society and gaining problem-solving experience: that’s the goal of LDE Space & Society, a new honours programme for bachelor’s students in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam. What does the programme look like? And what do students hope to learn? We visited a kick-off session full of exc…

Scientific journal for and by students: 'We have to break habits' News - 2 June 2022
Associate Professor Paz González had two things she wanted to improve for students: collaboration and publication opportunities. Her solution? A scientific journal for and by students. She received a Senior Fellow Comenius grant to put the plan into action.