Student Plaza & contact
The Student Plaza is a joint initiative of staff and students and offers a range of activities in the areas of academic success, community building, and (academic) career and development for all students of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
More about the Student Plaza
The Student Plaza is a joint effort between various support services: POPcorner FSW, Career Service, Community Engagement Service, Honours College, Personal Development Centre and Student Services Centre (OSC).
The Student Plaza is both a physical location on the faculty’s ground floor and a digital platform accessible via this Brightspace, where you can explore our full range of activities. The offering also includes several activities from other university partners, such as the Student Support Services located in the Plexus Student Centre and other faculty-specific Career Services.
The Student Plaza offers amongst others:
- Personal guidance & coaching
- Workshops, events, courses and seminars
- Health & social engagement
- Peer to peer initiatives
- Online courses & modules
- Information, tips & tools
- An extracurricular certificate in the Personal Professional Skills Lab
Location Student Plaza
The Student Plaza FSW is located on the ground floor of the faculty building, at the back of the hall.
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday: 10:00-14:00 uur.
Brightspace Student Plaza
In addition to a physical location, you can also find the Student Plaza in Brightspace. There, you’ll find the full range of Student Plaza offerings, presented around three main themes.
- Your path to study success: a good start, study skills and personal development
- Co-creating your student journey: community, engagement, and well-being
- Navigating your future: study career, professional development, and labour market preparation.
This Brightspace is set up to help you navigate through our activities, so that you can find what you are looking for, when you need it.
Contact information Student Plaza services
Student Plaza FSW
- Contact persons:
- Rosalinde Spitters, coordinator
- Tanja Braakman, management assistant
- Email address: studentplaza@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 10:00-14:00 uur.
POPcorner FSW
Do you have a question regarding your wellbeing? Do you have doubts about your study approach or would you like to develop your study and personal skills even further? Could you use some support in finding your ways around the faculty and student life?
The POPcorner FSW offers coaching and support and facilitates a variety of (students for students) projects and activities to help you in your personal and professional development.
- Emailadres: popcorner@fsw.leidenuniv.n
- Phone number: 071-527 8846
- Website POPcorner
- Schedule an appointment
Walk-in hour:
- Tuesday: 10.00-13.00 hrs
- Thursday: 13.00-16.00 hrs
POPcorner team
- Nadia Mansouri – Coordinator POPcorner FSW
- Simone Keijsers - Trainer/Coach
- Rosalinde Spitters – Skills lecturer
Career Service FSW
Do you have doubts concerning your study or master choice and would you like support with you (study)career planning? The Career Service FSW offers workshops, activities, information and personal coaching in the field of study choice, (study)career planning and preparation for the job market.
- Email address: careerservice.socialsciences@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Phone number: 071-527 3840
- Website: Career Service FSW
Career Service FSW Team
- Francien Bouhuijs - Coordinator Social Sciences Career Service
- Sophie Blok - Career counsellor
- Eva van der Meer - Career counsellor
- Tanja Braakman - Management assistant
CV/LinkedIn profile check at the Student Plaza FSW
Check the information on the LU Career zone about the options to have your CV/LinkedIn profile checked by the Career Service staff.
Community Engagement Service FSW
Are you looking for relevant work experience or interesting voluntary work? The Community Engagement Service FSW (CES) offers advice, information and individual coaching in the field of extracurricular work experience with a societal focus.
- Emailadres: careerservice.socialsciences@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Phone number: 071-527 3840
- Website Community Engagement Service
Community Engagement Service FSW Team
- Francien Bouhuijs - Coordinator CES
- Sophie Blok - Career counsellor
- Eva van der Meer - Career counsellor
- Tanja Braakman - Management assistant
FSW Honours College
The FSW Honours College offers you an interactive Honours track or separate courses and activities alongside your regular bachelor’s degree programme.
- Walk-in hour: Wednesday 12.00-14.00 at the Student Plaza FSW
- Emailadres: honoursfsw@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Website Honours College FSW.
Personal Development Centre
The Personal Development Centre offers an interactive seminar in English and one-to-one coaching sessions.
You can sign up or make an appointment during our walk-in consultation hours or by sending an e-mail to learningmyway@fsw.leidenuniv.nl .
- Walk-in consultation hours: every Tuesday from 13.00 15.00 at the Student Plaza FSW
- Make an appointment for a coaching session
- Email address: learningmyway@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- Read more about the Learning My Way method.
- Read more about the Personal Development Centre.
> Make an appointment for a coaching session!
Personal Development Centre FSW Team
- Marc Cleiren - Head of PDC / Research & Development
- Justin Sijtsma - Head PDC / Management & HR
- Thalia Thomassen - Trainer, coach & Trajectory Manager
- Thea de Gelder - Office Manager & Trajectory Manager
- Alice Bisschop - Planner & Trajectory Manager
Student Services Centre (SSC)
Student Services Centre FSW (Leiden)
- Chatbot: 24/7 via website, widget & Whatsapp (+31 71 527 7779)
- E-mail: ssc@leiden.edu
- Student desk: Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10:00-14:00 hrs
- Telephone: Mon - Fri 10:00 - 13:00 (+31 71 527 7779)
Location:
Pieter de la Court
Wassenaarseweg 52
2333 AK Leiden
Student Services Centre FSW (The Hague)
- Student desk: Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 hour
- Emai: ssc@leiden.edu
Location:
Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague
2nd floor