10 March 2025

Op 10 March, staff from Leiden University are kicking off the Dutch universities’ national staggered strike against the government cuts with strike action that includes a teach-out.

The Executive Board and deans support the initiative but have decided not to close the university. Read on to find out what the strike means for students.

University to remain open

Our buildings will remain open on 10 March. The Executive Board will make every effort to ensure essential activities such as exams, PhD ceremonies and inaugural lectures go ahead as planned that day.

If your lecturer is striking and has cancelled your classes, they will inform you of this in Brightspace.

Compulsory practicals and exams

Attendance is not compulsory for students wishing to join their teaching staff’s strike action on 10 March, except for compulsory practicals and exams that cannot be retaken or postponed. It is your responsibility to catch up on what you have missed.

Faculty of Medicine students can decide for themselves whether they wish to attend classes. It is their responsibility to catch up on what they have missed. For compulsory classes, this may mean having to catch up in the next academic year.

Programme 10 March

Time	Place	What's going on
Ongoing	Leiden	Teach-outs
9:30-10:30	The Hague	Gather around the Wijnhaven and take the train to Leiden (not group organised).
9:30-10:30	Leiden	Gather around all Leiden buildings, from there leave for Garenmarkt.
11:00	Leiden: Garenmarkt	Welcome, with music.
11:30 -13:00	Leiden: Garenmarkt	Demonstration accompanied by music and different local and national speakers. We will conclude the morning activities by symbolically handing over the baton to Utrecht University.