Hanan Ashrawi to give Leiden Freedom Lecture 2011
The Leiden Freedom Lecture will be delivered on Friday 17 June in the Pieterskerk in Leiden by Hanan Ashrawi, champion of the peaceful liberation of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967....
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View ArticleImpressive freedom lecture by Hanan Ashrawi
Admiration and respect. That is what Hanan Ashrawi earned with her freedom lecture on 17 June in a crowded Pieterskerk. Ashrawi, impressive advocate of an independent Palestinian state, put her point...
View ArticleInvitation to take part in the 2011 WO Monitor
You completed your education at Leiden University in between 2008-2010. We are interested to know about your experience of the employment market since then, and how you now look back on your University...
View ArticleHolland Alumni Conference 2011
On 26 and 27 May, Holland alumni from all over the world gathered in The Hague at the Holland Alumni Conference. This two-day conference was organised by Nuffic and commissioned by the Dutch Ministry...
View ArticleExaminations and the Leiden Museum Night: ‘Nagging is for wimps'
On June 30th the Leiden museums (rather than the Leiden bars) will form the stage for a summer-time Saturday night. There is plenty to do at the Leiden Museum Night, from watching a tattoo at the...
View ArticleLeiden first university to join Workplace Pride
By becoming a member of Workplace Pride, Leiden University shows that it stands for an environment in which everyone can feel at home and have equal opportunities. Workplace Pride works for the...
View ArticleTwo happy students win an iPad mini
Ashley Reed and Vanessa Hönig have each won an iPad mini after filling in the International Student Barometer survey, and giving their opinion on studying in Leiden. ‘It's just the little things that...
View ArticleNelson Mandela’s honorary doctorate
Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, who died on 5 december 2013, received an honorary doctorate from Leiden University in 1999. Mandela’s response was modest: ‘It is not a personal...
View ArticleHow autistic children learn to control their emotions
Children with autism spectrum disorder often suffer from social and mental health problems. PhD research by Lucinda Pouw (Developmental and Educational Psychology) has shown that how they deal with...
View ArticleInternational Buddhism conference in honour of Leiden Sinologist Erik Zürcher
Erik Zürcher (1928–2008) is still considered an authoritative source in research on Chinese Buddhism. A new collection of his publications serves as an occasion for an international conference on...
View ArticleAlumni Get Together in Indonesia
Leiden University invites all her alumni in Indonesia for the Leiden Alumni Get-Together in Jakarta.
View ArticleLeiden University mourns victims of air disaster
Leiden University mourns the loss of our student Laurens van der Graaff, and alumni Willem Witteveen, also a former member of staff, and his wife Lidwien Heerkens. All three were passengers on the...
View ArticleNewsletter international alumni Leiden University
Keep yourself informed: sign up for the international alumni newsletter of Leiden University. The Leiden University Alumni Newsletter is sent every two months to international alumni. This newsletter...
View ArticleAlumni get together in Beijing
Leiden University invites all her alumni living in and around Beijing for the Leiden Alumni Get-Together in Bejing.
View ArticleMeet Leiden University in Strasbourg
Leiden University invites you to an alumni reception & dinner in Strasbourg on the 4th of December.
View ArticleInvitation Leiden Alumni in Berlin
We at Leiden University are visiting Berlin on December 3th and we would like to (re-)connect with you all!
View ArticleReliving Leiden student days abroad
When a delegation from Leiden University travels abroad, we seize the opportunity to bring Leiden alumni together. This recently happened in Shanghai, Beijing, Berlin and Strasbourg. Alumni responded...
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