2,027 search results for “language and culture of the world” in the Student website
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Binge-eating disorders in the Arab world and the Netherlands
Psychologist Bernou Melisse was shocked at the long waiting lists in the Netherlands for people with binge-eating disorders. The problem was not yet on the map in Saudi Arabia. She therefore decided to study how people suffering from binge eating can be helped better in their own region of the world.…
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter WagemakersFaculty of Humanities
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Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate
The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch Senate.
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Katarzyna Cwiertka on the declining popularity of kimchi in South Korea
In the Western world, kimchi is on an unstoppable rise, but in South Korea the dish is actually losing popularity. Professor Katarzyna Cwiertka explains how this is possible in the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave'.
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Mirae Kim on translation issues at K-pop
K-pop is wildly popular. Fans all over the world sing along to the Korean songs, often without understanding exactly what the lyrics mean. University lecturer Mirae Kim explains why these songs are so difficult to translate in the video series "The World of Korean Wave'.
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Thesis and papers
When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic.
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Peter Verstraten over het succes van Koreaanse films
What makes South Korean films successful? In the first part of the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', University Lecturer Peter Verstraten discusses the recent success of South Korean cinema.
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Vote for the student elections of the programme boards!
Organisation
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Mariana De Campos FrancozoFaculty of Archaeology
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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The whole world knows the way to the Leiden institute in Morocco
A delegation from Leiden University visited the Netherlands Institute Morocco (NIMAR) in Rabat at the end of February.
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China's new heroes: ‘Sacrificing yourself for the community gives you status’
Sacrificing yourself for the greater good: in China, martyrdom and hero worship have been strongly encouraged by the Communist Party for the past decade or so. University lecturer Vincent Chang tells us more about this far-reaching development.
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Paneldiscussie: Een Rijkdom aan Talen
Debate, Paneldiscussie
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Katharina RiebelFaculty of Science
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Seed Grant for De Maaker and Gupta for research on heritage and climate governance
Erik de Maaker and Radhika Gupta received a Seed Grant to initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilised to address climate change governance in Himalayan Asia. This project will address a significant knowledge gap on the potentials and pitfalls of climate governance, with an initial…
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Flora Smit on the relationship between K-pop idols and their fans
Fans of the Korean music movement K-pop go through hell for their idols. In return, artists care deeply about their fans: they even get to decide their hair color. In the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', PhD candidate Flora Smit takes a closer look at this relationship.
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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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Louis VerrethFaculty of Humanities
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Joanita VroomFaculty of Archaeology
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
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Research-Concert: Songs and Languages across hemispheres
Music concert
- Teaching East Asian Languages (TEAL): Challenges, Ideas and Innovations
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Mia DambachFaculty of Law
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Jeroen van ZoolingenFaculty of Archaeology
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Rowie StolkFaculty of Law
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Tom BarkhuysenFaculty of Law
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A better world begins with bringing together economic law, environmental law and human rights
Economic law, environmental law and human rights are important fields of law for sustainable development. But they do not interact sufficiently, which makes it difficult to implement sustainable development.
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Janine PrinsSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Sarah BozuwaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Sarah SmithSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Wiebe RuijtenbergFaculty of Law
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Mariska Moreu-de JongSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Eric MulderFaculty of Archaeology
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Irna HofmanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Emily Elizabeth GdulaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Roxane HeidenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Misato OkaneyaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Megan RodriguesSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Karel Berkhoff
Faculty of Humanities
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Jonathan PriceFaculty of Law
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Marlieke ErnstFaculty of Humanities
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Helena VrabecFaculty of Law
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Csilla ArieseFaculty of Humanities
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Daniel ValeFaculty of Law
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Inga van Doornmalen
Faculty of Law
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Danny MekicFaculty of Law
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Hanneke LankveldFaculty of Law
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Camille LefebvreFaculty of Law
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Itai SiegelFaculty of Law