172 search results for “second world war” in the Student website
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.
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Marlies van BoekelFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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Cleveringa honoured with statue in birthplace of Appingedam
Almost 81 years after his famous protest speech against the German occupation, Leiden professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa will be remembered in his Groningen birthplace of Appingedam. A statue of him will be unveiled there on 12 November amid various other activities.
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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War in Ukraine: Universities call for support and solidarity for those affected
The Dutch universities are shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and empathise with all those affected by this act of aggression. Leiden University also calls for solidarity with and support for all those affected by the war.
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Frans OsingaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Abhishek Avtans-Faculty of Humanities
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Beatriz Santiago BelmonteFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Alanna O'MalleyFaculty of Humanities
- War in Ukraine: one university website for help, action and questions
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Uhlenbeck scholarship programme for mandatory study abroad
Master
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
- Student Buddy Service: also for students affected by the Ukraine war and other conflicts
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Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the scope of International Human Rights Day.
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eamon AloyoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Anneleen van der MeerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
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Nicolas Rodriguez IdarragaFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Oran KennedyFaculty of Humanities
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Uhlenbeck scholarship research master students
Master
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Paul MeyboomFaculteit Archeologie
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about the fate of family and friends, they also face major financial problems. This also applies to Russian students who can no longer access their bank accounts.…
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Strong need to talk together about Ukraine
Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffering and worry and it raises questions. With these words, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl opened the meeting on the war in Ukraine at Wijnhaven on Thursday…
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Are you (to be) a second year master’s student? Apply for the Joint Interdisciplinary Project!
Education
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Carmen KleinherenbrinkFaculty of Humanities