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The Audit department appraises the effectiveness and reliability of the internal organisation of Leiden University. Contact the Audit department with any questions on auditing.

Do you want advice with the ICT that supports your lectures? Or do you need help using Brightspace? Your ICT & Education Coordinator is available for all your questions.

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The University believes it is important to provide you with a satisfying work environment. How do you feel about your career opportunities, the interaction with your colleagues and supervisors, and the work facilities at your disposal? We ask for your opinion via the personnel monitor. This survey guarantees…

If you work at home on a structural basis – at least one day a week – and you have an employment contract for 19 hours or more, you can request facilities for working from home

In an inclusive learning environment, every student feels welcome, valued and respected.

Do you want to post an announcement or report any content that needs changing? If so, please contact the web editorial team for your faculty or department.

If you work at the university and are in scale 11 or above, you have the option of concluding a function-based contract.

Teachers at Leiden University are experts in their field and passionate about educating students in their discipline. It is also important that they can work effectively as a member of a team, together with colleagues and students, and that they feel committed to our organisation. We will therefore…

Since we are working from home we are extra vulnerable for cyber attacks and data breaches. Please create a secure online workplace, by executing the following steps.

Blended learning is a well-thought-out mix of online and on-campus learning, tailored to the learning objectives, the curriculum and the student. It contributes to the student’s learning experience and the quality of teaching.

Starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, the entire university will use testing platform Ans for digital testing. For the Faculty of Social Sciences, this means a transition from Remindo to Ans.

You can suggest topics that need to be addressed in these FAQs. Please contact us at our usual email addresses and phone number(s).

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In this step, you will find examples and an explanation of each video format, but remember: video making is a creative process, so don’t let formats limit your imagination. Build on them to find and create your own style that fits your message.

Within the university you can reserve rooms for educational and non-regular educational purposes, but also for events, meetings and gatherings.

The Faculty of Humanities has appointed a confidential advisor for all PhD candidates. Aside from this, each institute also has one (or two) PhD counsellor(s). On this page you can read who they are and what they can do for you if in your position as a PhD candidate you experience problems for which…

Do you find it difficult to set boundaries? Do you suffer from work pressure? Do you want to avoid unhealthy stress, or restore your balance? Our coaches can help you to reflect on yourself, allowing you to do your work with renewed energy and enthusiasm.

Didactics

Leiden University considers good education to be of paramount importance. That is why we invest in our teachers’ professional development, to ensure that their teaching methods continue to match the needs of individual students.

At Leiden University, we expect our researchers and lecturers to share our ambition to become one of the best. This is the crux of our HR policy. Read more about our policy below. Also, you will find more information about temporary staff, staff participation, leadership and how we ensure our integr…

A partnership with a university or organisation outside of the Netherlands must be based on an agreement. In some cases, Leiden University will not have exchanged students or staff with this university before, and you will first need to create a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

If you have incurred costs for your work, you may be entitled to reimbursement. For example material costs, but also travel costs for commuting and business trips. We’ve listed all the possibilities below.

Leiden University wants to attract the best academics. What requirements does it set for new academic staff members? What requirements must you meet for a career in academia? Read more about our career policy for academic staff.

In the coming years, the University will be investing in blended learning (‘The Blended University’) as part of its educational vision (Learning@LeidenUniversity). This will involve the use of a range of digital tools.

Transferable skills are skills that students develop during their studies and can use later in a variety of work contexts.

How can you use AI in your research? And how can we implement new digital technologies within our faculty, with support from the experts we already have in-house? These were the central questions explored on the afternoon of Tuesday, 10 December, during the eScience event. Here are the key takeaways…

The outline agreement proposed by the new cabinet will have serious consequences for higher education and research. If the plans go through, there will be significant cutbacks in our sector. We will keep you up to date with developments on this page.

Website visitors want to see at a glance whether an activity looks worthwhile. How do you create a good event page? Here are a few guidelines.

This page is helpful if you want to produce knowledge clips, ask your students to work with multimedia themselves or ‘flip’ your teaching with video or audio material.

Hybrid teaching combines face-to-face teaching on campus with online attendance: some students are present in class, while others join remotely at the same time via a livestream.

An exam file contains all relevant information about an exam or assignment and must be kept according to legal guidelines. This page provides the procedures for archiving exam files and the responsibilities of the examiner.

Staff development is important to promoting the well-being of both students and staff at Leiden University. Following training and workshops can be a good way to gain knowledge beyond your field of expertise.

Education

Leiden University strives to accommodate young talent, which is why it does its best to create an inspiring environment for PhD candidates. With the University Training Programme for PhDs, we offer a degree programme that is both complete and challenging.

Whether you’re giving a course for the first time or aiming to update your learning objectives or teaching formats, effective education starts with good course design. This step-by-step plan will help you create or innovate your course: from learning objectives to teaching formats.

SAP is a software system that is used for automating business processes within the University. These processes include purchasing, sales and invoicing, as well as keeping track of staff administration. You use SAP when you want to apply for leave and when you want to order products.

Do you want to set up a university workplace? The ICT Shared Service Centre (ISSC) offers support and answers your IT questions.

The Privacy Service Point is responsible for the application of and compliance with privacy legislation.