The University Sports Centre offers a range of 67 different sporting activities, through which it makes a positive contribution to the personal development of Leiden University's students and staff. Good nutrition, a healthy state of mind and physical fitness all have a positive influence…

The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) is one of the institutes within the Faculty of Humanities. The Institute unites the linguistic research and teaching at Leiden University. LUCL is also responsible for the Academic Language Centre as well as for most language teaching within the Faculty.…

The Student Services Centre (SSC) FSW in Leiden and The Hague are in charge of the registration of students' results, the organisation of examinations and the administration of educational evaluations.

Every member of staff and student needs reliable ICT facilities. As the central ICT service provider, the ICT Shared Service Centre (ISSC) provides high-quality ICT facilities to all staff and students. The 130 members of the ISSC provide support for the University’s teaching, research and  business…

The Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) offers a wide range of continuing education courses. These courses are specifically meant for professionals aiming to deepen their knowledge and skills in a public sector related field.

The African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) is the only multidisciplinary academic knowledge institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa. It has an extensive library that is open to the general public. The ASCL is an interfaculty institute of Leiden University. Read…

The Research IT Competence Centre (RICC) focusses on research support, research datamanagement and High Performance Computing (HPC).

Every employee and student needs professional support they can rely on to help them navigate processes, systems and document management. The Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) provides high-quality support to all staff and students. Around 135 people work within the ASSC, supporting staff and…

Responsibility FSSC is responsible for the University’s financial services. What does FSSC do? Processes all incoming invoices and staff expense claims. Invoicing and credit monitoring. Registers all incoming and outgoing cashflows. Technical consolidation of the annual accounts, the administrative…

The Personal Development Centre (PDC) at the Faculty of Social Sciences represents life-long learning put into practice. Our approach is the concrete fulfillment of Leiden Universities’ promise to its students and staff. We assist students and professionals in realizing their full potential connecting…

Responsibility of the department The Personnel Shared Service Centre (PSSC) is responsible for the processes relating to the University's personnel and salary administration, and for handling questions from managers and employees.  What does the department do? Processing all personnel mutations…

The Educational Service Centre (OSC) of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs oversees the student and course administration and the faculty-level support for all educational administration and content systems at our faculty. The OSC is also responsible for organising all education-related…

LLInC supports innovative and high-quality education, within Leiden University and in partnership with academic and social organisations. We have a multidisciplinary team of learning and innovation designers, developers, media and data experts, and project managers. We train, coach and advise teachers,…

Plexus is the Latin word for nerve centre: it means both a collection and a meeting point. The goal of Plexus is to offer optimal services to students of Leiden University. Within Plexus can be found the Student Information Centre help desks, the University Shop, lecture rooms, meeting facilities, a…

Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) is dedicated to ground-breaking and interdisciplinary research dealing with the relations between culture and society. Particular attention is paid to the interwovenness of art and society, particularly in the domains of politics, religion, law,…

On 1 January 2021, the Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) appointed its own Staff Committee. The Staff Committee represents all ASSC staff and consults regularly with the Centre’s managers to ensure that the ASSC continues to run smoothly. The Committee focuses on relevant matters such as working…

CWTS is managed by the Institute Board, which is responsible for research and education and for the employees and finances of the institute. Members Institute Board Prof. Ludo Waltman (research director) Dr. Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner (deputy director, Research and Education portfolio) Dr. Tjitske…

The provision of alcoholic beverages in the Literature Café, located in the Lipsius building, Cleveringaplaats 1, the FSW Café, located in the Pieter de la Court building, Wassenaarseweg 52, the Law Café, located in the Kamerlingh Onnes building, Steenschuur 25 and the University Sports Centre/restaurant,…

The Faculty Office consists of the following 10 departments, which support the administrative, policy and logistic processess within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Facility Management   Human Resources  Marketing & Communication Personal Development Centre Planning…

Research within the Faculty is carried out at seven different institutes. These institutes are: Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) Institute for History Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) Instittute for…

The Administration and Central Services department supports the Executive Board (CvB) in managing Leiden University. The service units performs tasks on behalf of administrative units (CvB, faculties). There are eight service units: Administrative Shared Service Centre (ASSC) ICT Shared Service…

The Student and Educational Affairs expertise centre (SEA) provides a wide array of support services for (international) students. These range from administrative services, including student admission and registration, to advisory services, such as student counselling and career orientation. SEA also…

Leiden University has both a list system and a candidate system for elections. Co-participation councils decide for themselves which system they will use. List system The list system places the emphasis on the lists. Voters select one candidate on one list. Therefore by selecting a candidate, they also…

A polling station exists for every election of the University Council, Faculty Council and Employee Council. The polling station arranges the practical and formal matters regarding the elections, such as inspecting the list of voters, gathering candidate application forms and determining the election…

The Faculty Board is responsible for the administration of the faculty as a whole and with its management. Its main tasks are to give direction to, coordinate and stimulate the faculty as a whole and the various (research) centres in particular.

The HR department of FGGA advises and supports the Faculty Board and management of the Institutes and staff departments of the faculty on personnel matters, personnel policy, organisational development and personnel planning, employment conditions, job classification, dismissal procedures and regulations.…

An updated list of staff can be found on the website of the Leiden University Centre of Linguistics.

An updated list of staff can be found on the website of the Leiden University Centre of Linguistics.

The Faculty Board is responsible for the administration and organisation of the faculty in terms of education and research.

The Committee’s main task is to review research proposals on criteria concerning ethically responsible scientific conduct within the Centre of Science and Technology Studies.

dr. M. Sentse (Criminology) – chair drs. J.E. Wessel MA (Private Law) – secretary dr. J. Meekes (Economics) - Assistent professor Prof. C. Stahn LLM (Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies) - member H.S. DeLacey - member

This website provides an overview of the organisational structure of Leiden University. Here you can find contact details of secretariats, staff lists by department, co-participation bodies, and regulations. About the University Leiden University has seven faculties in the arts, sciences and social…

Faculty Board of Examiners Dr. J. Robbe - chairman Professor C.G. Breedveld-de Voogd (LAW) - vice chairman Dr. M.P. de Jong-de Kruijf (Child Law) Dr. R.M.F. de Massol de Rebetz LLM (Law and Society) Dr. Q. Mauer (Law and Society) Dr. I. de Vries (Criminology)…

The Facility Management Department advises the Faculty Board on the (safe) use, distribution and design of spaces and monitors the implementation of this. In addition, the department acts as a linking pin between the service centres Real Estate and University Services Department. Important themes are…

The Faculty is housed in the Pieter de la Court Building, which is located close to the Leiden Central Railway station. The faculty has ca. 5000 students and over 900 staff. Research and education is organised within the following 5 institutes:  Centre for Science and Technology Cultural Anthropology…

The faculty's education and research is executed by five institutes: Centre for Science and Technology Studies Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Education and Child Studies Political Science Psychology

Leiden University has seven faculties, situated in Leiden and The Hague Archaeology Governance and Global Affairs Humanities Law Medicine/Leiden University Medical Center Science Social and Behavioural Sciences Interfaculty institutes: African Studies Centre Leiden Interfacultair Centrum voor Lerarenopleiding,…

The Administration and Central Services department supports the Executive Board (CvB) in managing Leiden University. The department is also responsible for the policy and decision-making of the CvB. Responsibilities The Administration and Central Services department works closely with the faculties…

The study advisers form an important link between the Faculty of Law and the student. They encourage and advise students in setting goals and making responsible choices.

The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) focuses on multidisciplinary research and education within the international scientific field of security studies. The Institute analyses and studies issues in a coherent way from their local transnational, and global impact. ISGA operates from…

These Mandate Regulations state who has what authority to act on behalf of Leiden University. The Executive Board grants the mandates.

Research and education is being conducted at 8 institutes. Management information and contact details can be found on the web pages of the institutes: Mathematical Institute (MI) Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) Leiden Observatory  Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) Leiden…

Director of Operations Pim Overgaauw Mathematical Institute  Dominique de Vet (a.i.) Leiden Observatory  Maribel Adame Valero Institute of Biology Leiden Monique de Ridder Leiden Institute of Physics  Caroline de Bruin Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science  Lian Olsthoorn-Tieleman…

NIMAR is the Netherlands expertise centre for Moroccan Studies. NIMAR has been a part of the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University since 2016. NIMAR organises lectures, facilitates research and actively adds to the knowledge of Moroccan languages, cultures and society in The Netherlands. The…

The Faculty of Archaeology is the largest academic centre of Archaeology in the Netherlands. The Faculty ranks in the top ten worldwide in academic reputation and research impact (February 2021 QS World University Ranking by subject). The Faculty has a staff of more than 170…

The Front Office is the first point of contact for (international) students and intermediaries who have general questions about studying at Leiden University. Front Office staff can assist with queries about applications, student registration and a range of other related matters. The Front…