Study support, Study support

Your study adviser or coordinator is an expert on all aspects of your study programme. If you have any questions or concerns about your programme, whether they be of a practical or academic nature, you can contact your study adviser.

Your study adviser or coordinator is an expert on all aspects of your study programme. If you have any questions or concerns about your programme, whether they be of a practical or academic nature, you can contact your study adviser.

As a bachelor’s student at Leiden University, you will be issued with binding study advice (BSA). This means you must obtain sufficient study credits in the first year of your bachelor’s programme to be permitted to continue studying. Some programmes also have additional requirements.

Dyslexia is a learning disorder which is common among students and can impact your studies at Leiden University.

In addition to your standard study programme, there are a range of extra study activities you can choose to follow. These are intended to enrich your studies, offer extra challenge or provide international experience. They are also a great asset to your CV.

As a student of Leiden University, you can access a large number of workshops and courses intended to help you improve your study skills, work on your personal development, and prepare for your future career.

Judith Naeff is Assistant Professor Cultures of the Middle East at Leiden University with a main interest in contemporary Arabic visual culture and literature. She has worked mainly on cities & urban imaginaries and memory & temporality.

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Study guidance and support

Katarzyna J. Cwiertka is professor of Modern Japan Studies at Leiden University.

Bachelor, Master

Casper Wits is a University Lecturer in the Institute for Area Studies. His research focuses on postwar diplomatic and international history in East Asia, with a special interest in the development of Chinese and Japanse foreign policy and Sino-Japanese relations in this period. He also takes an interest…

If you graduate or stop studying for other reasons, this will have consequences for your finances. Check which steps you need to take and what to take into account.

Hossam Ahmed is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies and coordinator of the Arabic language courses in Leiden University. His research interests include (Arabic) computational linguistics, Minimalist Syntax, Digital Humanities, and Teaching Arabic as a foreign Language.…

Studying with a disability may require additional time and effort. Find out what support is available at Leiden University and consider what might be helpful in your particular situation.

Making sure your studies are going well is only half the story. It is also important to enjoy yourself and meet new people. Why not join an association, club or the University Sports Centre? Or acquire new skills by becoming a member of a student board or participation body.

Instead of going on exchange, you could choose to study abroad independently. This is an option if you want to go to a destination that doesn’t have an exchange agreement with Leiden University, or if you missed out on an exchange place.

Emi Yamamoto is skills lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Simon van der Straten is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Jacqueline Hylkema is Assistant Professor of Cultural History at Leiden University College and Senior Scaliger Fellow at Leiden University Libraries’ Scaliger Institute. Her research focuses on forgery in early modern print culture, particularly in the Dutch Republic and Britain. Hylkema is currently…

Michaël Opgenhaffen is an assistant professor at the Centre for Linguistics.

Ae Ree Nam is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Lindsay Black is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Liesbeth Minnaard is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Having a visual disability can impact your learning at Leiden University.

A chronic illness is a long-term and persistent health condition that can impact your learning at Leiden University.

Having a hearing disability is a health condition that can impact your learning at Leiden University.

Having a speech disability is a health condition that can impact your learning at Leiden University.

AD(H)D stands for Attention Deficit(-Hyperactivity) Disorder, which is a common disorder that can impact your learning at Leiden University.

There are range of associations available outside your faculty that offer social activities and opportunities to build new networks. These range from large student associations to clubs for people with similar interests, faiths and backgrounds.

Study spaces

Paul van Els is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Professor Jean-Pierre van der Rest joined the Department of Business Studies at Leiden Law School in September 2014. Van der Rest (1972) studied Managerial Economics at the University of Durham (UK) and received a PhD from Oxford Brookes University (UK). Professor Van der Rest is a versatile scholar…

Master

Saturday's Study Abroad fair in Leiden is the ideal place to gather information about going abroad during your studies, or being an international student at Leiden University. And enjoy it all with a free cup of coffee or tea, and maybe even a delicious slice of pizza.

At faculty and study programme level there are various regulations in place to ensure that everything runs as it should. For example, there are thesis and faculty regulations, as well as rules and guidelines on assessments, exams, degree classifications and plagiarism.

Bachelor, Master

My research themes are Korean syntax, critical discourse analysis, second language acquisition in Korean, and teaching Korean as a foreign language. My current research project aims to investigate how the discourse construction of inter-Korean summits in the South Korean press has diachronically changed…

Surya Suryadi is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Petra Sijpesteijn is professor of Arabic. Her research concentrates on recovering the experiences of Muslims and non-Muslims living under Islamic rule, using the vast stores of radically under-used documents surviving from the early Islamic world. Professor Sijpesteijn is PI of the NWO funded VICI research…

Studying with a disability may require additional time and effort. Find out what support is available at Leiden University and consider what might be helpful in your particular situation.

Matthew Frear is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of History. He teaches and supervises students on the BA International Studies, MA International Relations, BA Russian Studies, and MA Russian and Eurasian Studies programmes. His main fields of research are Russian and Eurasian politics and international…