Leiden University Universiteit Leiden 

IAU-019859

IAU Member

Netherlands

top General Information

Address

Street:Postbus 9500

City:Leiden

Post Code:2300 RA

WWW:https://www.universiteitleiden.nl

Other Sites

Also University Hospital and Clinics. Campus at The Hague.

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1575 by William the Silent, Prince of Orange, reorganized as Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, a State institution in the 19th century, acquired present status and title 1999

Academic Year

September to August

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate in subjects appropriate to faculty requirements or equivalent

Language(s)

Dutch;English

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Hester Bijl

Job title:Rector Magnificus

Years of office:2021-


Senior Administrative Officer : Annetje Ottow

Job title:President of the Executive Board

Years of office:2021-


Senior Administrative Officer : Martijn Ridderbos

Job title:Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board

Years of office:2017-


International Relations Officer : Hung-Wah Lam

Job title:Head International Relations Office

top Divisions

Faculty : Archaeology

Fields of study:Archaeology


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Art History, Chinese, Classical Languages, Dutch, English, Film, French, German, Hebrew, Hispanic American Studies, History, Indic Languages, Indonesian, Islamic Theology, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Korean, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Mediterranean Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Religion, Russian, Slavic Languages, South and Southeast Asian Languages, Spanish, Theology, Tibetan


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Criminal Law, Criminology, Law, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Medicine, Nursing

More details:Leiden University Medical Centre


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics


Faculty : Social and Behavioural Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Behavioural Sciences, Education, Pedagogy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Women's Studies


Graduate School : Education

Fields of study:Educational Sciences, Teacher Trainers Education

More details:ICLON


Institute : Public Administration

Fields of study:Public Administration

top Degrees

WO Bachelor (BA/BSc)

Fields of study:African Languages, African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Astronomy and Space Science, Behavioural Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Criminology, Dutch, Education, Educational Sciences, English, Film, French, German, Hebrew, Hispanic American Studies, History, Indic Languages, Indonesian, Islamic Theology, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Korean, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Mediterranean Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Nursing, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Private Law, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Law, Religion, Russian, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, South and Southeast Asian Languages, Spanish, Teacher Trainers Education, Theology, Tibetan, Women's Studies


WO Master (MA/MSc)

Fields of study:African Languages, African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Astronomy and Space Science, Behavioural Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Criminology, Dutch, Education, Educational Sciences, English, Film, French, German, Hebrew, Hispanic American Studies, History, Indic Languages, Indonesian, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Theology, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Korean, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Mediterranean Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Nursing, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Private Law, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Law, Religion, Russian, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, South and Southeast Asian Languages, Spanish, Teacher Trainers Education, Theology, Tibetan, Women's Studies


Doctor's Graad

Fields of study:Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Political Sciences, Social Sciences

Note

Postgraduate, 1-2 yrs. International Programmes. MA, MSc, Advanced LL.M, Mphil

Updated on 07-08-2020