698 search results for “africa in the world” in the Staff website
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments
Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.
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Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact
Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.
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Victoria NystAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
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Matthijs WesteraFaculty of Humanities
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Rogier CreemersFaculty of Humanities
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Students from all around the world discover The Hague
A day at the beach, games, a visit to an embassy and a pub crawl. The activities at HOPweek help new students get to know not just The Hague but each other too.
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Sander TetterooFaculty of Humanities
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Take our Europe quiz
On Europe Day (9 May), we celebrate the creation of the European Union. How well do you know the EU? Take part in our quiz on unexpected and interesting facts about Europe, compiled by our experts. Have fun!
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University energy campaign: ‘Warm yourself, not the world’
Sky-high energy prices and a climate that keeps getting warmer: it’s clear that we have to turn down the heat. Sustainability Day on 10 October will mark the start of our five-month Energy Campaign and we’ll be making the switch. Sustainability Coordinators Aranka Virágh (Real Estate) and Marlies Nijemeisland…
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Students: ‘We want to be the most sustainable university in the world’
The students from the Leiden University Green Office have big ambitions and have outlined their recommendations in a new Green Paper. Like being the most sustainable university in the world by 2030. Students Janey Franssen and Job Kemperman are two of the paper’s authors. How do they want to achieve…
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Steven DenneyFaculty of Humanities
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
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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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Costanza FranceschiniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Leiden Classics: The Leiden Observatory, the world’s oldest university observatory
Whether finding signals of dark matter or discovering hydrogen in the vicinity of exoplanets, Leiden astronomers are world players in their field, and they are part of a long tradition: Leiden was the first university in the world to have its own observatory.
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The world is changing. How should we as a university adjust our strategy?
At the halfway mark, how should we adjust our strategy to a rapidly changing world? Faculty administrators, academic directors, directors of expertise centres, staff from Administration and Central Services, members of the representative bodies and students assessors met on 6 June to discuss this qu…
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Miriam WaltzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants
Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance.
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Densua MumfordFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Gerald AchoFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Pouwel van SchootenFaculty of Humanities
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Sanayi MarcellineFaculty of Humanities
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Louie Buana
Faculty of Humanities
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Henk Zoomers
Faculty of Humanities
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Eddie Meijer
Faculty of Humanities
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Willem de VriesFaculty of Humanities
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Sulakshana de Mel
Faculty of Humanities