A study association is a good way to combine study-related activities with pleasure. Every faculty has one or more study association.

How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?

A study association is a good way to combine study-related activities with pleasure. Every faculty has one or more study association.

How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?

Lecture, Tuesday Talk

How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?

Creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment where all students feel welcome is one of Leiden University’s main priorities. Hence, The POPcorner is building a community around creative social binding activities.

Conference

Arts and culture

Exchange: What and why?

How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?

In the academic year 2025-2026, the project 'Sea-ing Africa: Tracing Legacies and Engaging Future Promises of 'Big' Infrastructure Projects in Port City Regions in Ghana and Morocco' will be pleased to host students from all three tracks of the MSc Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology and…

Bachelor, Master

Are you interested in taking courses or doing research in a different country? The Science International Office is your first point of contact when going abroad as part of your study programme!

Conference

This year, there are elections for the student section of the University Council, the Faculty Councils and the Student Council of LUMC, the staff section of all Faculty Councils and all Employee Councils. What topics and positions do you find important? With your vote, you ultimately have a say in university…

Do you want to get involved in the university community whilst working on your personal development? Co-participation is the perfect way to do it.

Exchange: What and why?

Exchange: What and why?

Are you thinking of doing an entire master’s programme at a university abroad? Find out what you need to take into consideration.

Study abroad: where and when?

Study abroad: where and when?

Are you curious about other disciplines and would you like to develop yourself more broadly alongside your bachelor studies? Discover the Honours College!

Do you feel the Honours College is right for you? Find out here what admission requirements you need to meet and how to apply.

Study support

Grotius Dialogue

Want to develop your ideas and entrepreneurial skills? PLNT and Luris can help.

Leiden University values participation: the participation organs are the ears and eyes of the university. They identify issues of concern among staff and students and help advise and decide on the future of our organisation. Something for you? Then stand as a candidate! This year, elections will…

Everything students should know about honours education at Leiden University.

Lecture, Book Launch

A study association is a good way to combine study-related activities with pleasure. Every faculty has one or more study association.

Leiden University students interested in studying abroad can contact their outgoing exchange coordinator for advice and assistance. For international exchange students visiting Leiden University, your first point of contact is your incoming exchange coordinator.

Assistance for refugee students, first-generation students, and students from Suriname and the Caribbean region of the Netherlands.

Study abroad: where and when?

How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?

By day, Roeland Merks works on mathematical models that describe cells and complex systems. In the evenings, he opens the door to a different world. In his home and art space De Spelonk, contemporary art, experimentation and curiosity come together — right at the intersection with his scientific per…

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.

Outgoing exchange coordinators can provide you with information and advice if you are interested in going abroad as part of your Leiden University study programme.

A minor allows you to develop your knowledge beyond the boundaries of your study programme, or to specialise further in your own field of study. You can follow a minor in Leiden and also in Delft or Rotterdam.

Do you want to get involved in the university community whilst working on your personal development? Co-participation is the perfect way to do it.

Is one study programme not challenging enough, or are you having trouble choosing between two programmes? If so, a double study programme might be the solution.

When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.

Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and the Erasmus University Rotterdam have worked together for many years on numerous aspects of teaching, research and valorisation. In 2012 this collaboration was formalised in the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities strategic alliance.

A minor allows you to develop your knowledge beyond the boundaries of your study programme, or to specialise further in your own field of study. You can follow a minor in Leiden and also in Delft or Rotterdam.

Some bachelor's programmes help you monitor your own academic progress by assisting you in drawing up a study plan at the end of your first year.

Lecture, Book Talk