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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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Colours and symbols to support dyslexic students
In the very first Korean class that teacher Eun-ju Kim taught, there were already students with dyslexia. With a background in special education and clinical developmental psychology, she developed a new method to help them, partly based on teaching methods from Dutch first language education.
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Sei'ichi Kondō and Sanae Kagaya are the Artists in Residence for 2025
In December 2025, Leiden University welcomes Professors Sei’ichi Kondō and Sanae Kagaya as the 2025 JAPA-UL artists in residence. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a workshop series that focuses on Japanese cultural heritage and butō dance. There is a limited number of places…
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How a Taiwanese organisation strengthens local communities through recycling
Most people think of waste as something dirty that needs to be disposed of as soon as possible, but Olivia Yun-An Dung's dissertation aims to show that this does not always have to be the case. For this purpose, she focuses on Tzu Chi recycling in Taiwan. There, an army of elderly volunteers has been…
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1st year students information session “Start your career during your studies”
Career and apply for jobs
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‘I want to work with Indonesia in the present day’
Alumnus Rennie Roos lives and works in Indonesia. What took him there, what does he do there and what inspires him?
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Memories of Cinema-Going in Postwar Japan: An Ethno-history
Lecture
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Performing identity and buying love: self-expression and iyashi in the dansō escorting business
Lecture
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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The Myriad Avatars of Izumi Shikibu in Medieval Japan
Lecture
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Lessons of Democracy: Mothers’ Education and Learning Activities in late-1950s Japan,
Lecture
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Queer Subjects in Modern Japanese Literature: A Reminiscence
Lecture
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Marketing Nostalgia: Packing and Unpacking the Everyday Lives of Children in Japan
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Ingrained Habits: The “Kitchen Cars,” American Wheat Promotion, and the Transformation of Japanese Diet and Identity, 1956-1960
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Civil Society and International Students in Japan: Methodology and Fieldwork
Lecture
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Ōtsuka Kusuoko (1875-1910) in the Meiji Literary Field: Models of Authorship between keishū sakka and the "New Woman"
Lecture
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Who Became a Politician: A Portrait of Modern Japan
Lecture
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Asia Academy #06: Taiwan's Future
Lecture
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Augmented Realities: Japanese Literati Painting, Circa 1700–1800
Lecture
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Visual Construction of the Dutch: From the Perspective of the “Tōjin”
Lecture
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National(ist) Media: Platform, Participation, and the Rise of Digital Populism in Japan
Lecture
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Onwards to noble death! War representation in the manga of Shigeru Mizuki
Lecture
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Double Lecture: Illustrated Books and Manuscripts in Early Modern Japan
Lecture
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Utagawa Hiroshige: The Landscape Artist as Pathfinder
Lecture
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The World of Smallpox Picture Books: The Red Books for Smallpox in the Edo Period
Lecture
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An Unusually Caring Chigo (Buddhist Acolyte): The Medieval Japanese Tale of a Homoerotic Love Triangle and Its Hollow Center
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Decolonisation for whom?: Museum Practices in Europe, Asia, and Japan
Lecture
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‘We’re already at war – we’re just acting as though we’re not’
Professor of International Relations Daniel Thomas is clear: anyone taking peace in Europe for granted is shutting their eyes to reality.
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Living the (Proletarian) Life: Sata Ineko’s Autobiographical Writing
Lecture
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Tradition and Transformation: Japanese Woodblock Prints from Meiji to 20th Century mokuhanga
Lecture
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Rombouts-Shilin Conference
Conference
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Ski Slopes, Sandy Beaches, and the Politics of Tourism in Kim Jong Un's North Korea
Lecture
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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Neutrino: Documentary & Q&A with the directors
Studium Generale
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CWTS Scientometrics Summer School (CS3)
Research
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Opening of the Herta Mohr Building: brand new and also recycled location for Humanities
Light, open and green: a description that fits the new, renovated location of the Faculty of Humanities. The official opening of the Herta Mohr Building took place on 8 October, and it has many remarkable features: for example, recycled ‘mushroom columns’, a pedestrian bridge to the University Library…
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture
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The Gulag Legacy - Memory of Stalinism in Today's Russia
Lecture
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In Memoriam: Lucas Ressang
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Lucas Ressang, a valued member of our Asian Studies community. Lucas was a dedicated and thoughtful student whose intellectual curiosity and passion for learning left a lasting impact on those who had the privilege of working with him.
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Blade Runner 2025?
Lecture, Studium Generale
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‘How can you lead an organisation when you do not yet know yourself?’
How to implement good leadership? This is the central question posed during the inspiration seminars of the LLP, in which renowned guest speakers share their insights. A seminar at the beginning of May imparts this message: “Keep listening to one another.”
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Hoe felgekleurde pilaren eenzaamheid bij studenten verminderen
Sinds vorig jaar staan er gekleurde pilaren op de universiteitscampus. Met deze ‘Act of Kindness Pillars’ wordt eenzaamheid bij studenten tegengegaan.
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Symposium about Rein Dool painting and University exhibition policy
At a symposium on 26 May, experts, staff and students from Leiden University will discuss what should happen with Rein Dool’s painting in the Academy Building and what the guidelines for the University’s exhibition policy should be. These issues will be explored from diverse perspectives during the…
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Programme
The LDE Space & Society Honours Programme (15 EC) consists of two courses: a lecture series and a space challenge.
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Welcome to Leiden University
Welcome to Leiden University
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’
She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawyer Natacha Harlequin learned in her student days in Leiden. ‘What I personally think of the alleged act doesn’t matter so much.’
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Qahramon Yakubov will be Central Asia Erasmus Fellow in April 2023
Lecture
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Renewed LLP has started: 'Reflection is the beginning of progress'
'Working on your leadership starts tonight,' says lecturer Sandra Groeneveld at the introductory meeting of the Leiden Leadership Programme. The programme has been renewed this year, and students are ready to dive into it: 'I hope to get to know myself.'