275 search results for “interest governance” in the Student website
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Frits van der MeerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Government unaware of Dutch involvement in Iran nuclear weapons programme sabotage
In 2007, a spy from the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) planted a destructive computer virus at an Iranian nuclear site, halting the Iranian nuclear weapons programme. Dutch newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’ has revealed that the AIVD kept the crucial role of the Dutch spy a secret from…
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Joery MatthysFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Vlad Niculescu-DincaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Executive Board: Parliament debates education cuts and self-governance
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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University elections: ONS is again the biggest student party, FNV Government represents staff
Once again the ONS student party (Enterprising Leiden Students) is the biggest party in the university elections. This gives the party three seats in the University Council. The staff are represented in the UR by FNV Government, with 5 seats.
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Amalia Campos DelgadoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Government will continue to intervene to make aviation sector more sustainable
Is aviation on a one-way journey or a round trip? That is the question Steven Truxal will answer in his inaugural lecture From Disruption to Innovation in Air and Space: Legal Solutions for a Sustainable Future on Monday 15 November. This professor of air and space law is positive. That’s one thing…
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blog: Alternative demonstrations in Leiden and The Hague against government cuts
Alternative demonstrations were held in Leiden and The Hague on Thursday 14 November after the national protest in Utrecht was cancelled. Leiden University supports these protests, which were organised by WOinActie. Read our live blog of the demonstrations.
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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks
The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students? These two 'colleagues' are certain of it.
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Roos StolkerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Crystal EnnisFaculty of Humanities
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jonathan PhillipsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wouter HinsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Letizia Lo GiaccoFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Protest against higher education cuts: ‘This government is turning its back on the world’
Over 20,000 students, lecturers, administrators, support staff and many others protested on 25 November against the plans to make billions of cuts to higher education. Students and staff from Leiden University also travelled to The Hague to voice their objections to the disastrous plans.
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‘Tax in the Boardroom’ between students, the business sector, and government
On Monday 10 October a debate was held at the KOG, ‘Tax in the Boardroom’. During this inspiring event, students and tax experts from the business sector and public bodies considered the tax issues that are dominating the public debate. The tax experts were Joost Kutsch Lojenga (Shell), Sebastiaan de…
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Rutger Leukfeldt appointed Chair in Governing Cybercrime shared by two faculties: 'You have to do this together'
Rutger Leukfeldt has been appointed endowed Professor of Governing Cybercrime at the faculties of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) and Leiden Law School. Leukfeldt: 'It’s great that the two faculties are joining forces at a time when we’re faced with enormous challenges in the field of cybercrim…
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Marta Fiocco -
Ruud Koole
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Special lecture Jan Vleggeert: 'A citizen's perspective on conflicts of interest'
When Professor of Tax Law Jan Vleggeert delivered his inaugural lecture in Leiden University’s Academy Building on 30 October 2020, only 30 people were allowed to attend due to coronavirus measures. On 10 June 2022, Vleggeert was therefore given the opportunity to deliver a lecture to a much larger…
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence
It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for Mariëtte Hamer, the government commissioner tasked with tackling this persistent social problem. Eisma studied the Dutch language at Leiden. How is her…
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Hilde WokerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anneke Monsma -
Amy VerdunFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alyssa Akkerman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ahlam el Barnoussi-el MhamdiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Michael SampsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sarah de Lange
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Adina Akbik
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Huge interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day
Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 prospective students and 4,000 parents visited faculties in Leiden and The Hague to soak up the atmosphere and imagine how it would be to study at Leiden…
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Joana CookFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Jacqueline VelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gert-Jan BoonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jue WangFaculty of Humanities
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Interested in becoming a student mentor? Former student mentors share their experiences
Helping new students find their way at our faculty, organising visits to the court in The Hague, perhaps even teaching a course for a group of new students about the ins and outs of their study programme. The faculty is looking for new student mentors for the academic year 2026/2027. What does it mean…
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Arco TimmermansFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Joris van der VoetFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Eduard SchmidtFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Governance and Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Procederende belangenorganisaties: ‘Zo worden ook de meest kwetsbaren gehoord’
Interest organisations are increasingly taking legal action and that’s a good thing for democracy, says PhD candidate Rowie Stolk. ‘It means that the most vulnerable social groups – including children and refugees, who tend to have a weaker political position – are protected.’
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Tanachia AshikaliFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tanja AhlinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jessie PoolFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Plan for which VVD is prepared to let Dutch government collapse, caused overburdening of judicial system and violation of children's rights in
The Dutch conservative VVD party plans to make the right to family reunification more difficult for people with temporary residence permits. In Germany, this restriction led to several lawsuits which were won by status holders. Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor in Migration Law, believes this is a…