The Housing and Area Development Department (HGO) has tasks at a strategic policy level and an operational level. Guiding/caring for real estate transactions Parcel allocation in the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP) for companies and housing development Management of real estate contracts Management…

The Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) is devoted to the study of Asia and the Middle East from antiquity to the present time in a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Our research relies on a dynamic combination of area expertise and disciplines in the humanities and…

The area studied in the English-taught BA South and Southeast Asian Studies is home to many nations, countless religions and innumerable languages, existing alongside one another. The area is characterised by diversity, yet is still regarded as a single area. How is this possible? A search for similarities…

The Department of Policy Support - Teaching provides advice to the Faculty Board in the area of education and is responsible for the implementation of the faculty services in this area. The management of the faculty services is in the hands of: The Career Service The Honours College The POPcorner The…

The department Policy Support -  Research advises the Faculty Board in the area of research and is responsible for the realisation of faculty services in this area. It’s components are:  •    The Graduate school: GS-Office@FSW.leidenuniv.nl •    The Research…

Research at Leiden Law School means research at the highest level. From this research, dissertations, books and other scholarly output are published. Researchers at Leiden Law School contribute to public debates with appearances in the media and popular publications. Research at Leiden Law School…

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies provides students with the tools to investigate globalisation, and its regional effects, from a humanities perspective. They study these effects through the prism of four disciplinary perspectives: culture, history, politics and economics, coupled with in-depth…

The Faculty Office supports the Faculty Board and the central Faculty Support Departments in the areas of education and teaching, research,  finance, personnel matters, providing information etc.

The development of your (personal) leadership skills begins with  HRM Learning & Development Leading interdisciplinary research and education: that’s what Leiden University stands for. All professionals within the University make a to this, each in their own particular way. At HRM Learning…

The faculty is headed by the Faculty Board, consisting of the Dean (research portfolio and also chairman), a board member with the portfolio education (also Deputy Dean), a board member with the portfolio of financial management and a student member (the assessor). The Faculty Board is responsible for…

The Educational Advice and Quality Assurance team offers advice and support in formulating and implementing the Faculty policy in the area of education. The education policy involves everything relating to teaching & curriculum development, quality assurance, supervision and follow-ups of the external…

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 Information Management and Facilities Department has four areas of responsibility: information management, facilities, ICT and Education, and ICT and Research.

The Financial and Economic Affairs Department supports the Faculty Board and the Institute managements in the area of financial management, using the instruments of the planning & control cycle (such as budget, reports, annual financial statements and information supply on various issues).

The Faculty of Humanities has a wealth of expertise in many fields, including philosophy, religious studies, history, art history, literature, linguistics and area studies of almost the entire world. This is evident in the diversity of study programmes that we offer. For each study programme, you can…

Responsibility JZ advises and supports the Executive Board, faculties and services in any legal matters that may arise. These can range from the implementation of educational legislation to handling objections, and from preparing and conducting legal proceedings on behalf of the University to drafting…

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 Customer Applications Services (CAS) department experiments with, develops, facilitates, advises and directs innovative ICT services, tools and ideas that contribute to achieving the University’s ambitions in the area of excellent academic research, research innovation and efficient business…

The Financial and Economic Affairs Department (FEZ) is responsible for the administration of the financial resources. Each Institute/Department has its own account manager who is the first point of contact. In the event the account manager is absent, a FEZ colleague provides a back-up function. Staff…

The Permanent Committee for Academic Practice (WeCo) consists of professors, including the chairman. They are appointed for four years and their fields are evenly spread across the disciplines of the faculty.  WeCo tasks and responsibilities: Provides advice to Faculty Board on research programmes…