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The corona crisis has had a major impact, also on our university and thus on the lives of our students. Our teaching is online and we’ve been urged to avoid social contact. That is difficult, especially for our international students who are here in Leiden and The Hague without their family and friends.…

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Interaction with your instructors will be different in an online setting. However, some things do not change.

The POPcorner workshops take up half a day and are given by professional trainers.

The current situation at our university is a strange one: no face-to-face classes, all buildings are closed and our students stay at home. We understand that it is difficult for students right now. Our Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker has a message for all of you. 'Take care of your health, both physically…

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The buildings are closed and all classes have moved online: these are strange times for students at our university. And for international students, it is even more complicated. They are here without their friends and family, and had to decide whether to stay here or return home. Three of them share…

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Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Leiden University announced on 19 March 2020 that there would be no more face-to-face teaching for the rest of this academic year. That was a big decision with big consequences, but students in Leiden are staying positive and trying to make the best of it. Read on to be inspired by how Leiden students…

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

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Education, ICT

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic LUC can unfortunately not use its usual intensive, on campus teaching model. We know that both instructors and students are very eager to get back into the classroom, but it will not yet be possible to return to the pre-COVID19 situation, as sad as that is. Health of the…

Two months ago, history student Willemijn contracted coronavirus. At the time she was taking a course given by lecturer Rens Tacoma. What can you do if you’re even too ill to follow online lectures? And how are lecturers dealing with the growing number of sick students? ‘We have to work it out toget…

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Arts and leisure , Arts and leisure

Career and apply for jobs , Study support

Career and apply for jobs

Career and apply for jobs

The Faculty’s traditional New Year’s reception, like everything else these days, was transformed into an online event this year. Dean Paul Wouters as the host led us through the programme filled with the Casimir Teaching Award, the Pieter de la Court Medals, the Master’s Thesis Prizes, and a short lecture…

From the new Hortus botanicus podcast to conference call bingo: all the students, lecturers and other members of staff from Leiden University had to switch at breakneck speed to working and studying from home this week. That meant decluttering offices, getting your head around remote teaching and installing…

In our digital society, the internet seems to offer endless possibilities for expressing yourself, gathering information, and making contact with others. The anonymity of the internet seems to give us the freedom to come and go as we please. But what about our online privacy? Should it be dealt with…

Do you need help managing your time or coping with study stress? Would you like tips about thesis writing or strategic study techniques? Leiden University offers a range of courses designed to help you improve your study skills.

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.

It is now possible to earn study credits with online courses! You can use the online courses as part of your elective credits or within an Honours track.

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

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

Studying in times of corona

Your study adviser or coordinator is an expert on all aspects of your study programme. If you have any questions or concerns about your programme, whether they be of a practical or academic nature, you can contact your study adviser.

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

It is possible to develop and improve your study skills. By using the SMART method you can learn to study strategically, be academically competent, have confidence about taking exams and manage your time well. Of course all this is only possible if you put in enough hours.

The students at Leiden University are satisfied with the online teaching that they received in the second semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. They were more satisfied with the teaching that imparted knowledge than with the teaching that focused on applying knowledge. These are the results of a…

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