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- Apply for the European Student Assembly: deadline 1 December
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Fenna on EUniWell: ‘Students can be involved in lots of different ways!’
EUniWell, the alliance of seven European universities committed to developing teaching and research relating to well-being, is celebrating its first anniversary. Law student Fenna van Haeften has been involved as a student representative right from the start. This October she went to Florence, where…
- Call for pitches: run a workshop at our Una Europa Student Meet-up
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Thousands of new students start an old-style EL CID
Smiling faces, a mass dance and a bit of awkwardness: after two ‘corona editions’ of EL CID, the Leiden introduction week is back with a vengeance this year. A total of 3,412 first-year students from Leiden University and University of Applied Sciences Leiden, accompanied by 486 mentors, started EL…
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Federica CasanoFaculty of Law
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Students become ‘change agents’ in Sustainability Challenge
Leiden students working to solve a sustainability problem at the request of an external party: that is the Sustainability Challenge. During a recent symposium, 28 groups of four to five students unveiled their solutions. The commisioners expressed great enthusiasm.
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Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’
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…
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Martijn NouwenFaculty of Law
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University launches Vision on Student Well-Being: ‘An open culture where we look out for one another’
How can we work together to create a safe study and learning environment and offer students the support that they need? The Vision on Student Well-Being outlines the University’s plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.
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Student Cabinet presents ‘coalition agreement’
The Student Cabinet, a shadow cabinet with students from the Dutch universities, has presented its first ‘coalition agreement’. As Minister for New Democracy, Leiden student Zeineb Romdhane says inclusion should form ‘the basis of our democracy’.
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Four famous alumni introduce their favourite films at Leiden International Film Festival
From a powerful documentary to a heartwarming classic: four Leiden alumni have chosen their favourite films and will introduce them at Leiden International Film Festival.
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First in your family to go to university? Five tips for settling into student life
Are you the first in your family to go to university? Or is the Dutch education system unfamiliar because you (or your parents) didn’t grow up in the Netherlands? Going to Leiden University is a great achievement, but it might feel overwhelming too. These tips will help you settle into student life.
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App helps students study better
Cramming from a book, making notes or learning summaries. In the past these were about the only ways to memorise your course material. But that has long since changed. Multimedia is the code word. But is it effective?
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Put away those textbooks and relax: the Living Room is open
Leiden University opened the doors of its new Living Room on Thursday 16 February. The Living Room is a home from home where Dutch and international students can relax and meet others and is a strictly no-study zone.
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Executive Board column: Our institutes abroad are part of our international DNA
Ever since its foundation, Leiden University has turned its gaze outwards to other cultures, languages and forms of academic practice. It is only natural, therefore, that we as a university have four institutes abroad: the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV-KNAW)…
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Obligations for residence permit holders
As a student residence permit holder, you have a number of obligations.
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Administration
Being a student involves a number of administrative matters such as student registration, tuition fees, student cards and finances. For international students there are also immigration and residency considerations. Learn about administrative procedures for students and what to do if you are unhappy…
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The eternal student: exhibition travels through 450 years of studying
Over the centuries painters and photographers have depicted students at study in Leiden. An exhibition at the Hortus botanicus reveals the similarities and differences in 450 years of student life.
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Interrupting your stay
Consequences of temporarily discontinuing your stay for your residence permit
- Registration open: Winter Weeks 21 december to 2 januari
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Regulations on working & internships
Regulations for student residence permit holders who would like to work or do an internship.
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Immigration and residency
As an international student there are a number of immigration and residency matters to keep in mind during your stay. You may also need to take additional steps when leaving the Netherlands.
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Your rights and obligations as a student of Leiden University (Student Charter 2024-2025)
Education, Facility
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Your rights and obligations as a student of Leiden University (Student Charter 2025-2026)
Education, Organisation
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Your rights and obligations as a student of Leiden University (Student Charter 2023-2024)
Education, Facility
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Leiden vegan student association off to a flying start
Good food. This is an important topic in the interview with Chair Ruben Venema and Activities Director Martine Feteris from the Leiden Vegan Student Association, which was launched in May. An interview rounded off with an extra helping of recipes.
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‘Studying in Leiden is a life-changing experience’: students on the LExS grant
Last year around 2,000 international students started a master’s degree at Leiden University. To make this possible, there are various grants that these students can apply for. One such grant is the LExS: the Leiden University Excellence Scholarship Programme. Three LExS students tell us about their…
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To arrange before departure
To arrange before departure
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Preparations
Preparations
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C. van RaadFaculty of Law
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Maria Fernanda Jaramillo GomezFaculty of Law
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Paulina Rabah RamírezFaculty of Humanities
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Yuta MoriFaculty of Humanities
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Michelle Lucas
Administration and Central Services
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Alenka Milward
Administration and Central Services
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Silvia Stegeman
Administration and Central Services
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Mirae KimFaculty of Humanities
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Jeanne Giberius-Vignaud
Faculty of Humanities
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Stéphanie Tonckens
Faculty of Humanities
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Leticia de Pedro Andrés
Faculty of Humanities
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Rossana Hoogendoorn-Gagliano
Faculty of Humanities
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Fernanda Maciel Ziober
Faculty of Humanities
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Dobin ChoiFaculty of Humanities
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Ellie Whiteside
Faculty of Humanities
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Marlene ZijlstraFaculty of Humanities
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Dóri KosarasFaculty of Law
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SUP for Sustainability: students clean up the Leiden canals
Some thirty Leiden students balanced on SUP boards for the Supping for Sustainability Lustrum activity. Together with alumnus Merijn Tinga, better known as the Plastic Soup Surfer, they paddled their boards through the Leiden canals and waterways, fishing plastic waste out of the water.
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Daniel SchadeFaculty of Humanities
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In pictures: ‘Groot Nederlands Student Kampioenschap’ student games for the first time in The Hague
The 'Groot Nederlands Student Kampioenschap' student games have been held for the first time in two cities, Delft and The Hague. To make this happen our Campus The Hague worked together with The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Inholland University of Applied Sciences. Three students look back…
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Leaving the Netherlands
As an international student, there are a number of matters you should take care of prior to leaving the Netherlands at the end of your studies.