Student newsletter
 
  19 April 2021
 
 
‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic'
 
Rector Hester Bijl explains what the teaching could be like if (limited) on-campus teaching becomes possible once again. She also looks back on a year of lockdown.
 
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Corona update
 
Limited in-person teaching expected from 26 April
 
 
 
 
 
Survey: Leiden students want to learn more about sustainability in their studies
 
The Leiden University Green Office asked Leiden students for their opinion about sustainability in education. There is room for improvement, according to the respondents.
 
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Feeling good during hard times
 
On 28 April our Wellbeing Wednesdays will start: monthly (online) meetings that help you stay feeling good in times of corona.
 
 
 
 
 
‘All students want to be seen and heard’
 
The student workspace Space to Talk About Race and the Afro Student Association both meet the need for a safe space to discuss burning social issues such as racism and also organise many other activities. Three board members explain why this is necessary.
 
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Student cabinet presents ‘coalition agreement’
 
As Minister for New Democracy in the Student Cabinet, Leiden student Zeineb Romdhane says inclusion should form ‘the basis of our democracy’.
 
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Laureate
 
History student Tessa de Boer wins thesis prize
 
 
 
 
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Blog
 
Christen, both from South Africa and the Netherlands, became part of the South African diaspora  - The Leidener
 
 
 
 
 
 
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