You can vote for your representatives for the University Council during the elections. You can read about the organisation of the election in the electoral regulations.

Leiden University applies rules with regard to archive management, based on applicable laws and regulations. You can read about the rules in the Leiden University Archive Management Regulation. This document is only available in Dutch.

The Faculty of Medicine / LUMC has a strong interdependence with the clinical care of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), and because of this, a specific character and organisational structure. The faculty has about 70 research programmes that are linked to the clinical departments, often several…

The Online Proctoring Protocol describes the procedure and the rules and criteria for online proctoring when examinations are taken online. The possibility of online proctoring is described in Article 4.1 of the Course and Examination Regulations (OER), and the criteria are laid down in this present…

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 HR department of FGGA advises and supports the Faculty Board and management of the Institutes and staff departments of the faculty on personnel matters, personnel policy, organisational development and personnel planning, employment conditions, job classification, dismissal procedures and regulations.…

Mare, Leiden University’s weekly newspaper, reports on developments within Leiden University and in the field of higher education and academic research. The Mare’s independent editorial team is made up of professional journalists. Its editorial policy is reviewed regularly by an editorial…

The Employee Council represents the staff of the University Library and holds regular consultative meetings with management. The proper functioning of the organisation is the main objective here. To the best of our ability, we speak up for the interests and well-being of our staff members and seek…

The law dictates that the Board of Examiners confers a degree certificate upon students once they have passed their final examination. However students may wish to defer conferral of their degree.

Plexus is the Latin word for nerve centre: it means both a collection and a meeting point. The goal of Plexus is to offer optimal services to students of Leiden University. Within Plexus can be found the Student Information Centre help desks, the University Shop, lecture rooms, meeting facilities, a…

HOVO organises academic courses for people who are aged 50 and older. These courses do not result in a diploma, nor do they train participants for a profession. This means that there is ample opportunity for learners to pursue their personal interests. People attend HOVO courses…

The Human Resources Department at Leiden Law School is staffed by the Head HRM and HRM advisors. They advise and support the Faculty Board and the management of the Institutes and staff departments at the faculty in relation to personnel matters, personnel policy, organisational development and personnel…

The International Office is responsible for coordinating faculty exchange programmes (incoming and outgoing).

The study advisers form an important link between the Faculty of Law and the student. They encourage and advise students in setting goals and making responsible choices.

Study associations form a very important part of the academic community within Leiden University and the faculties. This policy document is about the recognition of study associations within the Faculty of Archaeology.

Chapter 1: Administration and composition of the Faculty of Medicine Chapter 2: Consultation Chapter 3: Student conduct in relation to future professional activity Chapter 4: The online complaints desk

Since 1 January 2020, the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) has provided an option for staff members to submit certain employment-related decisions taken by their manager or the University to an Arbitration Committee. Arbitration Committee Mr. O. van Loon (Olaf) Chair and member…

The Study Advice Department guides students during their studies and gives advice on, for example, srudie planning.

Education Coordinators are responsible for the educational organisation within a programme. 

The Institute Council consists of scientists, support staff and PhD candidates. They represent the rest of the staff and give the Institute Board solicited and unsolicited advice on all matters on the Institute level relating to teaching, research, and organisation. The Institute Council is elected…

Anyone who uses buildings, grounds or other facilities at Leiden University must comply with the house rules. In the Regulations for the use of university buildings, grounds and other facilities you can read which rules there are, how they are enforced and what happens in the event of a violation.…

Leiden University has a committee for disputes concerning university staff and student participation matters. In this regulation, you can read everything that is important about the composition, work method and functioning of this committee. This document is only available in Dutch.

In order to be able to do their job properly, the members of the University Council, Faculty Councils and Employee Councils are entitled to certain facilities. In this document, you read more about these facilities.

The Student Desk Humanities can help you with questions about course registration, minors, grades, PhD applications, official transcripts en contract courses

The Student Affairs teams provide practical, administrative and contextual support to the teaching of the Faculty of Humanities.

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)

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