Each year different types of activities and events are organised for first year students to give them the opportunity to become well acquinted with Leiden University, Leiden itself and student life. To ensure that the introduction period for first-year students remains clearly structured and well-organised…

PLEASE NOTE: This programme is being taught in English since 1 September 2022. For the Course and Examination Regulations of the academic year 2021-2022 and prior, please go to the Dutch page.

The Course and Examination Regulations (OER) for the bachelor’s and master's programmes contain information on such issues as admission criteria  examinations programmes graduation The terms of the Board of Examiners with regard to the completion of courses and taking examinations can be found…

The Institute of Political Science is managed by the Institute Board, which consists of a Scientific Director, a Director of Undergraduate Studies, a Director of Graduate Studies, as well as a Director of Research. They are appointed for three years. In addition, one (appointed) student member sits…

Academic year 2024-2025. Course and Examination Regulations Master’s Programmes, including appendices and Course and Examination Regulations for the Master programmes Industrial Ecology and Quantum Information Science and Technology.

Leiden University owns an extensive real estate portfolio in Leiden and The Hague: from historic buildings in the city center to high-tech research laboratories at the Bio Science Park. With more than 40 motivated employees, the Real Estate directorate provides good accommodation and an attractive,…

Contacts for the master's programme Statistics and Data Science. General contacts   Director of education Prof.dr. Saskia le Cessie Study Adviser  dr. Garnet Akeyr    Board of Examiners  Dr. S.J.W. Willems (FSW) (chair) Dr. G. Gort (WUR) Dr. S.M. Kielbasa (LUMC)        …

In accordance with Article 7.12 of the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW), the Board of Examiners of the Psychology degree programme is the body that establishes whether a student meets the conditions necessary for obtaining a degree. It is responsible for the quality of assessments and monitors…

What do we want?  Our main goal is simple: a healthy academic community at Leiden University, one in which its members –students and staff members from every segment of the university alike – feel at home and where their voices are heard and listened to.  Our goals  To help establish…

The tasks and powers of the Faculty Council are very similar to those of the University Council. However,  the subjects are often different, because at faculty level there are other issues than at a central level. Except the faculty LUMC, the faculties of Leiden University have a representative…

Three unions represent Leiden University employees in the Local Consultative Body. The union delegation has at least six and no more than eight members who are appointed by their own unions: Unions Internal members External members AOb Nicole van Os (chair) Prof. dr. R.E. Breuker Mr. A. Charifi…

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…

You can ask the student section of the Faculty Council any and all questions, opinions or ideas about the faculty. let your voice as a student be heard!

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…

Our programmes BSc Security Studies (BaSS) and MSc Crisis and Security Management (CSM) have a joint Programme Committee, composed for the half of students, and half of lecturers. The Education Committee monitors the quality of the programmes and advises the Programme Directors and the Dean on this…

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 authorities of the University Council are set out in the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW; Dutch only) and the University Council Regulations. The University Council has the right of consent, consultation right and right of initiative. Right of consent For some decisions,…

The postdoc community committee represents the postdoctoral researchers at the Faculty of Archaeology. It serves as an interdisciplinary hub between the Faculty’s three Departments and the wider university, as well as with the national community of postdoc researchers in the Netherlands. The postdoc…

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…

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…

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 Marketing & Communication Department handles marketing and communication for both students and staff in close cooperation with the institutes and central departments. The department focuses on student recruitment, science-, internal and social media communication. It also regularly sends out…

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.

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

The Functional Application Management Department is responsible for managing all educational support systems used by the university, for example uSis, e-Prospectus, Brightspace, oIEM and Studielink. This entails ensuring that system users (i.e. students, administrators, study advisors, teachers etc)…

Leiden Law School is a high-standing institution in the field of research and education in law and aims to further strengthen this position. Receiving a PhD degree is considered as proof of competence in independently conducting scientific research. Doctoral research at Leiden Law School means research…

The Faculty Council is the representative body at the Faculty. The Council provides advice to the Faculty Board, whether requested or at the Council’s own initiative, on all matters at Faculty level related to education and teaching, research and organisation. The Faculty Council is composed of representatives…

Contacts for the master's programme Industrial Ecology. General contacts   Programme Director Dr. S. Cucurachi  Programme Coordinator Drs. Paula van den Berg and Marleen Zwetsloot MSc Study Advisor Drs. Paula van den Berg and Marleen Zwetsloot MSc   Board of Examiners Dr. Ir.…