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…

Leiden University College The Hague is the international Honours College of Leiden University and offers an innovative Liberal Arts & Sciences programme to highly talented and motivated students from all over the world. LUC teaching is intensive and small-scale, offered in a residential setting…

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…

This Code sets out standards for Dutch higher education institutions in their dealings with international students. By signing the Code of Conduct of the Association of Universities in the Netherlands, Leiden University offers international students a clear insight into the quality of its study programmes,…

Policy, Advice and Strategy Provides the Faculty Board with secretarial support and policy- and process-related support. Communication and Marketing Presents the range of study programmes offered by the Faculty and contributes to its information supply and internal communication. Financial and…

The Institute of Psychology is managed by the Executive Board and the Board of Education. The Institute Council advises the Executive Board in carrying out their tasks. Additionally various committees make specialised contributions, such as the Research Ethics Committee or the Board of Examiners. Students…

The Marketing department prepares university policy with respect to student recruitment and is responsible for implementing this policy. The university, in close consultation with the faculties, organises activities for future students, expands their network and is responsible for the online and offline…

The Institute of Cultural Anthropology/Development Sociology is managed by the Institute Board. The Institute Board manages the workflow of the employees and stimulates the connection between education and research in the field of anthropology and sociology.

The Board of Education is responsible for the organisation and integration of education within the Institute of Psychology.

The Institute Office offers logistical and organisational support to the education and research programmes of the Institute of Political Science.

Participation organs serve as bodies for consultation, information, communication and advice. They promote the welfare and interests of students and staff. A number of bodies at the University have the right to consent and advise, the Faculty Councils on faculty matters and the University Council on…

Career Service Humanities helps students and recent graduates with career issues. The internship coordinator is also part of this team.

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Natuurkunde. General contacts   Director of education Dr. Michiel de Dood  Education coordinator Marije Boonstra MPhil Study Adviser Dr. C. (Hara) Papathanasiou   Board of Examiners Dr. A. Silvestri (chair) Dr. D.J. Kraft Dr. D.F.E. Samtleben…

Contacts for the master's programme Physics. General contacts   Director of education Prof.dr. Ana Achúcarro Education coordinator Marije Boonstra MPhil Study Adviser Dr. Hara Papathanasiou   Board of Examiners Dr. A. Silvestri (chair) Dr. D. Kraft  Dr. D.F.E. Samtleben Dr. M. Schaller…

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. General contacts   Director of education Dr. F.W. Takes Education coordinator Joyce Glerum Study Advisor I. van der Brandt  

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Informatica. General contacts   Director of education Dr F.W. Takes Education coordinator Riet Derogee Study Adviser Dr. Jeannette de Graaf

Contacts for the master's programme Biology. General Contacts   Director of education Master Dennis Claessen Policy officer Karin van Wanrooij Study Advisor Jeroen Appelboom Education Coordinator Judith Jongenelen Management Assistant     Board of Examiners Dr. A.F.J. Ram (chair)…

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Life Science & Technology (LST). General contacts   Director of education Dr. M.C. van Eijk Education coordinator Z. Khorsand Study Adviser S.E. Caspers R.E. de Ruiter   Board of Examiners Prof. dr. R.T. Dame - chair  Prof. dr. S.A.…

Contacts for the master's programme ICT in Business. General contacts   Director of education Dr. M. van Leeuwen Education coordinator K. A. Zwaan Study advisor S.G.I. Biesbroeck 

Contacts for the master's programme Media Technology. General contacts   Director of education Dr. M. van Leeuwen Education coordinator L.P.C. van Erp-van Genderen Study Adviser S.G.I. Biesbroeck

The Marketing & Communications Department advises and assists the law faculty in telling its narrative. Online and offline channel strategy is used to support marketing and internal communications and to present our research to the outside world. Team leader Communication Jikke van der Putte Internal…

The Course and Examination Regulations (OER) for the bachelor’s and master's programmes contain information on such issues as admission criteria, examinations, programmes and graduation. Documents of 2005-2006 and older can be requested at the Student Services Center. 

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 International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) is a global humanities and social sciences research institute and knowledge exchange platform based at Leiden University, The Netherlands. IIAS aims to contribute to a better, more integrated understanding of contemporary Asian realities and pioneers…

As an Honours College, LUC holds high academic standards for all its students. Every single member of our community has already demonstrated something special about themselves, something that sets them apart from their peers. You have been selected because we believe in your potential. LUC offers an…

The Institute Council consists of 15 members, including 12 members of the academic staff and 3 members from the support and management staff. The membership of the Institute Council is incompatible with that of the Institute Board. Staff members of the Programme Committee can be members of the Institute…

The motto of Leiden University Praesidium Libertatis (“Bastion of Freedom”) means that we are committed to fostering an inclusive and safe learning and working environment that is conducive to academic inquiry and the free exchange of ideas. To create such an environment, the Faculty of Humanities expects…

The Internal Communication team helps ensure the information provided to and communication with students and staff is clear. Its staff advise, facilitate and support their colleagues in online and offline communication. They do so by, for example, writing, rewriting and translating web and other texts,…

Responsibility Strategy and Academic Affairs is responsible for strategy development and policy advice relating to teaching and research. It is the duty of SAZ to inform and advise the faculties. What does Strategy and Academic Affairs do? Prepares for decision-making and applications for new degree…

The Students’ Council (SR) is a representative advisory body in the LUMC. The council represents all students in the LUMC’s study programmes: Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Population Health Management, and Vitality and Ageing and gives (un)solicited advice on all faculty matters related to…

Course and Examination Regulations for the Bachelor Security Studies, including, where applicable, for the minor programmes Global Affairs, Intelligence Studies, and Safety, Security and Justice.

The executive board of the Board of Examiners consists of the following members:  Jan Jansen (chair) Jasmijn Rana Mark Westmoreland Sissy Hofmeester (secretary) Freek Colombijn (external member)

Every study programme has a Board of Examiners, which monitors compliance with the Course and Examination Regulations.

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Bio-Farmaceutische Wetenschappen (BFW). General contacts   Director of education Prof.dr. R. Ramautar Head of education office Dr. M. Huigsloot Education coordinator R.M.A. de Vree, MA Study Adviser Drs. G.H. Degenaars Dr. J.D. Kruijer Board of Examiners…

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Molecular Science and Technology (MST). General contacts   Director of education Dr.ir. Volkert van Steijn (TU Delft) Education coordinator Dr. Michael Meijer Study Adviser Marjolijn Hinke-van Delft, MSc Drs. Marielle Nijsten   Board of Examiners…

Contacts for the master's programme Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences (BPS). General contacts   Director of education Prof.dr. Daan van der Es Education coordinator R.M.A. de Vree, MA Study Adviser Drs. J.M. Mathijssen Study Adviser Stéphanie Kraakman   Board of Examiners Dr. B.A. Slütter…

Student Sounding-Board Group (SKG) is an informal platform that acts as a consultant for the faculty policy. The SKG meets once a month, under the chairmanship of the assessor, to discuss various topics such as study advice, student communication and the facilities of the building. The SKG is a…

Main contacts for the bachelor's programme Wiskunde are: General contacts   Director of Education Dr. Martin Bright Education Coordinator Laura van Kempen-Helmsing Study Advisors Dr. Onno van Gaans (year 1) Dr. Mark Roelands (year 2 and 3)  Student Administration Tatjana Stojcheska…

Contacts for the master's programme Astronomy. Education Office Astronomy Director of Education MSc Dr. R.J. van Weeren              Education Coordinator Dr. A.A.M. Heemskerk Study Advisor W.C. Schrier, MSc Student Affairs Officer Master K. Nguyen, MSc Student…

Contacts for the bachelor's programme Sterrenkunde. Education Office Astronomy Director of education BSc Dr. Michiel Hogerheijde Education Coordinator Dr. Anton Heemskerk Study Advisor Wouter Schrier, MSc Student Affairs Officer Bachelor Willemijn van Rijn, MA Student Affairs Officer Master Kim…

Based on the self-evaluation report 2017-2022 and interviews with a delegation of researchers and staff from the Leiden Institute of Psychology, the committee concluded that the quality of the Institute is very high and in line with the institutes of other universities.

The outline of the programme is documented in the Course and Examination Regulations (OER). These regulations state the students' most important rights and obligations, with respect to the following (among others): How, when and how often can an exam be taken? Structure of the studies How long will…

The PhD Regulations are established by the Doctorate Board. The regulations set out who is eligible to be a PhD candidate, what the tasks of the supervisor and co-supervisor are and which criteria the dissertation has to meet. 2024 PhD Regulations  The 2024 PhD Regulations became effective…

The standing Committee on Teaching advises the Faculty Board – on request or on its own initiative – about all aspects of the Faculty’s education policy. It also fulfils the role of Department Teaching Committee for the core curriculum courses: it analyses the student evaluations and provides the Faculty…

The Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) 2022 – 2027, We are Humanities, sets out the faculty's ambitions for the coming years. The wealth of international academic knowledge about languages, cultures and societies worldwide, past and present, makes the Faculty of Humanities unique. The FSP describes how…

The Policy, Advice and Strategy department assists the Faculty Board in developing and implementing its policies and procedures. The department is staffed by employees who deal with a variety of specific policy issues, as well as project managers, and administrative support personnel. The Board Secretary…

The Humanities Think Tank (HTT) is composed out of 16 students from 16 different study programmes. The Think Tank meets every 6 weeks to discuss and advice the Leiden Faculty of Humanities about relevant faculty topics such as communication towards students, the integration of research and education,…