In collaboration with the UAF (foundation for refugee students), we can help you to remove obstacles to study success and bring you into contact with fellow students, buddies and university staff.

Need assistance with your university application? We can help you with, for example, drawing up your CV and the evaluation of your diplomas.

Want to improve your language skills? We can lend a hand.

Questions? Get in touch with us.

Our partners

• UAF, foundation for refugees
• Het Taalschakeltraject Leiden-Den Haag (TST) is for status holders who, from January 1st, 2022, have been socially integrating in the Netherlands. During the TST, you prepare for a higher education programme on the HBO or university.
• Academic Language Centre.
• Leiden University Diversity and Inclusion Office
• Popcorner at the Faculty of Social Science and Campus The Hague - helping you find the way within your faculty and study programme.
• Leiden University IncLUsion programme.
• Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (in Dutch) advice point for status holders.

• Are you the first person in your family to go to university? It will certainly be fun and exciting but might also feel like a step into the unknown.
• Via the Start je toekomst programme (in Dutch) you can receive all the information you need to help you feel at home and be successful in your new environment.
• International students might sometime also need a little help in finding their way. If that applies to you, drop by or get in touch.

Together with our education partners, we can help you to remove any obstacles to study success and bring you into contact with fellow students and staff members.

Need help with study planning or study choices? We can put you in touch with the right people.

Want to improve your language skills? We can lend a hand.

Questions? Get in touch with us.

Our partner

SU Connect (in Dutch) - increasing study success for students from Suriname

Time: 13:00 – 16:00 hours
Location: Living Lab FSW, Wassenaarseweg 52, Leiden
Language: English
Target Group:   All students and employees of Leiden University and partners of Meeting Point, in particular those who are or with an affinity for refugees
Programme: Meeting Point and partners hosts a special event to mark World Refugee Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of refugees. This year's edition "In Praise of Community Building," will shed light on the vital role of a community in supporting migrants and refugees before, during, and beyond their intergration process. 

Join us in making a difference!

Program

13.00 – 13.15   Welcome and registration 

13.15 – 14.00   Lecture by Margaritha Lourido Ferreira

14.00 – 14.15  Time for soup!

14.15 – 15:00   Lecture by Rob van Waarde

15.00 – 16.00   Drinks and networking 

Registration

Date: Saturday 5 July
Location: Leiden
Language: Dutch
Target groups: Students who are the first in their family to go to university and will be studying in Leiden in the upcoming academic year. Parents/guardians are also welcome.

* for more information, take a look at the Dutch page of Meeting Point