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Leiden University

University information
NameLeiden University
Native nameUniversiteit Leiden
Latin nameAcademia Lugduno Batava
MottoPraesidium Libertatis (Bastion of Freedom)
Established1575
TypePublic
RectorPaul van der Heijden
Faculty3973
Students18026
CityLeiden
CountryNetherlands
Websitewww.leiden.edu

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Leiden University ( ), located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close relationship. The Queens Juliana and Beatrix and crown-prince Willem-Alexander studied at Leiden University. In 2005 Queen Beatrix received a rare honorary degree from Leiden University.

Today, Leiden University has six faculties, over 50 departments and more than 150 undergraduate programmes, and it enjoys an outstanding international reputation. Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks Leiden University as the 70th best university worldwide. The 2009 THE-QS World University Rankings (From 2010 two separate rankings will be produced by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings) ranked Leiden University 60th in the world overall. In addition, QS has ranked Leiden University as the 29th best university worldwide for Arts and Humanities. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group, the Europaeum and the League of European Research Universities.

Leiden University houses more than 40 national and international (research) institutes.

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Education

Undergraduate programs

Most of the university's departments offer their own degree program(s). Undergraduate programs lead to either a B.A., B.Sc. or LL.B. degree. Other degrees, such as the B.Eng. or B.F.A., are not awarded at Leiden University.
Faculties
Humanities Website
Law Website
Medicine or LUMC Website
Mathematics and Natural Sciences Website
Social and Behavioural sciences Website
Archaeology Website
*African Languages and Cultures *Archeology *Arabic, Persian and Turkish Languages and Cultures *Art History *Assyriology *Astronomy *Biology *Biomedical Sciences *Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences *Chemistry *Chinese Languages and Cultures *Classics *Comparative Indo-European Linguistics *Computer Science *Criminology *Cultural Anthropology *Developmental Sociology *Dutch Language and Literature *Dutch Studies *Educational Sciences *Egyptian Languages and Cultures (Egyptology) *English Language and Culture *French Language and Culture *German Language and Culture *History *Hebrew and Aramaic Languages and Cultures *Indian American Studies *Indology (South and central Asia) *Indonesian Languages and Cultures *Italian Language and Culture *Japanese Languages and Cultures *Korean Languages and Cultures *Latin American Studies (Spanish Languages and Cultures) *Law (General Dutch Law track) *Linguistics *Life Science and Technology *Literature *Mathematics *Medicine (6-year track) *Molecular Science and Technology *Near Eastern Studies *New Persian Languages and Cultures (Turkish) *Notarial Law *Philosophy *Physics *Political Science *Public Administration *Psychology *Russian Studies *Slavic Languages and Literatures *Southeast Asia and Oceania Languages and Cultures *Tax Law *Theology *World Religion Studies

Graduate studies

Students can choose from a range of graduate programs. Most of the above mentioned undergraduate programs can be continued with either a general or a specialised graduate program. Leiden University offers more than 100 graduate programs leading to either M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil., or LL.M. degrees. The M.Phil. is a special research degree and only awarded by selected departments of the university (mostly in the fields of Arts, Social Sciences, Archeology, Philosophy, and Theology). Admission to these programs is highly selective and primarily aimed at those students opting for an academic career. Some of the notable graduate programs are>
Graduate studies :

Doctorate programs :
Institute
ASC Research Centre for African Studies
CML Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)
CNWS Research School of Asian, African, and American Studies
CRC Crisis Research Centre
CTI Center for Language and Identity
E.M. Meijers Institute Research School for Legal Studies
eLaw@Leiden Centre for Law in the Information Society
Grotius Centre Research Centre for International Legal Studies
GSS Leiden Graduate School of Science
Historical Institute Research Institute of History
Huizinga Instituut Research Institute and Graduate School of Cultural History
IBL Research Institute for Biology
IIAS International Institute for Asian Studies
IOPS Interuniversity Graduate School Psychometrics and Sociometrics
ISED Institute for the Study of Educational and Human Development
ITC International Tax Center (ITC)
LACDR The Leiden Amsterdam Center for Drug Research
LCMBS Leiden Centre for Molecular BioScience
LGSAS Leiden Graduate School for Archeology
LIACS Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science
LIBC Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition
LIC Leiden Institute of Chemistry
LION Leiden Institute of Physics
LISOR Leiden Institute for the Study of Religion
LUCL Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
LUMC Leiden University Medical Centre
LUMI Leiden University Mathematical Institute
Mediëvistiek Netherlands Research School for Medieval Studies
NIG Netherlands Institute of Government
NOVA Netherlands Research School for Astronomy
N.W. Posthumus Instituut Netherlands Research Institute and School for Economic and Social History
OIKOS National Graduate School in Classical Studies
Onderzoekschool Kunstgeschiedenis Dutch Postgraduate School for Art History
OSL Netherlands Graduate School for Literary Studies
PALLAS Research Institute of Art History and Literatures of the Western World
Polybios Graduate School for Political Science and International Affairs
Sterrewacht Leiden Leiden Astronomical Observatory
The Europa Institute Research Institute for Legal Studies in the Field of European Integration
Van Vollenhoven Institute Research Institute for Law, Governance and Development

Doctorate programs :

Doctorate programs :
Year Rank (Change)
2005 138
2006 90 ((+) 48)
2007 84 ((+) 6)
2008 64 ((+) 20)
2009 60 ((+) 4)

Universities in the Netherlands

Amsterdam * Amsterdam VU * Delft Technology * Eindhoven Technology * Groningen * Protestant Theological * Theological University of the Reformed Churches * Leiden * Maastricht * Nijmegen Radboud * Nyenrode Business * Open * Erasmus University Rotterdam * Tilburg * Twente * Utrecht * University for Humanistics * Wageningen

League of European Research Universities

Amsterdam * Barcelona * Cambridge * Edinburgh * Freiburg * Geneva * Heidelberg * Helsinki * Imperial College * Karolinska (Stockholm) * Leiden * Leuven * University College London * Lund * Milan * LMU Munich * Oxford * Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie * Paris-Sud * Strasbourg * Utrecht * Zürich |

Europaeum


Coimbra Group of European research universities

Aarhus * Barcelona * Bergen * Bologna * Bristol * Budapest * Cambridge * Coimbra * Dublin * Edinburgh * Galway * Geneva * Göttingen * Granada * Graz * Groningen * Heidelberg * Iaşi * Jena * Kraków * Leiden * Leuven * Louvain-la-Neuve * Lyon * Montpellier * Oxford * Padua * Pavia * Poitiers * Prague * Salamanca * Siena * Tartu * Thessaloniki * Turku I * Turku II * Uppsala * Würzburg |



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