400 search results for “african sien language” in the Student website
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Opportunity LExS Scholarship - Research Master African Studies 2024-2026
Leiden University offers one full Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) to an African candidate interested in the two-year Research Master African Studies programme (ResMA AS); thus non-EEA/non-EFTA* applicants. LExS is a prestigious scholarship and includes a fee waiver up until the statutory…
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John Kegel
African Studies Centre
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Alwin Kloekhorst
Faculty of Humanities
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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Corey Williams
Faculty of Humanities
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Janet Connor
Faculty of Humanities
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Stefan Norbruis
Faculty of Humanities
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Jesse Wichers Schreur
Faculty of Humanities
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Naomi Truan
Faculty of Humanities
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Wilt Idema
Faculty of Humanities
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Expanding Social Sciences & Humanities in African Global Health Discourse
LUNHA strives to redefine global health by prioritizing justice, fairness, and inclusion in Africa. Through collaboration with diverse stakeholders, LUNHA aims to reshape global health research and foster a broader engagement with social sciences and humanities.
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Tijmen Pronk
Faculty of Humanities
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Jan-Bart Gewald
African Studies Centre
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Kate Bellamy
Faculty of Humanities
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Hilde Gunnink
Faculty of Humanities
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Benjamin Suchard
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen Kleinherenbrink
Faculty of Humanities
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Thijs Porck
Faculty of Humanities
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Niels Schoubben
Faculty of Humanities
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Martine Bruil
Faculty of Humanities
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL): A conference like no other
The 10th edition of the World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL), hosted by Leiden University, will be held online from 7 – 12 June. Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) researchers give us an insight into how important and special this event actually is.
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Fenna Poletiek
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Mirjam de Bruijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Joost Grootens
Faculty of Humanities
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Joan Booth
Faculty of Humanities
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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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Rishuai Chen
African Studies Centre
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Harry Wels
African Studies Centre
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Misha Plagis
Faculty of Law
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Gijsbert Rutten
Faculty of Humanities
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Aleksandra Uttenweiler
Faculty of Humanities
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Rijk van Dijk
African Studies Centre
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Jiaqi Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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Tian Yang
Faculty of Humanities
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Faculty of Humanities
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Tingting Hui
Faculty of Humanities
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Jan van Dijkhuizen
Faculty of Humanities
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Marcella Schute
Faculty of Humanities
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Paz Gonzalez Gonzalez
Faculty of Humanities
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Marian Klamer
Faculty of Humanities
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Suzan Verberne
Faculty of Science
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Guus Kroonen
Faculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de Beek
Faculty of Humanities
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Matthijs Westera
Faculty of Humanities
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Jos Schaeken
Faculty of Humanities
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Sarah von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Faculty of Humanities
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Marcello Bonsangue
Faculty of Science
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Language both connects and divides
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them together.
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International Mother Language Day 2024: 'It's time to celebrate our languages'
On Wednesday, 21 February, a diverse group of students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered in The Hague for International Mother Language Day. Under the banner of 'a bit of fun and many serious topics,' language took centre stage.