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WeLCome from the dean 

Dear Students, 

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July 2012 

Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun … or when you’re so busy that you don’t 

have time to notice anything other than what you’re doing? It hardly seems possible 

that I’m writing this note to introduce the third year of Leiden University 

College; I can recall very clearly being asked to write something for the first 

student handbook, and I can remember the sudden shock of being asked to write 

for the second. On those occasions, I was embroiled in thoughts about what LUC 

would become, about its promise and about the potentials of our new students 

to make our college into something truly special. And now I find myself looking 

back on all the incredible accomplishments of the last couple of years: the 

students and staff of LUC have worked astonishingly hard and given so much of 

themselves for this adventure. They’ve all been so busy and having so much fun 

that I can imagine they’ve hardly noticed the passage of time at all. And yet here 

we sit at a moment of completion; our first cohort of students are now entering 

their final year and will be looking forward to becoming LUC’s first graduating 

class next summer. For them, I’m sure, this realization will come as something 

of a shock, as life beyond our little community beckons them out into the world. 

Wasn’t it only last week that we cut the ribbons and opened the college at Lange 

Voorhout 44? 

I’m very proud to be sitting here in the summer of 2012, able to look back at the 

growing list of accomplishments at LUC. In the last academic year, staff and 

students have built on the successes and remedied some of the omissions of the 

previous year: Fortuna has gone from strength to strength, reading groups have 

flourished, performing arts have bloomed, new courses and even majors have been 

developed, involvement with charities has continued. I’m pleased to see how students 

still (and increasingly) strive to take responsibility for their own educations, 

holding each other and the college officers to account through the Staff Student 

Committee. And it has been wonderful to see so many LUC students jetting off 

around the world for semesters abroad in Asia, Australia, elsewhere in Europe, 

and in North America. For the first time, LUC ran a number of summer courses 

this year, enabling some students to take a field school in Ecuador, others to join 

an artistic activism school in New York, and still others to engage in a journalism

programme here in The Hague. Students have been busy with internships in companies, 

research centres, and public organizations all around the world. They will 

bring so much back with them to their friends and colleagues here; I look forward 

to seeing some of the impact of these experiences in the new year. 

We can all be happy with the academic performance of LUC in the last period. 

Our rates of study success are (by far) the highest in Leiden University. Academic 

staff who come from outside LUC to teach here invariably note the high quality 

of student engagement, which is evidenced by the commitment and talent 

of LUC students. But we should not rest on our laurels: there is always more to 

learn and more to do, not only to maintain our standards but also to improve 

them constantly - we are fortunate and privileged to be in the position we’re in, 

and we should not take that for granted. Ambition and talent and opportunity all 

combine to place a serious responsibility on the students of LUC. As Uncle Ben 

once told Peter Parker: with great power comes great responsibility. 

Perhaps the most heartening aspect of LUC over the last year, however, has been 

the way in which our sense of community has developed with such warmth and 

collegiality. LUC feels more like a large family than a small institution (which also 

means that we have irritating uncles, problematic children, and uncomfortable 

family dinners). For this reason, I’d like to dedicate the new academic year to the 

memory of Philip van Drunen Littel, who was lost to us in March of this year. 

Philip’s death hit us hard, but it also showed us how much we mean to each other. 

As we face the challenges of the new academic year, and as some of us graduate 

from LUC and move on to other things, I hope we can all remember how special 

this young college has already become and how important we have each been to 

making it that way. 

As ever, 

Chris Goto-Jones 

Dean of LUC The Hague 

aim and PUrPose of this handbook 

This handbook has been written for your convenience and provides information 

on all aspects of studying at LUC The Hague. We assume that you will read this 

information carefully and that you will learn the contents of this handbook. 

Please check the handbook before coming to your tutor or another member of 

staff with questions; this may save you both a lot of time. 

We start by giving you information on the place of our College within the 

structures of Leiden University as well as on the people who work here to make 

your education an interesting and stimulating experience. This also includes 

information on the various Boards and Councils we have within this institution 

and what their specific tasks are. Then we move on to the more practical and 

specific: the Honour Code and the Academic Rules and Regulations for example, 

but also information on books, libraries and student facilities. These chapters 

will tell you what is expected of you and what you can expect from the other 

members in our college community. 

This is the third LUC The Hague handbook. As this college develops, information 

will change or become obsolete. In those cases we will inform you of course, but 

we also hope that you will tell us what is missing or unnecessary. You can contact 

the Student Information Desk with these suggestions. We hope this handbook 

will help you to settle into LUC The Hague and give you some guidance during 

your studies here. 

This handbook is only a brief introduction to being a student at LUC The Hague. 

If you would like to know more about the LUC community or more detail about 

the functions & protocols of the various bodies and organs here, we invite you to 

visit the Current Students section on our website. These webpages offer you the 

basics on living in The Hague: health care, shopping, sports, cultural activities and 

public transport. We also zoom in on the college building and the student housing: 

its facilities for example, and rules to help you live together. 


tabLe of Contents 

LUC the hagUe ProfiLe 

11 Our Mission and Values 

14 College Organisation 

16 Student Organisation 

Who is Who 

17 Academic Board 

19 Academic Staff - LUC Faculty 

25 Academic - LUC The Hague Research Centre 

26 Academic Staff - LUC Teaching Fellows 

34 Student Affairs Office 

36 PR & Marketing Office 

38 General Office 

aCademiC CaLendar 2012 - 2013 

40 Academic Year 

41 Schedule in the Semester 

42 Important Dates 

organisation and ProCedUres 

43 Tutorial system 

45 Books and Literature 

47 Sickness and Absence 

47 Examination Results and Transcripts 

48 Course Registration 

49 Quality Management 

50 External Education 

aCademiC faCiLities and serviCes 

51 Libraries 

52 The LUC Brill-Nijhoff Writing Institute 

53 LUC ‘Asiascape’ Science & Media Centre 

54 LUC Research Centre 

54 Student Facilities @ Plexus 

gUideLines for stUdents 

56 What to expect in your first year at LUC 

59 Studying Abroad 

59 After University College 

aCademiC rULes and regULations 

63 The Honour Code 

66 Academic Rules and Regulations 



LUC the hagUe ProfiLe 

Our Mission and Values 

mission statement 

LUC The Hague is founded on the belief that the efforts of individuals can make a 

difference in the world. Its creative and flexible curriculum aims to provide each 

student with the best possible route to fulfill their intellectual potential and to 

contribute towards resolving the global challenges that we all face today. At LUC 

we aim to recognise excellence and talent within, outside and across the boundaries 

of conventional disciplines, believing that students are capable of scholarly 

innovation and creative insight. LUC seeks to encourage its students towards these 

goals by creating a highly fertile, international and cosmopolitan environment for 

motivated students and dynamic staff working together in small groups to help 

build knowledge for a better world. 

internationalisation and Community 

It is very fashionable to be ‘international,’ although it is not always clear what 

this means. Does it refer to the experience of having been ‘abroad’? Does it mean 

that you have been a ‘foreigner’ or that you are somehow conscious of the fact 

that you are not? Is it exclusionary, referring to everything that is not from your 

homeland? Or is it inclusive and tending towards cosmopolitanism? 

At LUC, we take the fact that we are an international college seriously. We hope 

that the experience of living and working here will help you to find answers to 

all of those questions, and we organise our classes and accommodation in order 

to facilitate this. You will live together with students from all over the world 

(46 different nationalities will be represented this year), experiencing the ways 

in which they conduct their lives and studies. You will learn together with them 

and an international faculty (our Assistant Professors are from ten different 

countries on four continents), who each bring a special wealth and diversity to 

our environment. 

But our goal is not only to give you a fun and exciting environment (although 

that is also our goal). Rather, we believe that these kinds of experiences will be 

essential to the formation of Global Citizens, who can really understand what it 


means to live in a diverse world and make sensitive, responsible decisions about 

how to make that world better together. And where better to learn these lessons 

than here in The Hague, surrounded by (and participating in) the institutions 

of international order and justice? The community of LUC begins in the college 

buildings, but encompasses the ideals of this famous city. 

honours and excellence 

There are many BA and BSc programmes in the world, but we believe that LUC 

The Hague offers something unique. Part of what makes us special is our international 

profile. However, our values are not only in terms of exploring diversity, 

but also in terms of the quality of our explorations. As an Honours College, 

LUC The Hague holds the very highest academic standards for its staff as well as 

its students. Every single member of our community has already demonstrated 

something special about themselves - something amazing - something that 

sets them apart from their peers. You have been selected for a reason. Without 

exception, we believe that all of you will graduate from LUC as some of the most 

sought-after graduates in Europe: you will go on to outstanding graduate programmes 

in Europe, the USA or elsewhere; you will become leaders of opinion 

and policy, strategy-makers and activists; you will become responsible global 

citizens and bring about change in the world around us. Because we believe this, 

you are here. Because you are here, you should make this happen. 

But excellence is not only about the standards of our students and our staff. LUC 

is also committed to pedagogic excellence and innovation. We believe that our 

programmes should be supported by the very best learning technologies and 

techniques. We believe in active learning, which gives students space to develop 

and explore their own ideas and to challenge the faculty on their views. We believe 

in small-group learning and dynamic interaction. We do not believe in dogma. 

And finally, because each one of you is unique and special, with such ambitions 

for the future and so much to think about now, LUC also provides a tutorial 

system to support you. Each of you will be assigned a personal tutor, whose task 

it is to help ensure that you get the most out of being at LUC. All of our tutors 

are drawn from our academic faculty - they have all been through top university 

programmes and made successful careers for themselves as scholars. At LUC, 

we believe that all students should have direct access to this kind of support: 

your tutor can help you, not necessarily because they are better or smarter or 

wiser than you, but because they’ve been through most of this before. 

Liberal arts and sciences 

For over 435 years, Leiden University has been known as Praesidium Libertatis, 

the Bastion of Liberty. From 2010, LUC carries this legacy into the twenty-first 

century with a firm commitment to the ethos of the liberal arts and sciences. 

Most people will tell you that the Liberal Arts is an educational philosophy 

rather than a field of knowledge, or that they are concerned with learning how 

to think rather than what to think; some people may even juxtapose them with 

the vulgar arts and sciences, which teach people useful things. 

For us at LUC, however, we have a preference for a more modern and critical 

sense of the role and nature of the liberal arts and sciences in the contemporary 

world. In a ‘commencement speech’ at the graduation ceremony of a Liberal 

Arts college in the USA, David Foster Wallace* told a little story that has now 

become famous here at LUC: 

‘There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet 

an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning, 

boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then 

eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes ‘What the hell is water?’ 

This little story is immediately believable: it’s simple, obvious and seems to be 

plausible. But it’s Wallace’s next step that demands our attention: he states very 

clearly that educators are not the older fish: instructors are not the ones who 

know better, who know about the water, they are just ‘people who went before’. 

Indeed, we should be cautious about the frequent claim that a liberal arts education 

should not be about ‘teaching things’ but should be about teaching people 

‘how to think’. Wallace is cautious about this because (quite rightly) he worries 

that this would just be insulting or patronizing to you. And he’s right: we at LUC 

don’t want students who can’t think already. We want the people who wonder 

about the water…who notice it’s there. You are here at LUC because you are this 

type of person already. 

* David foster Wallace (1962 - 2008), was an american author and professor. he is most famous for the 1996 novel, 

Infinite Jest. The quotations here are taken from the commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. it was 

re-published in 2009 as This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate 

Life. 


For Wallace, and for us, the real point of this story (and of liberal arts and sciences) 

is to be critical about our awareness of ourselves and our certainties. He 

claims that most of the things he takes for granted or believes automatically in 

the world turn out to be wrong or untrue. And that there are many things in the 

world (like water for those two fish) that we simply don’t notice, no matter how 

essential they may be to our existence, either because we’re not thinking properly 

or because they conflict with something else we’re thinking about/interested in. 

So, a liberal arts education is not only about learning to think, but also, more 

deeply, about learning ‘how to exercise some control over how and what you 

think’ about. ‘It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you 

pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.’ 

Freedom is about choice and awareness of choice … choice of how to BE in the 

world. 

So, liberal arts and sciences at LUC The Hague is about free-thinking, creative 

and critical students who aim to make a difference in the world, be it working in 

sexy, high-profile places like the UN, or NATO, or a government, corporation or 

university. But, it’s also about living in and contributing to the everyday world 

around us in the best way possible. In the words of David Foster Wallace: 

‘The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and 

discipline, and being able to truly care about other people and to sacrifice for 

them over and over in myriad, petty, unsexy ways everyday.’ 

College Organisation 

LUC The Hague is the international honours college of Leiden University, based 

in the Faculty of Campus Den Haag. It is a core part of the university’s honours 

college and excellence trajectory. LUC is organizationally connected with the 

rest of the university in a number of ways: the Dean of LUC sits on the Honours 

Council in Leiden; the Dean of LUC is advised by LUC’s Academic Advisory 

Board (which is composed of senior members of the other Faculties in Leiden); 

and the Dean of LUC sits on the Faculty Board of Campus Den Haag. 

The Dean is responsible for the academic leadership of LUC The Hague. He 

is assisted in servicing that responsibility by a team of academic and support 

staff, and, of course, by the students. As a college, all members of LUC share in 

responsibility for its success. 

In terms of academic management, the Dean chairs LUC’s Academic Board, 

which comprises the two Directors of Studies (BA and BSc) and a student representative. 

This body is responsible for the academic trajectory and strategy of 

LUC as a whole. The Academic Board meets every two weeks. 

At the level of general management, the Dean relies on the members of the 

Management Meeting, which includes the chairpersons of all committees and 

the holders of all institutional budgets. The Management Meeting occurs once 

every month. 

At the level of academic implementation, the management of the college relies 

on a series of committees. Matters pertaining to the content and coherence of 

LUC’s majors and minors are discussed in the Majors & Minors Council, under 

the responsibility of the Directors of Studies. For technical questions about the 

implementation of LUC’s Academic Rules & Regulations and the standardization 

of assessment practices, the Examinations Committee is responsible under 

the leadership of its chair; the ExCie is not a policy-making body but an implementation 

body. For matters related to academic student welfare and tutorial 

practice, the Tutorial Council is in charge, under the responsibility of the Senior 

Tutor. The Staff-Student Committee serves as a formal interface between the 

concerns of the faculty and students of LUC - it performs evaluations of classes 

and the programme as a whole, and its chair is responsible for issuing advice to 

the Dean. 

In terms of general management there are a cluster of administrative departments, 

including the Department of Public Relations & Marketing (headed by the Manager 

of PR&M), Department of Office Management (headed by the Officer Manager), 

and the Department of Student Affairs (headed by the Directors of Studies). 

There are a number of other organs in LUC, such as the College Assembly, 

which brings together all members of the college at least once per semester 

for discussion and information sharing, and some of the committees have 

sub-committees. Information on all these bodies and their membership can be 

found on our website. 


PR & 

Marketing 

Management 

Meeting 

Office 

Management 

Student 

Affairs 

Dean 

Examinations 

Committee 

Majors & 

Minors Council 

Academic 

Board 

Tutorial 

Council 

Staff Student 

Commitee 

Diagram 1. Basic outline of the formal, internal organization of LUC. Further details on the 

functions, responsibilities and memberships of each body and their sub-committees can be found on 

the college web site. 

Student Organisation 

The Student Association, Fortuna, includes all students of LUC The Hague. It is 

Dean 

supported by College funds on the basis of this membership. The membership 

has rights, privileges and also responsibilities for the environment and activi- 

MT: Dean, Managing Director (MD), 

Educational Director (ED) 

ties of LUC. Basic to these is the right to vote in the elections for formal offices 

(Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, BoS: Dean, ED, Academic Faculty, StudentRep, 

Council Members), and to propose/ 

M3: Dean, MD 

establish sub-committees to deal with specific issues. 

ExC: ED, Faculty, SSC: Students, Faculty 

TC: Faculty, ST: MD, Staff 

The Student Council is the executive of the Association. It is elected each year 

for a term of one year. All students It establishes and staff a constitution (with the approval of the 

Association members and the Dean). The Chair of the Council is responsible to 

meet regularly with the Dean. The Treasurer is responsible for the Association’s 

budget, in collaboration with the heads of any sub-committees, and is responsible 

to meet regularly with the Officer Manager of LUC. The Academic Representative 

sits on the Academic Board to represent the Association members. 

In principle the Council is responsible for approving and monitoring the activities 

of any Sub-Committees that require Association funds. They must establish 

a mechanism to ensure that this is done in a fair and representative manner. The 

heads of any such committees are ex officio members of the Council for as long 

as their committee exists. 

Further details on the composition, mission, and functions of Fortuna can be 

found on its website: www.fortuna-luc.nl 

Who is Who 

Dean of LUC The Hague 

Prof. dr. Chris goto-Jones Dean 

Office Manor, Room 1.1 

email c.goto-jones@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

Chris Goto-Jones is Dean of LUC The Hague and 

Professor of Comparative Philosophy & Political Thought 

at Leiden University. He was educated at Cambridge and 

then (via Keio University, Tokyo) Oxford University, from 

where he received his MPhil and PhD in Politics & International 

Relations. He taught at a number of universities in the 

UK, including SOAS, Oxford and Nottingham, before 

coming to Leiden, where he held the chair in Modern Japan Studies before 

being called to LUC. His research is concerned with modern political and 

ethical thought, particularly as found in Japan & East Asia, but also with 

finding ways to disrupt the ethnocentricism of conventional academic disciplines 

that tend to marginalise or ignore these kinds of non-European traditions of 

thought. In 2009 Chris received the VICI award from the NWO (Netherlands 

Organisation for Scientific Research). 

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Directors of Studies 

18 Who is Who 

Name Dr. Cissie Fu Director of Studies (BA) 

Office The Bridge, Room B2 

email c.fu@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

BiOgraPhy Cissie Fu is Director of Studies, with a focus on the BA programme, 

and Assistant Professor of Political Theory at LUC The Hague. After an AB 

in Government and Philosophy at Harvard University, she explored public 

interest law in Washington DC before moving to the University of Oxford 

for an MSt in Women’s Studies, an MSc in Political Research and Methodology, 

and a DPhil in Politics and International Relations. She taught political 

thought, jurisprudence, and ethics at Oxford and University College London 

prior to her arrival at LUC, where she engages in research-led teaching at the 

nexus of politics, performance, and philosophy. 

Name Dr. Paul Hudson Director of Studies (BSc) and Senior Tutor 

Office The Bridge, Room A2 

email p.f.hudson@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

BiOgraPhy Paul Hudson is Director of Studies, with a focus on the BSc programme, and 

Associate Professor of Physical Geography at LUC The Hague. Paul joins LUC 

after fourteen years at the University of Texas at Austin and after two years at 

Amsterdam University College (UvA). His scholarly interests are within fluvial 

geomorphology and environmental change, particularly along large flood prone 

coastal plain rivers. His research utilizes a field based approach augmented 

with GISc mapping and satellite remote sensing technologies. He has projects 

in Northern Europe, Mexico, Texas, and along the Lower Mississippi River in 

Louisiana, with funding from the US National Science Foundation and Fulbright. 

At LUC he teaches Sustainable Earth, Water Resources and Hydrology, and Field 

Methods. 

Academic Staff - LUC faculty 

Name Dr. Laurens van Apeldoorn 

Office Coach House, Room 1.2 

email l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9335 

academic exPertise Political Theory 

cOurses History and Philosophy of the Rule of Law • Introduction to Political Philosophy • 

Thinking About Politics: Political Theory • Global Challenges 3: Justice 

BiOgraPhy Laurens van Apeldoorn is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Tutor at 

Leiden University College. He studied at the University of Amsterdam, 

the University of Edinburgh and London School of Economics before obtaining 

a DPhil degree in Political Theory at the University of Oxford (2011). 

His research interests include early modern political thought, in particular 

the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, and contemporary political theory. 

Name Dr. Thomas Bundschuh 


email t.u.bundschuh@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9538 

academic exPertise International Law, Human Rights, Transitional Justice 

cOurses International Human Rights • Foundations of Justice 

BiOgraPhy Thomas Bundschuh is Assistant Professor of International Law and Tutor. 

His research focuses on Transitional Justice and International Human Rights. 

He was awarded his PhD in International Law based on his research at the 

Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. He holds an 

LLM in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex, England. 

He obtained two law degrees qualifying him as a lawyer in Germany where he 

practiced for several years in a private law firm. Thomas has been engaged in 

humanitarian and human rights work in conflicted and post-conflict societies. He 

worked with Sudanese refugees under the UNHCR umbrella in Northern Uganda. 

On behalf of Human Rights Watch (New York) and the Fédération Internationale 

des Ligues des Droits de l´Homme (Paris), he researched the 1994 genocide in 

Rwanda and was coordinator of the field team in Butare. Thomas teaches International 

Human Rights and courses related to the Global Justice major. 

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20 Who is Who 

Name Dr. Veronica Davidov 

Office The Bridge, Room C2 

email v.m.davidov@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9352 

academic exPertise Anthropology, Globalization, Sustainable Development, Environmental 

Sovereignty, Ecological Justice, Cultural Production 

cOurses Representations of Culture • Qualitative Research Methods • Political Ecology 

• Introduction to Area Studies 

BiOgraPhy Veronica Davidov is a cultural anthropologist studying social, political, and 

cultural processes involved in human-nature relationships. She is especially 

interested in studying how natural resources are constructed and contested, 

and the impact of commodifying nature on indigenous groups. Her primary 

research sites are Ecuador and Northern Russia, although the comparative 

aspect of her research takes her to other places as well. She grew up in the 

former Soviet Union, studied and lived in the United States for many years, 

and has been living and working in the Netherlands since 2008. She is an 

Assistant Professor in Anthropology and a Tutor. 

Name Dr. Patsy Haccou 


email p.haccou@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 071 527 7476 

academic exPertise Mathematical Biology, Statistical Methods for Ethological Data 

cOurses Sustainable Resource Management • Mathematical Modelling Fundamentals 

Structures and Dynamics of Ecological Systems • Numeracy 

BiOgraPhy Patsy Haccou obtained a PhD in mathematical biology in 1987 and is Assistant 

Professor of Mathematical Biology at LUC. She performed postdoctoral research at 

several internationally renowned universities in the UK, US, and Japan. Until 2009 

she was leader of the section Theoretical Biology at the Institute of Biology Leiden. 

She then moved to the Institute of Environmental Sciences, where she studied 

ecological processes with dynamic probability models. She joined LUC in 2010 to 

teach mathematics and mathematical modelling in the context of global challenges, 

and coordinates the Sustainability major. 

Name Dr. Sarah Hinman 


email s.e.hinman@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9327 

academic exPertise Human Geography, Geographical Information Systems & Cartography, 

Public Health & Medical Geography, Urban-Environment Interaction 

cOurses Academic Writing • World Regional Geography • Designing Academic Inquiry 

• Principles of Public Health 

BiOgraPhy Sarah E. Hinman is a broadly trained human geographer with research and 

teachings interests meeting at the intersection of geographic information 

systems, urban sustainability, and public health. Her current research draws on 

her passion for digital mapping and visualization through the development of 

three-dimensional digital models of urban land uses. She received a Ph.D. from 

Louisiana State University in 2007 with degrees from Ohio University (M.A) and 

Mary Washington College (B.A.) as well. At LUC she will be offering courses in 

world regional geography, public health, and designing academic inquiry. 

Name Dr. Yih-Jye (Jay) Huang 

Office The Bridge, Room B1 

email y.huang@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9596 

academic exPertise International Politics, Theories of Nationalism, National Identity, Foucault, 

Cultural Governance, Human Security 

cOurses Global Challenges 1: Peace • Introduction to International Relations • Regionality 

in World Politics: The Rise of China • Nations and Nationalism in World 

Politics 

BiOgraPhy Yih-Jye Hwang is Assistant Professor of International Politics and Tutor at 

LUC. In 2008, he obtained his doctoral degree in International Politics from 

The University of Wales, Aberystwyth. His research interests include Foucault’s 

thoughts, nationalism, national identity, cultural governance, human security, 

and IR theories. 

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Name Dr. Anthony Shenoda 

Office The Bridge, Room A1 

email a.g.shenoda@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9328 

academic exPertise Anthropology of religion and theology, Transnationalism, Diaspora, 

Social theory, Memory and materiality 

cOurses Academic Writing • Comparative Worldviews • Politics of Religion • Introduction 

to Area Studies • Comparative Worldviews 

BiOgraPhy Anthony Shenoda a sociocultural anthropologist with a focus on the anthropology 

of religion and the Middle East. His research and theoretical interests 

include The Anthropology of Christianity; materiality; miracles, visions, and 

dreams; Muslim-Christian relations; social memory; hope; prayer; and the 

anthropology of death and dying. Specifically, he works on Coptic Orthodox 

Christians in Egypt. What is novel in his approach is that he uses miracles as 

the lens through which to examine tensions, paradoxes, and cultural politics 

of all sorts. Anthony holds a PhD in Social Anthropology & Middle Eastern 

Studies from Harvard University (2010). At Leiden University College, he will 

be teaching courses on Religion, the Middle East, and anthropology. 

Name Dr. Corina Stan 


email c.m.stan@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9351 

academic exPertise English and European Literature, Twentieth-Century Comparative Literature, 

Critical Theory 

cOurses Academic Writing • Gender and Literature • Language and Politics • 

Culture and Civilisation • Political Drama 

BiOgraPhy Corina Stan joined LUC in the fall 2011 as Assistant Professor of Comparative 

Literature, after receiving her Ph.D. in comparative literature and critical theory 

from Duke University (USA), and other degrees from German, Romanian and 

French universities. Currently working on a book-length project on the ethics of 

everyday life in the twentieth century, tentatively entitled The Art of Distances or, 

A Morality for the Everyday, she is also interested in intersections between literature 

and philosophy, gender studies, and the politics of writing. At LUC she 

primarily teaches courses related to academic writing and comparative literature. 

Name Dr. Daniela Vicherat Mattar 

Office The Bridge, Room C1 

email d.a.vicherat.mattar@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9537 

academic exPertise Urban Culture, Social Justice, Citizenship 

cOurses Introduction to Diversity and Integration • Sources of Unity and Diversity • 

Foundations of Social Theory • Introduction to Area Studies • Diversity and 

Integration: Solutions and Case Studies 

BiOgraPhy Originally formed as sociologist in Chile, Daniela Vicherat Mattar has been trained 

academically in the University of Warwick (MA), European University Institute in 

Florence (MA and PhD) and University of Edinburgh (Marie Curie postdoctoral 

fellow), developing her expertise across various social-science fields, with particular 

focus in the interface between social, political and urban theory. In exercising the 

professional practice of sociology she has worked as a policy researcher and advisor 

in the public sector and international organizations, committed to various projects 

ranging from Latin American governance and development policies to the promotion 

and implementation of gender equality programmes and youth empowerment 

policies. At LUC she is Assistant Professor of Urban Sociology and Tutor; she 

teaches mainly in the social science components of the programme. 

Name Dr. Ann Marie Wilson 


email a.m.wilson@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9355 

academic exPertise Social, Cultural, and Political History, Transnational Social Movements, 

Histories of Human Rights and Globalization, Women's and Gender History 

cOurses Academic Writing • Transnational History • Movement of Ideas & People: 

Feminism in History • Historiography • Transnational History • Globalisation 

and Modernity: Histories of Human Rights 

BiOgraPhy Ann Marie Wilson is a historian specializing in modern United States and 

transnational history. She completed her PhD at Harvard University in 2010 

and is now at work on a study of American involvement in international humanitarian 

campaigns during the long nineteenth century. As Assistant Professor 

of History and Tutor at LUC, she primarily offers courses in the major of 

Human Interaction. Born in Chicago, she has lived in many different cities, 

including Boston, San Francisco and Caen, France. 

22 Who is Who Who is Who 23

Name Dr. Brandon Zicha 


email b.c.zicha@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9354 

academic exPertise Political Communication, Policy Representation, Political Parties, 

Constitutional Design in Advanced Industrial Democracies 

cOurses Foundations of Media and Communication Theory • Quantifying Global Challenges: 

Human Rights Indicators • Public Policy Analysis: Agenda-Setting • 

Decision-Making Processes • Numeracy 

BiOgraPhy Brandon Zicha (B.A. Economics, Grinnell College, U.S.A. 2002; M.A., Ph.D 

Political Science, Binghamton University, U.S.A. 2010) is Assistant Professor 

of Media Politics at LUC. His research and teaching interest focus on how 

information is processed by social and political institutions and used to make 

collective decisions in modern societies, as well as the careful use and informed 

understanding of quantitative scientific methods for understanding social 

issues. In addition to contributing to the provision of quantitative methods at 

LUC, he teaches courses that focus on theories of media and information, and 

how such information is aggregated in the policy-making process. 

24 Who is Who 

Academic Staff - LUC The Hague Research Centre 

Name Priya Swamy 


email p.swamy@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9543 

POsitiON Research Officer 

BiOgraPhy Priya Swamy holds a bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Philosophy from 

McGill University, Canada, and a Research Master’s degree from Leiden University 

in Area Studies. She is currently working on her PhD dissertation that examines 

the religious lives of Surinamese Hindus practicing in Amsterdam. As Assistant 

Research Officer at LUCTH, she works on developing the academic profile of the 

center. In particular, she recruits guest lecturers and co-ordinates academic events 

at LUC. By paying close attention to the curriculum being taught in the ‘Global 

Challenges’ courses, she is committed to developing a critical and productive space 

for scholars and students to discuss and conduct relevant research. 

Who is Who 25

Academic Staff - LUC Teaching Fellows 2012-2013 

Name Dr. Felix Ameka 

email f.k.ameka@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Sociolinguistics 

frOm Leiden University Institute of Politi- 

cal Science 

faculty Faculty of Social and Behavioural 

Sciences 

Name Dr. Joost Augusteijn 

email j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) History of Violence 

frOm Leiden University Institute for 

History 

faculty Faculty of Humanities 

Name Maria Avaguimova 

email m.e.avaguimova@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Russian - Beginners 

Russian - Elementary 

frOm Academic Language Centre 


Name Dr. Caspar van den Berg 

email cberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Multi-level Governance 

frOm Leiden University Institute of Public 

Administration 


Sciences 

Name Prof.mr.dr. Maurits Berger 

email m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Religion and Law 

26 Who is Who 


Religious Studies 


Name Prof.dr. Koen Caminada 

email c.l.j.caminada@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Principles of Economics 

frOm Leiden University Institute for Tax 

Law and Economics 

faculty Faculty of Law 

Name Dr. Lotte van Dillen 

email dillenlfvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Social and Organisational Psychology 

frOm Leiden University Institute of Psychology 


Sciences 

Name Prof.dr. Jeroen Duindam 

email j.f.j.duindam@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Empire and Post-Empire 


History 


Name Prof.dr. Caroline van Eck 

email c.a.van.eck@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Religion and Art 


Cultural Disciplines 


Name Dr. Marieke Eleveld 

email marieke.eleveld@vu.nl 

cOurse(s) Environmental Change & Manage- 

ment: GIS & Remote Sensing 

frOm Institute for Environmental Studies 

faculty VU University Amsterdam 

Name Dr. Henrike Florusbosch 

email jflorusb@umich.edu 

cOurse(s) Gender and Development 




Name Dr. Marius de Geus 

email geus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Global Challenges 3: Justice 

frOm Leiden University Institute of 

Political Science 


Sciences 

Name Jeanne Giberius 

email jeanne@giberius.nl 

cOurse(s) French - Intermediate 

French - Elementary 

French - Advanced 



Name Prof.dr.ir. Wouter de Groot 

email degroot@cml.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Classics of the Sustainability Debate 


Environmental Sciences (CML) 

faculty Faculty of Science 

Name Dr. Erik Herber 

email e.d.herber@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Introduction to Socio-Legal Studies 

frOm Leiden University Centre for 

Linguistics 


Name Dr. Helen Hintjens 

email hintjens@iss.nl 

cOurse(s) Human Security 


Cultural Anthropology and 

Development Sociology 


Sciences 

Name Prof.dr. Bernhard Hommel 

email hommel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Cognitive Psychology: Rationality 

and Emotions in Human Behaviour 


Psychology 


Sciences 

Name Prof. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 

email j.g.de.hoop.scheffer@ 

cdh.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Global Challenges 1: Peace 

Multilateral Institutions 

Foreign Policy and Diplomacy 

frOm Leiden University Van Vollenhoven 

Institute 


Who is Who 27

Name Dr. Isabel Hoving 

email i.hoving@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) World Literature 

frOm Grotius Centre for International 

Legal Studies 

faculty Campus Den Haag 

Name Jens Iverson, LLM 

email j.m.iverson@cdh.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Advocacy and Litigation 


Legal Studies 


Name Assad Jaber 

email - 

Arabic - Beginners 

Arabic - Intermediate 

Arabic - Elementary 



cOurse(s) 

Name Dov Jacobs, LLM 

email d.l.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Sovereignty and Statehood 

Global Challenges 3: Justice 

Legal Methods and Jurisprudence 


Legal Studies 


Name Drs. ing. Rene Kleijn 

email kleijn@cml.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Tools of the Trade: Sustainability 

Research 

Leiden University Institute of 

frOm Environmental Sciences (CML) 


Name Dr. Berma Klein Goldewijk 

email berma.kleingoldewijk@upeace.nl 

cOurse(s) Introduction to Peace and Conflict 

Studies 

Peace-Building in Fragile Political 

Orders 

Conflict Resolution and Settlement 

frOm UPEACE Centre The Hague 

Name Dr. Joop de Kort 

email j.f.dekort@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Trade and Finance in the Global 

Economy 

Economic Policy in the EU 




Name Prof.dr. Gert Jan Kramer 

email kramer@cml.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Sustainable Energy Strategies 

frOm International Institute of Social 

Studies (ISS) The Hague 

faculty Erasmus University Rotterdam 

Name Drs. Maarten van Leeuwen 

email m.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Argumentative and Rhetorical 

Analysis 

Theory of Rhetoric 

The Power of Words 

Rhetorical and Argumentative 

Analysis: Case Studies I 

Rhetorical and Argumentative 

Analysis: Case Studies II 

Argumentation and Debate 

frOm Leiden University Centre for 

Linguistics 


Name Dr. Nana Leigh 

email m.a.leigh@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Shaping Culture: Museums and 

International Exhibitions 




Name Prof.dr. Leo Lucassen 

email l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) History and Politics of Global Migration 


History 


Name Aernout van Lynden 

email c.d.a.van.lynden@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Advanced Journalism 

Essentials of Journalism 

International Journalism: 

Literature of War Journalism 

International Journalism: 

20th- and 21st-Century Conflict 

Visual Communication: 

Journalism for Television 

Literary Journalism: Totalitarianism 

in the 20th Century 

Name Anne-Charlotte Martineau, LL.M 

email a.b.martineau@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Principles of Public International Law 

frOm Institute for Public Law 


Name Drs. Menno Mennes 

email m.a.mennes@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Human Resources Management 




Name Prof.dr. Mansoob Murshed 

email murshed@iss.nl 

cOurse(s) Economics of Development 




Name Dr. Frits Naerebout 

email f.g.naerebout@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Reception Studies: The Greco-Roman 

World 

frOm Leiden University Institute of Environmental 

Sciences (CML) 


Name Dr. Wim van Noort 

email noort@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Organisation & Management 

frOm Leiden University Institute of Public 

Administration 


Sciences 


Name Dr. Dick van Offeren 

email d.h.vanofferen@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Financial Management 




Name Dr. Rene Ory 

email r.p.ory@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Advanced Financial Management 

Introduction to Business and 

Entrepreneurship 




Name Prof.dr. Jan Michiel Otto 

email j.m.otto@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Law and Society: North Africa & the 

Middle East 

frOm Leiden University Institute for Cultural 

Anthropology and Development 

Sociology 


Sciences 

Name Dr. Paramita Paul 

email p.paul@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) History of Philosophy 

Name Michelle Parlevliet MA 

email M.B.Parlevliet@uva.nl 

cOurse(s) Law, Governance, and Development 

frOm University of Amsterdam 


30 Who is Who 

Name Maria José Perez Rodriguez 

email M.J.Perez-Rodriguez@ 

hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Spanish - Beginners 

Spanish - Intermediate 

Spanish - Elementary 



Name Jan van der Ploeg MA 

email ploegjvander@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Ethics of Development 

Environment and Development 

frOm Institute Biology Leiden 


Name Joe Powderly, LLM 

email j.c.powderly@cdh.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) International Criminal Law 

Advocacy and Litigation 


Legal Studies 


Name Dr. Yannick Radi 

email y.a.a.s.radi@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) International Dispute Settlement 

frOm Leiden University Institute for Public 

Law 


Name Dr. Francesco Ragazzi 

email f.ragazzi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Critical Security Studies in 

International Politics 




Sciences 

Name Martin Roth MA 

email m.roth@mearc.eu 

cOurse(s) Political Expression in Videogames 

frOm Leiden University Institute for Area 

Studies 


Name Arlinda Rrustemi, LLM 

email a.rrustemi@cdh.leidenuniv.nl 



Legal Studies 


Name Dr. Denyse Snelder 

email snelder@cml.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Biodiversity and Society 

frOm Leiden University Institute of Environmental 

Sciences (CML) 


Name Dr. Lucie Spanihelova 

email l.spanihelova@montesquieu-instituut.nl 

cOurse(s) Quantitative Research Methods 

frOm Montesquieu Instituut 

Name Dr. Maria Spirova 

email mspirova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Conflict and Democracy 




Sciences 

Name Dr. Daniela Stockmann 

email dstockmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Political Communication and 

Psychology 




Sciences 

Name Dr. David Stolin 

email d.stolin@esc-toulouse.fr 

cOurse(s) Foundations of Finance 

frOm Department of Economics, Finance, 

and Law 

faculty Toulouse Business School 

Name Dr. Eric Storm 

email h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl 



History 


Name Larissa Mendoza Straffon MA 

email l.mendoza@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) World Art: Origins of Art 




Who is Who 31

Name Margriet Suijten 

email m.m.a.m.suijten@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) French - Intermediate 

French - Elementary 

French - Advanced 



Name Dr. Thanh-Dam Truong 

email truong@iss.nl 

cOurse(s) Human Security 




Name Dr. Janine Ubink 

email j.ubink@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Global Challenges 3: Justice 

frOm Leiden University Van Vollenhoven 

Institute 


Name Niels van der Ven MSc 

email n.j.c.van.de.ven@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Marketing Management 

Advanced Marketing Management 




Name Dr. Tim Verdoes 

email t.l.m.verdoes@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Financial Management 

Advanced Financial Management 



32 Who is Who 


Name Dr. Olaf van Vliet 

email o.p.van.vliet@law.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Economic Policy in the EU 

Principles of Economics 




Name Dr. Maja Vodopivec 

email maja.vodopivec@gmail.com 


Name Cynthia van Vonno, Mphil 

email vonnocmcvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Theories and Concepts in International 

Politics 

frOm Leiden University Institute of Political 

Science 


Sciences 

Name Brid Walsh 

email b.m.walsh@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Academic Writing 

Designing Academic Inquiry 

International Environmental Law 

Name Prof.dr. Jan Wijbrans 

email j.r.wijbrans@vu.nl 

cOurse(s) Earth Systems Science 


Studies (LIAS) 


Name Dr. Niels van Willigen 

email willigen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 





Sciences 

Name Zhaole Yang 

email z.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Chinese - Beginners 

Chinese - Intermediate 

Chinese - Elementary 


Studies (LIAS) 


Name Dr. Frank de Zwart 

email zwart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl 

cOurse(s) Issues and Perspectives in 

International Politics: The Politics 

of Development 


History 


Who is Who 33

Student Affairs Office 

Name Joppe Brieffies MA 


email j.w.m.brieffies@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9542 

POsitiON Student Affairs Officer - Course Administration 

BiOgraPhy Joppe Brieffies is one of the Student Affairs Officers at LUC. As Course 

Administrator, his responsibilities include the scheduling of courses, course 

enrolments, and the processing of grades. In addition, he is the Secretary of 

the Examinations Committee, uSis key user, and maintains the Blackboard 

environment. He also provides support to the other Student Affairs Officers 

in matters relating to admissions and study abroad. Before joining LUC, 

Joppe completed a BA in Media Studies and an MA in American History. 

He previously worked for the Erasmus University Rotterdam and for a small 

publishing company in London, UK. 

Name Irene van der Wal 


email i.m.v.van.der.wal@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9344 

POsitiON Student Affairs Officer - Study Abroad & Student Exchange 

BiOgraPhy Irene van der Wal works at LUC The Hague as a Student Affairs Officer. 

In addition to supporting the other Student Affairs Officers in general student 

affairs she is responsible for all matters concerning student exchange and 

study abroad for both incoming and outgoing students. She is the Secretary 

of the Tutorial Council and the Staff Students Committee. Before joining 

LUC, Irene moved from Brussels to Leiden to study Cultural Anthropology 

and Indonesian Studies at Leiden University. She previously worked as an 

instructor and developer of film workshops for primary schools. 

Name Jolande Vrijmoed, MA 


email j.c.m.vrijmoed@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9365 

POsitiON Student Affairs Officer - Admissions 

BiOgraPhy Jolande Vrijmoed is one of the Student Affairs Officers at LUC The Hague. 

She is responsible for the admission of new students, registration of students, 

and scholarships. She also provides support to the other Student Affairs 

Officers in matters relating to course administration and study abroad. 

Before joining LUC The Hague she obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree 

in Literary Studies at the VU University Amsterdam and worked at the 

Student Services of the Utrecht University. 


36 Who is Who 

PR & Marketing Office 

Name Charlotte Gabriël 


email c.l.gabriel@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9592 

POsitiON Manager PR & Marketing 

BiOgraPhy Charlotte Gabriël is the Manager PR & Marketing at LUC The Hague and in 

this position responsible for the development and implementation of a 

strategic plan for the recruitment, enrollment and retention of high achieving 

students. Her career at Leiden University started in 2007. After reorganizing 

the Support Office of Campus Den Haag she was appointed as Managing 

Director for LUC The Hague. She continued her work in the role of Manager 

PR & Marketing from April 2012 onwards. Prior to her current role 

Charlotte gathered her business experience at various senior management 

positions in Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry. She studied Physical 

Education at Hogeschool of Amsterdam, followed by various Marketing 

and Management courses. Her particular expertise and interests are in 

marketing, internationalization, communication and management. 

Name Annemieke Koomen 


email a.m.h.koomen@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9547 

POsitiON PR & Marketing Officer 

BiOgraPhy Annemieke Koomen is the first PR & Marketing Officer at LUC The Hague. 

She is responsible for (international) recruitment, online and printed 

communication, event management and student communication. 

She is also in charge of the Student Ambassador Team which plays in 

important role in LUC’s recruitment strategy. Annemieke finished her 

bachelor in Communication & Media Management in 2007 and started 

working in the marketing & communications department of Campus 

Den Haag prior to her job at LUC. From the start of the College onwards 

she has been committed to LUC The Hague. 

Name Michael Mendonca 


email m.mendonca@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9369 

POsitiON PR & Marketing Officer 

BiOgraPhy Michael Mendonca is the second PR & Marketing Officer. His tasks vary 

from upholding LUC’s social media, website, printed media as well as 

organizing events and the recruitment of new students. Prior to working at 

LUC, he obtained his Bachelor in International Business & Management, 

with a specialization in Marketing at the Rotterdam Business School. 

Furthermore, his interests are social media, graphic design, sports and 

movies. 

Who is Who 37

38 Who is Who 

General Office 

Name Samantha Burger 


email s.s.burger@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9503 

POsitiON Student Information Desk Officer 

BiOgraPhy Samantha Burger is from the south of the Netherlands, born in Vlissingen 

and raised in a small town called Oost- Souburg. Eight years ago she moved 

to The Hague. At LUC The Hague, she works as the Student Information 

Desk Officer. If you have any questions regarding the facilities at our College 

Building or general question re your time at LUC, or would like to make an 

appointment with faculty or staff, feel free to stop by at the Student Information 

Desk in the Manor on the first floor. Before Samantha joined LUC The 

Hague she worked at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (De Haagse 

HogeschooI). 

Name Astrid Grossenbag 

Office College Lounge 

email a.a.grossenbag@umail.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 8301 

POsitiON College Lounge Host 

BiOgraPhy Astrid Grossenbag is the Student Lounge Hostess and looks forward to 

welcoming you at the College Lounge. She has a long working career in 

catering at Leiden University and has worked at several if not most of the 

Leiden locations. Since LUC opened its doors to students last year she has 

enjoyed the opportunity to help set up a new Lounge concept. The Lounge 

is The place at LUC if you would like a snack or a drink or just a banter with 

your mates. She hopes to meet you all in the Lounge soon. 

Name Wendy Persson 


email w.j.persson@luc.leidenuniv.nl 

PhONe 070 800 9594 

POsitiON Office Manager & Management Assistant to the Dean 

BiOgraPhy Wendy Persson is the Office Manager & Management Assistant to the Dean 

at LUC The Hague. Her responsibilities vary from providing administrative 

and managerial assitance to the Dean to overseeing the facilities in the 

College Buildings to dealing with the Health & Safety provision at LUC. 

Wendy’s studied Leisure Management at the Hogeschool in Leeuwarden 

and proceeded to have different jobs in tourism and office management. 

After spending 5 years working for a non-profit organisation in Oxford she 

returned to Holland and started work at LUC. 

Please Note: 

Up-to-date contact information of all LUC The Hague staff 

is available on the website 

Who is Who 39

aCademiC CaLendar 2012 - 2013 

Academic Year 

The LUC Academic Year is divided into two semesters: the Autumn and Spring 

Semesters. Each semester consists of two blocks of eight weeks. With the exception 

of the language courses and several compulsory first-year subjects, most 

LUC courses run for eight weeks. During the first seven weeks there are structured 

contact hours, usually two sessions per week of two hours each. There are 

no contact hours in the final week of the block (unless a previously cancelled 

session needs to be rescheduled); during this week students work on essays, 

papers, or (take-home) exams. Students are required to be on campus during 

the entire block. 

The two semesters are divided by the Winter (6 weeks) and Summer Breaks (11 

weeks), in which there are no classes. It is possible that we will offer optional 

Summer Courses or Masterclasses in June; if that is the case, you will be informed 

in due time. 

40 aCaDeMiC CaLeNDar 2012 - 2013 

frOm uNtil 

semester i: 

BlOck 1 27 August 2012 19 October 2012 

Autumn Break 22 October 2012 26 October 2012 

BlOck 2 29 October 2012 21 December 2012 

semester ii: 

BlOck 3 4 February 2013 29 March 2013 

Spring Break 1 April 2013 5 April 2013 

BlOck 4 8 April 2013 3 June 2013 

Schedule in the Semester 

Classes at LUC are offered in ten different timeslots. These are fixed combinations 

of 2 x 2 hours per week. Exceptions to this rule, such as Global Challenges 

courses and the language classes, will be clearly marked on the schedule. Classes 

start at the indicated time and end ten minutes to the hour, allowing students a 

brief break and time to walk to their next seminar. 

The vast majority of courses are block-long courses, but a few courses take on 

a semester-long format. Whatever combination of courses students choose to 

take, the standard workload per block is 15 EC. 

The semester courses are 

First Year 

History of Philosophy 

Academic Writing 


Numeracy 

Second Year 

Language Courses 

When selecting their courses, students should keep in mind that they can enroll 

for only one course per timeslot. Prior to selecting their courses, students should 

consult their tutor for advice. As the maximum capacity per course is twenty 

people, students might not always be able to take all their first choice courses. 

There are no scheduled classes on Wednesday afternoons. Rather than being 

free afternoons, these are used for other educational activities, such as visiting 

speaker events, seminars, workshops and excursions. 

aCaDeMiC CaLeNDar 2012 - 2013 41

Mon Tue Wed Thu fri 

9:00 - 10:50 T1 T6 T1 T3 T1 

11:00 - 12:50 T2 T7 T2 T4 T2 

13:00 - 14:50 T3 T8 T5 T9 

15:00 - 16:50 T4 T9 T6 T10 

17:00 - 18:50 T5 T10 T7 T8 

T1 Mondays 9:00-10:50 Wednesdays 9:00-10:50 fridays 9:00-10:50 

T2 Mondays 11:00-12:50 Wednesdays 11:00-12:50 fridays 11:00-12:50 

T3 Mondays 13:00-14:50 Thursdays 9:00-10:50 



T6 Tuesdays 9:00-10:50 Thursdays 15:00-16:50 

T7 Tuesdays 11:00-12:50 Thursdays 17:00-18:50 

T8 Tuesdays 13:00-14:50 fridays 17:00-18:50 



Important Dates 2012 - 2013 

20 - 24 august LUC The Hague Introduction Week 

27 august Start Academic Year 

3 sePtemBer Opening Academic Year Leiden University 

29 sePtemBer Dies Natalis LUC The Hague 

3 OctOBer Leidens Ontzet The College Building is closed 

26 NOvemBer Cleveringa Oratie No classes between 16:00-17:00 

24 - 31 decemBer Christmas break The College Building is closed 

8 feBruary Dies Natalis Leiden University No classes between 13:00-18:00 

29 march Good Friday The College Building is closed 

1 aPril Easter Monday The College Building is closed 

30 aPril Queensday The College Building is closed 

9 - 10 may Ascension Day The College Building is closed 

20 may Whit Monday The College Building is closed 

42 aCaDeMiC CaLeNDar 2012 - 2013 

organisation and ProCedUres 

Tutorial system 

The academic autonomy afforded by a liberal arts and sciences environment, 

while stimulating, also requires individualised attention and advice to ensure 

that your intellectual and personal development at LUC is well-conceived, 

well-integrated, and fruitful. To this end, LUC has a unique tutorial support 

system which pairs each student with a member of the academic staff for regular 

contact and guidance through the three years of your BA or BSc programme. 

academic guidance 

Because LUC offers a wide range of multi- and inter-disciplinary courses designed 

to expand your intellectual horizons, your personal tutor is your first 

point of contact for questions and discussion of your study plan and course 

choices. Whether you are exploring new fields, seeking clarity about the direction 

of your major, finding the right courses to take in at any given time, 

wishing to take an additional or external course, formulating an idea for your 

capstone project, or engaging in extra-curricular academic activities (such as 

reading groups, conferences, debates, competitions, internships), please keep 

your personal tutor updated. 

The academically intense honours programme at LUC is also a prime training 

ground for effective time management, organisation, teamwork, and communication. 

The tutorial system offers tuition and advice for your development of 

these essential transferable skills via Study Skills Workshops and through discussion 

with your personal tutor. If you have or wish to be tested for a specific, 

documented learning condition (such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADD, ADHD), 

please inform your personal tutor immediately, after which s/he will put you in 

touch with professionals at the Plexus Student Centre in Leiden for specialized 

support. 

orgaNisaTioN aND ProCeDUres 43

Career guidance 

Whether you are contemplating internships, summer schools, the LUC Semester 

Abroad Programme, or life after your LUC degree, your personal tutor is available 

to listen to your ideas, discuss them with you, and offer advice or act as your 

referee for applications where appropriate. Your personal tutor is also a good 

port of call for any queries about constructing a CV and preparing application 

materials for opportunities within and beyond LUC. 

Welfare provision 

Adjusting to university life and college culture can be quite a challenge. At LUC, 

students have access to personal tutors as a first port of call, but also to welfarespecific 

provision through the Student Care Officer (who will be appointed later 

this year), who offers in-house counseling and personal development guidance, 

and the student-led Peer Mentorship system, which provides peer-to-peer 

listening in the dormitories when you need a sympathetic ear. LUC students can 

also use the psychological and study aid facilities at the Plexus Student Centre 

in Leiden. From homesickness and culture fatigue to unforeseen family circumstances 

and study stress, these various parties will help you acclimatise to LUC. 

tutorial Council 

In sum, your personal tutor tracks your overall development as an individual 

and guides your academic, intellectual, and personal growth at LUC. This team 

of personal tutors meet frequently as Tutorial Council throughout the academic 

year to discuss tutorial issues and address concerns emerging from tutorial 

contact with you. The Senior Tutor, as Chair of Tutorial Council, oversees the 

functions of the tutorial system and monitors extra tutorial support for students 

on academic probation. If you have any suggestions or complaints, please contact 

the Senior Tutor. 

The content of your personal tutorial meetings will be treated in the strictest 

confidence, even if your personal tutor seeks advice from the Senior Tutor on 

occasion to provide you with the most effective support. If you do not wish any 

particular part of your information to be shared, please alert your personal tutor. 

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tutorial expectations 

As a tutee, you can contribute to a healthy tutorial relationship by responding 

promptly to your personal tutor’s correspondence, honouring your appointments 

with your personal tutor, and keeping your personal tutor up-to-date 

about your academic and personal development. More specifically, below is a list 

of the circumstances, by no means exhaustive, under which you must contact 

your personal tutor: 

(a) When you are ill or otherwise indisposed and cannot attend class or tutorial 

meetings; 

(b) When you wish to register for special considerations due to a learning condition; 

(c) When you want to take a course in addition to the regular course load; 

(d) When you want to apply for Semester Abroad or external education; 

(e) When you want to seek credit for out-of-term activities. 

There is one mandatory personal tutorial meeting per block, but please feel free 

to contact your personal tutor as matters arise. Please arrive at tutorial meetings 

prepared: familiarise yourself with the relevant information, if available, and 

consider what you wish to accomplish through the meeting. In short, being 

responsible for your own development and responsive to tutorial support are 

indispensable for the smooth running of the LUC tutorial system. 

Books and Literature 

The prescribed literature for each course can be found in each course outline, 

well in advance of the start of each course for the required literature to be 

acquired. All courses have compulsory reading and recommended additional 

literature, specified in detail in each course syllabus. You should have a copy of 

the texts assigned as compulsory reading. Course literature should be available 

in the Leiden Library system and at the Royal Library in The Hague. 

Compulsory course literature is placed on reserve in The Hague at the Leiden 

Library Learning Centre of Campus The Hague, located in the new Schouwburgstraat 

building which is a few minutes’ walk from the main LUC building. 

Students and staff can also collect and return library books from Leiden at this 

facility, please find the details on the following page. 


Facility: Library Learning Centre, Campus The Hague 

Location: Room A2.06, Schouwburgstraat 2, 2511 VA, The Hague 

Opening hours: 08:00 - 22:00 every business day 

Reserve desk hours: 09:00 - 17:00 every business day 

Librarian hours: 09:00 - 17:00 every business day 

Book delivery to and from Leiden: around 12:00 noon every business day 

There is a reader for most LUC courses. These collections of articles and book 

chapters are made available electronically. Articles are usually posted on 

BlackBoard, the electronic learning environment for the course. Chapters from 

books or articles that are not available via the digital library of Leiden University 

Library are scanned and made available digitally via BlackBoard. In cooperation 

with the Leiden University Library, LUC strives to enable digital access to 

all required and recommended readings, via the Library website, so that you 

can consult the texts without the constraintof library opening hours. If a digital 

copy is not available, hard copies are provided in the LUC Reading Room. Note 

that removing or defacing these copies from the Reading Room constitutes an 

infraction of the Honour Code. 

Until the Student Association has set up its own book buying scheme, books can 

be ordered from the following local and global bookshops: 

• Van Stockum Boekverkopers 

Heerengracht 60, 2511 EJ The Hague, www.vanstockum.nl 

• Jongbloed Juridische Boekhandel 

Noordeinde 39, 2514 GC The Hague, http://international.jongbloed.nl 

• The American Book Center 

Lange Poten 23, 2511 CM The Hague, www.abc.nl 

(offers a 10% discount to students) 

• Selexyz Verwijs 

De Passage 39, 2511 AB The Hague, www.selexyz.nl (in Dutch) 

• www.bookdepository.co.uk 

(free worldwide delivery, but order in good time) 

• www.amazon.de 

(fast and reliable, but slightly more expensive, service) 


Sickness and Absence 

Full attendance at all courses is obligatory at LUC. Attendance requires your 

punctual arrival in the classroom, ready to engage, and prepared with your 

learning materials. 

If you are ill and unable to attend class, you should inform your instructor and 

tutor before the class starts and seek your instructor’s advice on ways to make up 

for the material missed. You should expect to complete additional work towards 

this end. Where possible, plan your medical visits in a way that does not interrupt 

your LUC class schedule. When you have to miss class for medical reasons, 

request a note from your healthcare professional to document your medical visit 

and submit copies of it to your instructor and tutor. 

If you miss more than 30% of total sessions for a single course without recognized 

and documented extenuating circumstances, your grades for that course 

will be annulled. For more information about the regulations pertaining to the 

Bachelor’s examination, see the LUC Academic Rules and Regulations further 

on in this Handbook. 

Examination Results and Transcripts 

LUC courses usually contain continuous assessment: in general, no single 

assessment element can count for more than 40% of the final grade, and the 

assessment moments and methods of a course are normally spread over the 

entire block or semester. You should expect your instructor to provide you with 

the partial grades for your assignments as well as with formative feedback. All 

grades will be published on uSis, the university online Student Registration 

System. 

If you need an interim transcript during your studies at LUC, you can place a request 

by stopping by the Student Information Desk or e-mailing studentaffairs@ 

luc.leidenuniv.nl. While these requests are usually fulfilled within two days, 

transcripts should be requested in good time for purposes of processing and 

verification. For more information on grading, credits, and appeal procedures, 

consult the LUC Academic Rules and Regulations. 


Course Registration 

Each student plans his/her individual academic trajectory with his/her tutor. 

Your tutor will challenge you to reflect upon your choices, stimulate you to try 

new things and help to ensure that you are composing a trajectory that will not 

only meet your own interests and ambitions, but also the graduation requirements. 

Following these discussions, you have to register your course preferences 

through the LUC Course Allocation Exercise. Deadlines will be announced 

in due course before the start of each semester, and your tutor is available to 

discuss your course preferences prior to course allocation, but keep in mind 

that it is your own responsibility to participate in the exercise and express your 

preferences following the directions. A course schedule and course outlines will 

be published in time to allow you to choose courses for each semester. 

Your expressed course preferences collected by the Course Allocation Exercise 

become raw data for a complex course allocation algorithm to maximise preference 

satisfaction of all LUC students on the principle of equity. After the entire 

exercise is complete, you will receive an automated e-mail with the courses you 

will take in the upcoming semester. These courses will be entered into uSis on 

your behalf. 

Because of the small-scale and intensive educational model of LUC, some 

courses may be oversubscribed in any given block. Be sure to discuss alternatives 

with your tutor and rank your course preferences properly. Also note that 

there is often more than one course that can fulfill major, minor, and Global 

Citizenship components of your academic trajectory—be flexible, creative, and 

patient where necessary. Should you wish to be put on the waiting list for an 

oversubscribed course or, on rare occasions, to amend your course preferences, 

get in touch with Joppe Brieffies, LUC Course Administrator. 


Quality Management 

At LUC we aim high: our students have been selected for their motivation to be 

the best they can be—academically, civically, and socially. Our academic staff 

strive to challenge their students, by designing innovative courses and conducting 

cutting-edge research which informs their teaching. The administrative 

staff are committed to providing all members of the community professional, 

friendly and efficient support. 

Regular evaluation and verification of our collective progress as an honours college 

is necessary to ensure the quality of educational provision at LUC. While 

student academic achievement can be measured by final grades at the end of 

each course, LUC runs a Quality Management Cycle to calibrate other aspects 

of its functioning and to solicit constructive feedback from students.This cycle 

consists of several instruments: 

Course Evaluations are carried out at the end of every course. Students are asked 

to give their opinion on the content of the course, the way it has been delivered, 

how much they have learned and how they feel the instructor relates to them. 

You should consider the completion of course evaluations a logical element of 

all LUC courses. It is your responsibility to contribute to the quality of your 

programme. The results are published after each block and discussed in the 

Staff-Student Committee for aggregate recommendations to the Dean regarding 

the quality of the curriculum. Where necessary, the Directors of Studies 

approach individual instructors and educational units in Leiden to discuss the 

results specific to their courses. 

The Tutorial Feedback Exercise is held once per year to measure the level and 

type of support offered by LUC tutors against the needs of our students. As the 

system is dynamic and continues to develop as the college grows, it is essential 

that students give constructive feedback. 

LUC is more than the sum of its separate components of classes and tutorial support. 

The whole concept, including extracurricular activities, lectures, social activities, 

student life, administrative support and the coherence of the programme, 

is evaluated once per year. The feedback LUC gains from this survey is essential for 

policy development. The results will be discussed at a College Assembly. 


You will be informed in due course about the logistics of the various evaluations. 

For all evaluations, questionnaires are used, with a series of closed and open 

questions. Phrase your answers clearly and in a constructive manner towards 

concrete, achievable improvement. Be specific, make suggestions and don’t 

forget to indicate what is going well! 

External Education 

You can take courses for credit at Leiden University, or at another university in 

the Netherlands or abroad. This is usually only possible from your second year 

onwards, as you should use your first year to explore your intellectual interests 

within the LUC curriculum. Information on courses at Leiden University can be 

found in the e-Prospectus at Leiden University; other universities have similar 

catalogues on their websites. The courses offered by the Honours College at Leiden 

University are especially interesting to explore, but note that no more than 

30EC gained from external courses can count towards the 180EC necessary for 

graduation from LUC. 

If you are considering an external course offering, first discuss this with your 

tutor to evaluate the fit of this course with your overall academic trajectory and 

time-table at LUC. Once you have determined that the external course is indeed 

suitable for your enrolment, file a request for external education with the LUC 

Examinations Committee by e-mailing excie@luc.leidenuniv.nl, cc’ing your 

tutor. Once you have permission from the Examinations Committee, you can 

proceed to register for the course. Please note that it is possible that the host 

programme will have to approve as well! If you would like to take a course at a 

different university, you may be asked to provide proof of registration at Leiden 

University. You can request this proof from the Student Information Desk or by 

e-mailing studentaffairs@luc.leidenuniv.nl. 

If you are considering a semester abroad, check the eligibility criteria, application 

guidelines, and submission deadlines on the LUC website for the semester 

abroad programme, and discuss possibilities with your tutor in good time. 

Logistical questions can be directed to the LUC Study Abroad and Student 

Exchange Officer, Irene van der Wal, either in person at the Student Affairs Office 

or via e-mail at studyabroad@luc.leidenuniv.nl. 


aCademiC faCiLities and serviCes 

Libraries 

Leiden University Library (UbL) 

With your Student Card you have access to the Leiden University Library (UBL). 

Its collection comprises millions of books, ten thousands of magazines, hundred 

thousands of special collections and access to even more digital materials. The 

library offers more than 530 study areas: with or without computers, wireless 

internet, laptop facilities and individual carrels. 

Next to the main library (at the Witte Singel 26-27, Leiden) there are also 

specialised locations: East Asian Library, Kern Institute Library, Law Library, 

Social and Behavioral Sciences Library, and Gorlaeus Library and Mathematics 

and Natural Sciences Library. 

For more information, addresses, and opening hours, please consult: 

www.library.leiden.edu 

For more information about the Library Learning Centre, operated by UBL in Campus 

The Hague, see the section entitled ‘’Books and Literature’’ in this Handbook. 

royal Library of the netherlands 

Situated next to the Central Station is the Royal Library of the Netherlands 

(Koninklijke Bibliotheek: KB). It offers a large collection of academic books as 

well as study places and computer work stations. You are strongly recommended 

to register with this library as many books used in the courses will be available 

here on the reserved shelves. 

You can register online or upon your first visit to the KB (please consult the site 

for details on how to register). Reading room passes which only give you access 

to the computers and not to the book collection are free, and a regular year pass 

can be purchased with student discount for € 7,50. 

For more information, address, and opening hours and registration procedure, 

please consult: www.kb.nl/index-en.html 

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Peace Palace 

The Peace Palace in The Hague not only houses the International Court of Justice 

but also a library. The Peace Palace Library offers a large collection in the field of 

international law since 1913. A large part of the collection is searchable through 

their online catalogue. The library is closed during the weekends. Please note 

that without a valid ID you cannot visit the library. 

For more information, address, and opening hours, please consult: www.ppl.nl 

Public Library 

With the The Hague Student Card (www.thehaguestudentcard.nl/en) you have 

free access to the public library of The Hague, with its main building situated at 

Spui 68. The library has a large collections of books, CDs and DVDs. There are 

silent areas with reading tables and wireless internet connection. On the ground 

floor there is a small reading café offering snacks and beverages. 

For more information, addresses, and opening hours, please consult: 

www.dobdenhaag.nl/english/ 

The LUC Brill-Nijhoff Writing Institute 

Good writing and verbal expression is not simply the process of encoding 

thoughts that already exist fully-formed in your head. Rather, writing is part 

of the process of thinking itself: learning to write in different styles and with 

different audiences in mind will not only help you to express your ideas more 

clearly and precisely, but will also help you to find new ways to think about 

problems, arguments and cases, encouraging your writing to be fluid and your 

thoughts to be creatively disciplined. 

With this in mind, LUC The Hague runs an academic writing programme in 

English for all first-year students, as a compulsory part of the curriculum. We 

are also delighted and honoured to be able to have established a partnership 

with the prestigious publishing house, Brill, which was established in Leiden 

in 1683. In collaboration with its celebrated imprint, Martinus Nijhoff, which 

specializes in publications in the fields of Public International Law, Human 

Rights, Humanitarian Law and increasingly International Relations, Brill 

has agreed to sponsor the LUC writing centre, which was launched as the 

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‘Brill-Nijhoff Writing Institute’ in September 2010. The institute, which forms 

part of the Dean’s Office, is located in the Coach House. 

LUC ‘Asiascape’ Science & Media Centre 

All global challenges inevitably concern complex dynamical systems, with political, 

ecological, and socio-economic components. Mathematics, technology, and 

the natural sciences are indispensable for getting a grip on such complexity. The 

science and media centre is the cross-roads of all things scientific, quantitative, 

and digital at the LUC. The support and development of knowledge and literacy 

in these vital at the LUC is the mandate of the Science & Media Centre. In pursuit 

of these goals, the centre organizes activities throughout the year, such as workshops, 

reading groups, research consultation, seminars, film series, and (lab) 

excursions. The centre also hosts a growing collection of digital media equipment 

available to students and staff for their own projects, a small computing lab, a 

3D printing project, and a growing library of reference materials to promote 

mathematical, scientific, statistical, and digital research and literacy. 

Students who seek to raise their skills and knowledge in mathematics, media 

technology, and the natural sciences to a higher level are welcome to come to 

the Science & Media Centre for guidance and assistance. This could be either 

because they already have a sound basis in these subjects and want to extend 

their knowledge even further, or because they discover a renewed interest in 

these fields during their studies at LUC. The Science & Media Centre is located in 

the Coach House, and will be run by Dr. Patsy Haccou (math and exact sciences) 

and Dr. Brandon Zicha (statistics, social sciences, and electronic media). 

The Science & Media Centre is sponsored in part by ‘Asiascape.net,’ a NWO 

project under the directorship of the Dean, focused on developing literacy in 

media technology as a means to better understand political ideas around the 

world. 


LUC Research Centre 

Sponsoring research and teaching events such as seminars, reading groups, 

conferences and visiting speakers, the LUC Research Centre is founded on the 

belief that education and research are inextricably connected. Its programme 

is rooted in the ethos and profile of Leiden University College The Hague; its 

creative and flexible approach to research agendas aims to provide scholars at 

various levels with the best possible route to fulfill their intellectual potentials 

and to contribute towards resolving the global challenges that we all face today. 

Wherever possible, LUC research brings senior scholars and students together 

in collaborative relationships that provoke innovative ideas and products. 

Believing in the fundamental creativity of scholarly activity and that academics 

at all levels are capable of scholarly innovation and creative insight, at the LUC 

Research Centre we aim to cultivate excellence and talent both within, outside, 

and between the boundaries of conventional disciplines and media. LUC RC 

seeks to accomplish these goals by creating a highly fertile, international and 

cosmopolitan environment for motivated scholars, who work together across 

boundaries of discipline, media, region and seniority to help build knowledge 

for a better world. 

For more information, please visit www.lucresearch.nl 

Student Facilities @ Plexus 

The Plexus Student Centre in Leiden provides a range of facilities for all students 

enrolled at Leiden University. In addition to a fitness centre, quiet study areas, 

and computer rooms, Plexus also houses the University shop, information desk, 

and career guidance centre, as well as a host of University-wide student organisations. 

For more details, please see www.plexus.leidenuniv.nl. 

Plexus is home to the University Student and Educational Affairs (SEA) expertise 

centre, with departments dedicated to admissions, enrolment, and other 

general or specialised student assistance. Your personal tutor may refer you 

to specific departments at Plexus to supplement your tutorial support at LUC. 

For personalised and monitored study advice, you may be referred to Fenestra; 

for psychological support, to University student counsellors; for financial help 

and career services, to PITSstop; for complaints about University staff, to the 

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University ombudsperson. For more details, please get in touch with your 

personal tutor. 

studentcenter Plexus 

Schouwburgstraat 2, 2511 VA Den Haag 

Kaiserstraat 25, 2311 GN Leiden 

T 071 527 80 11 

E plexus@plexus.leidenuniv.nl 

www.plexus.leidenuniv.nl 


gUideLines for stUdents 

What to expect in your first year at LUC 

For many of you, this will be your first year at university. But even if you have 

already attended another university, it is worth your while to read through 

the section below, as it is specific to LUC. This section attempts to give you 

some guidelines to very practical matters that may be different from either your 

secondary school or another university. 

How to address your instructor 

There are differences in the way students address their instructors all over the 

world. The atmosphere at LUC is quite informal, but that does not mean that 

you should automatically address all academic and support staff by their first 

names. Usually your instructor will indicate in the first class how s/he prefers to 

be addressed, with or without their appropriate title, which could be Dr. or Prof., 

or simply Mr. or Ms. 

If you are sending an email message to a staff member whom you do not know, 

your safest bet is to address them with their title and surname: eg. “Dear Prof. 

Goto-Jones”, “Dear Dr. Hwang”, “Dear Ms. Gabriël”. 

Preparing for classes 

For each class your instructor will have assigned texts to read or assignments to 

complete before class. It is your own responsibility to check the course syllabus and 

make sure that the preparation is done in time. This is not only because you will 

get more out of the class yourself, but also because your classmates will learn from 

your interaction with them and the instructor. Learning at LUC is hardly passive; 

rather, the many discussions, debates, presentations, and simulations in class all 

build upon the texts and exercises prepared by each participant before class; the 

breadth, depth, level, and sophistication of the classroom learning experience is a 

collective endeavor, and you should expect to contribute actively. When reading 

an assigned text, make sure you also think about it critically. Take notes, keep 

records of your questions and comments, and share them in class. 

* We gratefully acknowledge Prof. dr. sally Brown and her colleagues at Leeds Metropolitan University for the inspiration 

that their booklet ‘a student guide to University assessment’ has given us for this section. 

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Class participation 

The LUC learning environment encourages and trains students to take responsibility 

for their own learning process. This is not only achieved through pre-class 

preparation, but also by conduct in class. Participating in discussion is key, but 

so is the skill of listening to your classmates and acknowledging different points 

of view. Speaking a lot does not compensate for speaking before thinking, and 

mutual respect and understanding bolster an open and supportive classroom 

for all. 

assessment 

Exams, papers, presentations, discussions and practicals are all ways to engage 

your understanding of academic material, as well as to assess how much you have 

learned and which level you have achieved. LUC uses continuous assessment, 

the precise formulation of which will differ from course to course, in accordance 

with the learning outcomes. With the short and intensive blocks, you can expect 

your first assessment fairly soon. Always check course outlines for expected 

preparation for the first session, and always read course syllabi carefully to see 

what is expected for each assessment component. Also read the Honour Code 

in this handbook carefully to acquaint yourself with the standards of academic 

honesty and conduct enforced at LUC. Whenever planning and meeting the 

demands on your time prove difficult, seek guidance from your tutor. 

Feedback 

Your instructor should return work to you within ten working days, not only 

with a grade, but also with feedback that will help you to improve your work. 

This is one of the main reasons for using continuous assessment and we expect 

students to take this feedback into account in their future work. If there are 

comments you do not understand, or you would like more feedback, contact 

your instructor. 

If you find that you need more support in writing and structuring arguments, 

you can contact Dr. Corina Stan at the LUC Brill-Nijhoff Writing Institute. If 

you need support in biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, and 

statistics, get in touch with Dr. Patsy Haccou and Dr. Brandon Zicha at the LUC 

Asiascape Science and Media Centre. 

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Group work 

In many courses you are assigned to work in groups. Group work has many 

advantages but can also cause difficulties. Keep these guidelines in mind when 

working in a group: 

• If you are working together on a project it may be wise to agree on some 

ground rules at the beginning, such as ways of communicating, roles, and 

responsibilities. Each group member may have different assumptions about 

common practice, and so it is important to discuss your expectations explicitly 

from the start. 

• Make sure you can all contribute to the learning process because that is the 

whole idea of group work: three or four heads should accomplish more than 

one, and discussing materials, analysing questions and coming to solutions 

will help your learning process. Explaining a difficult topic to a fellow student 

is also a good way for you to learn and reinforce your own understanding. 

• If you feel that one of the members in your group is not pulling his/her 

weight, address it early on. Perhaps your classmate feels overwhelmed, 

left out, or has difficulties understanding or communicating. Try to find a 

solution together. If things really get out of hand, ask your instructor for 

assistance and talk to your tutor for suggestions forward. 

excellence 

As the international, honours college of Leiden University, LUC seeks to promote 

excellence in our students and our staff. Excellence can manifest itself in many 

different ways, but it can also simply refer to those who excel in their accomplishments 

within certain fields of activity. Hence, at the end of each teaching 

block, LUC produces an Honour Roll, on which it lists the 5% of students whose 

average grades are the highest in their cohort. At the end of each semester, the 

top 5% of both blocks overall are listed on the Dean’s Roll, and those students 

are invited to participate in the Dean’s Masterclass in the following semester for 

additional credit. Outstanding teaching is also recognised through the Best 

Teacher Award, which is based on the evaluations of classes by students. 

The Dean’s Masterclass is an advanced-level seminar which includes supervisions 

by the Dean, typical of graduate programmes; successful completion of it will 

earn the students 5EC. Students who achieve 15EC in these masterclasses during 

their LUC career will receive ‘Dean’s Honours’ on their degree supplement. 


Supervisions will be in very small groups and may also involve PhD students 

working on similar topics. The topic of the masterclass will vary per semester and 

will reflect the research interests of the Dean and the mission of LUC. 

Studying Abroad 

LUC offers students the opportunity to study at a university abroad for one 

semester, either in the second semester of the second year or the first semester of 

the third year. For this purpose LUC has set up special student exchange agreements 

with world-class universities all over the world. Given the international 

orientation of our programme, our staff and our students, LUC facilitates eligible 

students to take advantage of this opportunity to experience another part of 

the world and its academic atmosphere. 

In addition to LUC’s own agreements, LUC students are entitled to apply for 

exchange within the more general framework of Leiden University’s extensive 

international partnerships. Students may also submit proposals for studying at 

universities or colleges with which neither LUC nor Leiden University presently 

has an existing arrangement, but note that this requires additional administration 

and significant planning beforehand. All students who would like to study 

abroad for a semester must meet the eligibility criteria for the LUC Semester 

Abroad Programme and the application deadlines stated on the relevant section 

of the LUC website. While the advice of tutors should be sought, Irene van der 

Wal, LUC Study Abroad and Student Exchange Officer, will provide students 

with information on exchange possibilities and all other aspects of studying 

abroad, such as expenses, accommodation, visa, and availability of grants. 

After University College 

Throughout your studies at LUC, your tutor offers guidance on your postgraduate 

trajectory. The LUC Bachelor’s degree offers opportunities for further 

study at Leiden and abroad, as well as careers in government, NGOs, thinktanks, 

international public and private institutions, and a variety of industries. Many 

LUC students envision a career as a policy advisor, diplomat, researcher, management 

consultant, journalist or other creative/critical roles in diverse fields. 

As an LUC graduate, you will be qualified to apply for studies at Master and PhD 

level at major research universities anywhere in the world, or to pursue a career 

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in (inter)national corporate or public organisations. With the profile of LUC 

students in mind, we have established contacts with many of the world’s leading 

institutions in fields of peace, justice, and sustainability. Speak with your tutor 

about the best possible routes to pursue: expect your interests to change in and 

out of the classroom as you encounter professionals in different fields of study 

and areas of work, and aim high! 

For more information about the work and academic opportunities open to LUC 

students after graduation, see the relevant sections of the LUC website. 


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aCademiC rULes and regULations 

The Honour Code 

LUC The Hague is an honours college in every sense of the word. Not only 

does it enshrine the top academic standards, it also expects the highest levels of 

conduct from its members - both students and staff alike. 

The Honour Code describes our joint commitment to uphold the values and 

ideals of LUC The Hague as well as the highest standards of academic and social 

conduct. Our Honour Code, which rests on LUC’s commitment to individual 

responsibility and mutual respect, is the backbone of our college community 

and our integrity as scholars. It is the over-arching code within which all LUC’s 

other rules and regulations reside: infringements of the Honour Code, not 

withstanding other conventions, will be acted upon. As such, the Honour Code 

falls under the direct responsibility and authority of the Dean of LUC. Whilst 

it should be hoped that this code will not need to be invoked, violations of its 

terms will be taken seriously and consequences can be severe. In the worst cases, 

expulsion from LUC may be necessary. 

1. The Honour Code is an undertaking of the students, individually and collectively: 

a. that they will not give or receive aid in examinations; that they will not give 

or receive unpermitted aid in class work, in the preparation of reports, or in 

any other work that is to be used by the instructor as the basis of grading; 

b. that they will acknowledge the sources of all information that they have 

gathered, including the work of other students; 

c. that they will do their share and take an active part in seeing to it that others 

as well as themselves uphold the spirit and letter of the Honour Code. 

2. The faculty on its part manifests its confidence in the honour of its students 

by refraining from taking unusual and unreasonable precautions to prevent 

the forms of dishonesty mentioned above. The faculty will give the students 

trust. The faculty will also avoid, as far as practicable, academic procedures 

that create temptations to violate the Honour Code. 

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3. While the faculty alone has the right and obligation to set academic requirements 

and standards, the students and faculty will work together to establish 

optimal conditions for honourable academic work. 

Examples of conduct which will be regarded as being in violation of the Honour 

Code include: 

• Copying from another’s work or allowing another to copy from one’s own; 

• Unpermitted or unacknowledged collaboration; 

• Plagiarism; 

• Submitting the same piece of work to different instructors for grading, or 

revising and resubmitting a piece of work from one course for another 

without the instructor’s knowledge and consent; 

• Giving or receiving unpermitted aid on a take-home examination. 

4. Because LUC is a residential college, the Honour Code is also an undertaking 

of the students, individually and collectively: 

a. that they will always seek to balance their individual freedom against respect 

for others; 

b. that they will deal with conflict and adversity in a mature manner, seeking 

resolution through dialogue, and experiencing disagreements as an opportunity 

for personal growth; 

c. that they will respect the environment and facilities of the college and its 

accommodation, including the wider environment around these buildings 

in the neighbouring communities; 

d. that they will be respectful of the rights of others to relax and enjoy themselves 

on the college premises, including in the dormitories, but will also be 

respectful of those seeking quiet and privacy; 

e. that they will not engage in any illegal activities or other activities that may 

dishonour LUC. 

64 aCaDeMiC rULes aND regULaTioNs 

Examples of conduct which will be regarded as being in violation of the 

Honour Code include: 

• Vandalism 

• Violence 

• Harassment 

• Discrimination 

• Anti-social behaviour 

• Substance abuse 

• Theft 

5. Infringements of the Honour Code will be reported to the student’s instructors, 

personal tutor, Senior Tutor, or the Examinations Committee as 

appropriate. These offices will be responsible for informing the Dean of the 

infringements, and the Dean will take the appropriate action. 

6. Students who feel that their instructors or personal tutor are in violation 

of the Honour Code should report this to the course convenor, Senior Tutor, 

or Director of Studies as appropriate. These offices will be responsible 

for informing the Dean of the infringements, and the Dean will take the 

appropriate action. 

7. Should staff or students feel that an infringement is of such a nature that it 

should be taken directly to the Dean, the Dean will give a hearing and will 

take action as appropriate. 

8. Where the rules and regulations of other bodies or offices in LUC seem 

to conflict with the Honour Code, in principle or in practice, the Dean of 

LUC should be made aware and will be responsible for resolving any such 

conflicts. 


Academic Rules and Regulations 

All academic rules and regulations with regard to teaching and examinations are 

laid out in this chapter. These are in conformity with the formal ‘OER’ (Course 

& Examination Regulations) approved for LUC; the rules and regulations in this 

handbook constitute the elaboration of that basic document for operation within 

the college. Because the OER is a translation of a Dutch document, the language 

there may differ from the more natural English in our rules and regulations. The 

OER can be found on the college website. 

Furthermore, LUC’s rules and regulations exist within the framework of its 

Honour Code, which is elaborated in this handbook as the fundamental basis 

of the college. 

The protocols of specific committees, such as the Examinations Committee, 

can be found on their pages on the LUC website. Every student enrolled in the 

LUC bachelor’s programme is responsible for knowing and complying with the 

rules and regulations as laid out here and is, thus, expected to comply with its 

content. We advise you to read carefully through this chapter, as this might save 

you a lot of time, disappointment and problems later. If you have any questions 

with regard to these rules and regulations, do not hesitate to contact the LUC 

Examinations Committee to ask for an explanation. 


Rules and Regulations on Education and Examinations 

of LUC The Hague 

Contents 

Paragraph 1 - general provisions 

ART. 1.1 APPLICABILITY OF THE REGULATIONS 

ART. 1.2 DEFINITIONS 

ART. 1.3 AIM OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM 

ART. 1.4 FORM OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM 

ART. 1.5 MAJOR 

ART. 1.6 MINOR 

ART. 1.7 STUDY LOAD 

ART. 1.8 START OF THE PROGRAMME; UNIFORM STRUCTURE OF THE ACA- 

DEMIC YEAR 

ART. 1.9 END OF THE PROGRAMME; BACHELOR’S EXAMINATION 

ART. 1.10 DEGREE 

ART. 1.11 LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION 

Paragraph 2 - admissions 

ART. 2.1 BOARD OF ADMISSIONS 

ART. 2.2 ELIGIBILITY 

ART. 2.3 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 

ART. 2.4 COMPENSATION FOR DEFICIENCIES 

ART. 2.5 ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE 

Paragraph 3 - structure of the degree program 

ART. 3.1 CORE AND GENERAL EDUCATION 

ART. 3.2 STUDY LOAD AND CHOICE 

ART. 3.3 MAJOR 

ART. 3.4 MINOR 

ART. 3.5 GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 

ART. 3.6 EXTERNAL EDUCATION 

ART. 3.7 LEVEL 

ART. 3.8 PREREQUISITES 


Paragraph 4 - assessment 

ART. 4.1 GENERAL 

ART. 4.2 PERIOD OF VALIDITY 

ART. 4.3 RIGHT OF INSPECTION 

ART. 4.4. EXEMPTION FROM EXAMINATIONS AND/OR PRACTICALS 

ART. 4.5 IRREGULARITIES 

ART. 4.6 SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS 

ART. 4.7 RIGHT OF APPEAL 

Paragraph 5 - academic advising and tutorial 

ART. 5.1 STUDENT PROGRESS RECORDS 

ART. 5.2 ACADEMIC ADVISING 

ART. 5.3 P1 (PART 1) STUDY ADVICE 

ART. 5.4 STANDARDS FOR NEGATIVE P1 STUDY ADVICE 

ART. 5.5 EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR P1 STUDY ADVICE 

Paragraph 6 - final provisions 

ART. 6.1 AMENDMENT 

ART. 6.2 PUBLICATION 

ART. 6.3 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 

ART. 6.4 UNFORESEEN CASES 

ART. 6.5 NOTWITHSTANDING THE CONVENTIONS 

Paragraph 1 - general provisions 

ART. 1.1 - APPLICABILITY OF THE REGULATIONS 

These regulations apply to the education and examinations of the bachelor’s 

degree programme offered by LUC The Hague, hereinafter called: the degree 

programme. The regulations have been laid down by the Dean of LUC, having 

obtained the approval and advice of the Academic Board, the Staff Student 

Committee, the Examinations Committee, and the Faculty Council of Campus 

Den Haag. 

The regulations take effect on August 1, 2012 and apply to the academic year 

2012-2013. 


ART. 1.2 - DEFINITIONS 

In these regulations the following terms have the following meanings: 

act the Higher Education and Research Act [Wet op het hoger onderwijs 

en wetenschappelijk onderzoek] (WHW). 

BachelOr’s examiNatiON final examination of the degree programme 

BlOck a period of 7 teaching weeks, plus a reading week (ie. 8 weeks); each 

semester consists of 2 blocks 

c.B.e. College van Beroep voor de Examens. Board of Appeal for Examinations 

caPstONe the concluding educational experience/project at LUC 

class a group of no more than 20 students taking a specific course. A 

course may have multiple classes, sometimes with different instructors, 

depending on the number of students enrolled 

cONveNOr the faculty member responsible for organizing a course 

cOre part of the degree programme consisting of courses compulsory for 

all students 

cOurse catalOgue register, kept under the responsibility of the Directors of Studies, of 

the courses offered by LUC The Hague 

cOurse a study unit of the programme as defined in Section 7.3 of the Act. 

The study load of each course is expressed as whole credits. Every 

course involves assessment. A course may be taught in a number of 

classes. 

credit the unit expressing the study load of a course, pursuant to the Act. 

According to the ECTS, one credit equals 28 hours of study. 

A standard course at LUC carries 5 credits. 

ects the European Credit Transfer System 

examiNatiON an evaluation of the knowledge, understanding and skills of a 

student in respect to a particular course, and an assessment thereof, 

in accordance with Section 7.10 of the Act, by at least one examiner 

appointed to this purpose by the Examinations Committee 

examiNatiON cOmmittee the board of examiners of the programme, established and appointed 

in accordance with Section 7.12a of the Act 

examiNer the person appointed by the Examinations Committee to conduct 

examinations, in accordance with Section 7.12c of the Act 


exteNuatiNg 

circumstaNces 


properly documented and registered circumstances that are serious 

and beyond the control of students, and which demonstrably impact 

on their academic performance 

geNeral educatiON part of the degree programme in which the student acquires the 

required breadth of knowledge and approach 

gPa grade point average: weighted average of all overall grades obtained 

by the student 

he In this document ‘he’ has no gender specific meaning. 

iNstructOr the teacher of a class 

register of the programmes offered by Leiden University, kept under 

supervision of the Executive Board, referred to in Section 7 of the 

Executive and Management Regulations 

leideN uNiversity 

register Of study 

PrOgrammes [leids 

uNiversitair register 

OPleidiNgeN] 

level the demands of a course according to the level of theoretical and empirical 

work expected of a student. Level maps progression through a 

track, building from basic (100) to advanced (300) knowledge. 

majOr part of the degree programme in which the student gains in-depth 

knowledge of a cluster of academic areas grouped around a theme 

OutliNe a 2-3 page description of a course, published in the e-prospectus at 

Leiden University 

P1/P2 The first two semesters of the programme at LUC constitute ‘P1’ 

(part1) of the programme. This corresponds to the core programme, 

prior to specialization in a major. ‘P2’ (part 2) is comprised of the 

2nd and 3rd years (semesters 3-6). The final degree classification will 

be calculated based on P2 performance. Students must pass P1 before 

progressing to P2. 

Practical exercise as defined in section 7.13 (2) (d) of the Act, a practical training or 

other activity combining teaching and learning, which is aimed at 

acquiring specific skills 

PrOgramme the portfolio of courses offered by LUC as constituting the BA or BSc 

degree; an individual programme refers to the courses chosen and 

taken by particular students in the accomplishment of their degree 

PrOject course in which education takes place by means of projects 

PrOsPectus a paper and/or digital document containing details of the whole 

programme offered in a certain academic year 

semester period of 16 weeks, comprised of 2 blocks of 8 weeks each; each 

academic year consists of 2 semesters 

studeNt a person registered with Leiden University for the purpose of 

receiving education and/or taking the interim examinations and 

examinations of the degree programme 

syllaBus a paper and/or digital document containing details and information 

on a course 

track a series of 100-200-300 level courses in a specific field of study 

tutOr a member of the academic staff assigned to give regular advice to a 

student on matters of academic and personal development at LUC 

Other terms possess the meaning which the WHW confers on them. 

ART. 1.3 - AIM OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM 

The programme at LUC The Hague has the objective to train students in the 

tradition of the Liberal Arts and Sciences, with a focus on Global Challenges, 

leading to graduates who have the following knowledge, skills and orientation: 

A. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 

1. Knowledge in Major 

LUC graduates 

a) have an overview of the knowledge base in the domain of their chosen major. 

This includes knowledge of the most important theories, models, concepts 

and discourse of the area of study. 

b) demonstrate deep knowledge by not just learning facts but by applying 

concepts and models with reference to real world cases. 

c) are able to analyse real world cases, choosing the most appropriate research 

methods for the case at hand. 

2. Knowledge in General Education 


a) have insight in the origins and interaction of humans with each other and 

the planet they inhabit, based in the natural sciences, law, social sciences and 

humanities. 

b) have a broad knowledge base that enables them to place global challenges in 

multiple perspectives. 


B. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 

3. Academic Skills 


a) demonstrate the ability to analyse and evaluate cases, arguments and lines of 

reasoning, distinguishing between facts and opinions. 

b) can conduct research, individually or in a group, a case, problem or issue and 

integrate knowledge with, analytical, problem-solving and communication 

skills to come to a solution, recommendations, or advice. 

c) demonstrate mathematical competencies as required. 

4. Interdisciplinary Skills 


a) have an understanding of the various fields of study, their subject matter, 

epistemology, ontology, methodology, and research methods. 

b) can analyse a complex case and determine which disciplines and research 

methods are needed to come to a solution. 

c) can combine knowledge and methods from various disciplines to come to an 

integrated approach for the case at hand. 

d) can create new ideas and contribute to solutions by bringing together or 

reapplying existing knowledge. 

e) can argue a well-considered stance, making use of the relevant disciplines. 

C. MAKING JUDGEMENTS 

5. Global Citizenship 


a) accept and act upon their social and civic responsibilities, aiming to be the 

best they can be and inspire and help others to reach their goals. 

b) make a positive contribution to world peace, security, and sustainability, at 

local, national, or global level. 

c) have an open mind towards the world they live in, acknowledging that 

they will have to continue to reflect upon their own values and beliefs while 

coming into contact with others. 

d) are able to work and live in different cultural environments. 


6. Personal Skills 


a) are able to reflect upon their own opinions and ideas and to keep an open 

mind when new insights or knowledge are presented. 

b) have leadership skills, take responsibility for change, and to protest against 

injustice, intolerance, and unethical behaviour. 

D. COMMUNICATION 


a) have excellent written and oral presentation skills and are able to select the 

proper format and register for either a lay or specialised audience. 

b) are able to present their ideas and analyses in an unambiguous and coherent 

way, using the appropriate methods of communication for the situation. 

c) have learned to work in a team, both organising and contributing to the 

group process, with respect for all who are in the group. 

d) appreciate, value and embrace diversity in academic disciplines, cultural 

backgrounds, and personal styles. 

E. LEARNING SKILLS 


a) have developed a way of life that is aimed at continuous learning, regardless 

of the stage of life they are in. They will continue to develop and pursue their 

academic interests throughout their careers and life and are able to organise 

their own learning. 

b) have acquired the skills to detect deficiencies in their own knowledge and 

have the tools to obtain, evaluate, and absorb new information quickly. 

c) demonstrate profound respect for academic integrity and ethical scholarship. 

F. THE FUTURE 


a) are fully prepared for further studies, in particular the degree of Master of 

Arts or Master of Sciences at a top international university. 

b) are fully prepared to enter the workplace in positions of influence and responsibility, 

and contribute to building a better world. 


ART. 1.4 - FORM OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM 

The degree program is full-time and residential. 

ART. 1.5 - MAJOR 

The following majors are offered at LUC: 

Global Justice; Human Interaction; International Development; Sustainability; 

World Politics, Political Arts. Combined majors (in which students select coherent 

pathways through two of the regular majors, including relevant methodology 

courses, leading to more than the normal 80 credits designated for the major) 

and double majors (in which students take two full majors, totalling 160 credits) 

are possible in exceptional circumstances, and only with the special approval of 

the Examinations Committee, but are not recommended. 

ART. 1.6 - MINOR 

Students may elect to take a minor (normally 30 credits) in a field different from 

their major. The coherence and quality of this minor will be validated by the 

Examinations Committee prior to graduation. 

Minors are not compulsory. 

ART. 1.7 - STUDY LOAD 

The normal study load of the programme is 180 credits. The first year has a study 

load of 60 credits and is an integral part of the programme. 

ART. 1.8 - START OF THE PROGRAMME; UNIFORM STRUCTURE OF THE 

ACADEMIC YEAR 

The programme aims to start on 1 September of each year. The programme 

is based on the uniform structure of the academic year; it is divided into two 

semesters of two blocks each. 

ART. 1.9 - END OF THE PROGRAMME; BACHELOR’S EXAMINATION 

1. The programme ends with the Bachelor’s Examination, which marks the 

completion of P2. 

2. The Examinations Committee decides on the result of the bachelor’s 

examination as soon as the student has submitted satisfactory proof of 

examinations s/he passed and the academic level thus acquired. 

3. Prior to deciding on the result of the Bachelor’s Examination, the Examina- 


tions Committee has the power to examine the student’s knowledge with 

regard to one or more courses or aspects of the degree programme, if and 

insofar as the results of the examinations concerned give cause to do so. 

4. The following conditions must be met to pass the Bachelor’s Examination: 

the overall average grade (GPA) is equal to or exceeds 6.0; the student is in 

honourable and good financial standing with the college. 

ART. 1.10 - DEGREE 

1. Most students with a major in World Politics, Global Justice, Human Interaction, 

International Development, or Political Arts who successfully passed 

the Bachelor’s Examination are awarded the degree of ‘Bachelor of Arts’. 

2. Most students with a concentration in Sustainability (or with the necessary 

components of other majors) who successfully passed the Bachelor’s Examination 

are awarded the degree of ‘Bachelor of Science’. It is possible for 

students to qualify for the BSc in other majors, provided that they complete 

the appropriate courses. 

3. Students with a specially designed single major, combined major, or double 

major approved by the Examinations Committee and who successfully 

passed the Bachelor’s Examination are awarded the degree of ‘Bachelor of 

Arts’ or ‘Bachelor of Science’ depending on the profile of the courses followed. 

4. Students who have successfully completed the requirements of a minor, to 

the satisfaction of the Examinations Committee, will also receive the qualification 

of an additional, minor specialisation. 

5. The degree certificate of the Bachelor’s Examination states the degree 

awarded and the LUC supplement states the major and minor (if applicable). 

6. The following degrees will be awarded: 

• Ordinary honours 6.0 - 6.4 

• Cum Laude 6.5 - 7.4 

• Magna Cum Laude 7.5 - 8.4 

• Summa Cum Laude 8.5 - 10 

The final classification will be based on the average grade upon graduation, 

calculated over the second and third year of study (ie. classification is for P2). 


7. The degree certificate is signed by the Dean and the appropriate Director of 

Studies. 

8. An LUC supplemental certificate, showing the major and minor, and an academic 

transcript, showing the student’s progress, are issued with the degree 

certificate as separate documents. 

9. The degree certificate is awarded in public unless the Examinations 

Committee decides otherwise. 

10. Graduation will take place once per academic year on a date set by the 

Examinations Committee. 

ART. 1.11 - LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION 

The normal language of instruction and examination in the programme is 

English; courses with strong elements of language acquisition may be exempt 

from this rule. 

Paragraph 2 - admissions 

ART. 2.1 - BOARD OF ADMISSIONS 

The Dean of LUC appoints a Board of Admissions, which is responsible for the 

admissions procedure and communication of admissions decisions. 

ART. 2.2 - ELIGIBILITY 

In order to be eligible for admission, a prospective student needs a VWO diploma 

or an equivalent thereof, excellent English, good mathematical skills, affinity 

for an international environment, and commitment to the ideals and values of 

LUC. 

ART. 2.3 - LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 

Since English is the working language at LUC, non-native speakers are required 

to demonstrate proof of proficiency. 


ART. 2.4 - COMPENSATION FOR DEFICIENCIES 

eNglish Dutch VWO, or have taken a TOEFL-test with the following minimum scores. 

Paper-based test: an overall score of 600. Computer-based test: 237. 

Internetbased: 100. IETLS test with an overall score of 7.0 (at least 7.0 in each of 

the four components). Certificate of Proficiency in English (grade C). Certificate 

in Advanced English (grade A). European Baccalaureate (70% for English). 

International Baccalaureate (grade 5 for Standard English). 

mathematics A mathematics test at LUC The Hague, at the discretion of the Board of 

Admissions. 

The Examinations Committee shall determine the way in which these tests will 

be organised. The tests must be passed before the student is formally enrolled 

at LUC. 

ART. 2.5 - ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE 

1. Prospective students are required to complete an application form, and 

compose a personal statement and an essay. They should also submit a letter 

of recommendation from a teacher, career counselor or principal who knows 

the student well. 

2. Through the application form academic performance, among other things, 

is assessed. 

3. The Board of Admissions reviews all complete application files and decides 

whether a student will be invited for interview. 

4. The evaluation of the interview and the personal statement aim at assessing 

the academic readiness of a prospective student and his/her motivation for 

study at LUC. 

5. After the interview the Dean takes advice from the Board of Admissions, 

which makes an overall assessment of the file of each student, and decides 

whether or not to invite a student to LUC. 

6. An invitation can be conditional upon students meeting LUC’s eligibility 

criteria. 


Paragraph 3 - structure of the degree program 

ART. 3.1 - CORE AND GENERAL EDUCATION 

The programme includes compulsory courses totalling a study load of 45 credits, 

normally divided as follows: 

geNeral educatiON 4 Global Challenges courses 

History of Philosophy 

academic skills Academic English 

Numeracy 


Introduction to Area Studies 


25 credits 

20 credits 

These courses are deemed to include essential knowledge and skills; they are 

listed in the prospectus, wherein students can find more detailed information 

on the content and structure of each course. 

ART. 3.2 - STUDY LOAD AND CHOICE 

1. The study load of the degree program is 180 credits; one credit is equivalent 

to 28 hours of study. A typical course carries 5 credits. 

2. In addition to the core courses, students select courses totalling a study load 

of 135 credits, of which at least 100 credits will normally be earned by taking 

course components offered by LUC The Hague. 

3. These 135 credits are normally divided as follows: 

majOr, iNcludiNg methOdOlOgy cOurses (10 credits) aNd caPstONe (10 credits) 80 credits 

electives/miNOr 30 credits 

glOBal citizeNshiP 25 credits 

4. The regular study load per semester is 30 credits. 

5. The choice of courses should be discussed with the student’s tutor and 

requires the approval of the Examinations Committee, which will base its 

judgement on a proposal by the student exclusively on the coherence and 

level of the courses selected. 

6. In addition to the courses taught at LUC and Leiden University (in Leiden), 

students are free to follow optional courses offered by other Dutch universities 

or a foreign university or components offered by another legal entity offering 

accredited initial education, subject to the approval the Examinations 

Committee. 

7. No more than 30 credits taken outside LUC can normally count towards the 

180 credits required for graduation from LUC. 

8. Students seeking to take more than 15 credits in a single block should have a 

cumulative GPA of at least 7.5 and seek permission from the Examinations 

Committee. 

9. Withdrawal from courses: Neither non-attendance nor failure to complete a 

course constitute withdrawing from it: failure to complete will be recorded 

as a ‘fail’ on the student’s transcript. Students who successfully withdraw 

from a course will not have a grade recorded for that course. 

a. A student who wants to withdraw from a course should discuss the matter 

with his or her tutor and then submit a formal request in writing as 

specified under letters (b) and (e) below. 

b. A student can withdraw from a course within one week (four contact 

hours) after the start of the course. The request should be addressed in 

writing to the Student Affairs Office, which acts in this instance on behalf 

of the Examinations Committee. 

c. A student who has withdrawn from a course can choose an alternative 

course out of the other courses on offer in that block, subject to capacity. 

d. Students whose request to change course has been granted will have to 

meet the same attendance requirements stipulated in the syllabus as 

students who follow the course from the beginning. Classes missed due 

to the requested change do not represent extenuating circumstance. 

e. Should a student wish to withdraw from a course after the first week, s/he 

can only do so if they remain in good academic standing in that course 

and if they have compelling reasons for doing so. A formal application 

should be made the Examinations Committee. 

ART. 3.3 - MAJOR 

1. The major is chosen on successful completion of P1, and forms the focus of 

P2. 

2. The major normally consists of at least 12 courses (60 credits) chosen from 

within one of the identified majors of LUC, plus at least 2 methodology 


courses (10 credits) related to the field of the major, and a 10 credit capstone 

project. 

3. Each major is effectively composed of three tracks, in each of which each 

student must complete three courses, usually one each at 100, 200, and 300 

level. 

4. At least two of the tracks should be connected by an integrative course, 

which is a compulsory component in all study plans. 

5. For each major a list of pre-approved tracks is provided in the prospectus. 

Students can elect to take these in the form suggested. 

6. In each major there is also space for additional elective courses. 

7. Students can choose courses for the major from the courses listed in the 

relevant part of the prospectus, tagged as relevant to their major. 

8. A major should include at least 30 credits at the advanced level (level 300 or 

higher). This includes the 300-level courses so tagged as well as the integrative 

course and the capstone. 

9. Courses can be tagged as part of more than one programme component or 

major. Yet, a student can only use the credits earned once (ie. in one part of 

his/her individual programme). 

10. Capstone is the concluding educational unit at advanced level to be followed 

in the student’s last semester at LUC, with a total value of 10 credits. It is not 

only the capstone of the major, but should integrate knowledge from across 

the programme in an interdisciplinary way. A proposal for the capstone 

should be discussed with a potential supervisor before being formally approved 

by the Examinations Committee before the end of the semester prior 

to the semester during which the capstone will be carried out. 

ART. 3.4 - MINOR 

1. A minor normally consists of 30 credits (six courses) chosen from outside 

the area of the major. 

2. The courses in the minor must form a coherent programme in an identifiable 

field, to the satisfaction of the Examinations Committee. Students must apply 

for recognition of a minor in the penultimate semester. 

3. The minor must include at least 10 EC at advanced (300) level. 

4. The minor may be comprised of courses offered within LUC or outside, 

subject to the approval of the Examinations Committee. 

5. Courses can be tagged to serve in more than one programme component 


or minor; courses from other majors can be taken as minor choices, but 

a student can only use the credits earned once (ie. in one part of his/her 

individual programme). 

6. Should these six courses fail to convince the Examinations Committee of 

sufficient coherence to constitute a minor, students may still receive credits 

for them as electives. In this case, they will not receive a minor on their 

degree. 

ART 3.5 GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 

1. For the Global Citizenship requirement, the student has to complete 25 

credits, which can be chosen from the foreign language courses or the global 

culture courses or a combination thereof. 

ART. 3.6 - EXTERNAL EDUCATION 

1. Subject to the prior approval of the Examinations Committee, a student may 

follow courses that are provided by another faculty of Leiden University, 

another Dutch university or a university abroad (through the LUC Semester 

Abroad Programme). 

2. These external courses normally count as electives or contribute to the minor. 

3. The maximum contribution of external education to the 180 credits required 

for graduation from LUC is 30 credits. With the approval of the Examinations 

Committee, a student is allowed to go abroad for one semester if the 

requirements to participate in the Semester Abroad programme are met. 

These requirements are detailed in the Semester Abroad Guide. 

5. The semester abroad will normally take place in semesters 4 or 5 and will 

normally carry 30 credits. 

6. A student has to submit a proposal for his external education to the Examinations 

Committee at least a block in advance. 

7. A student can submit a request to the Examinations Committee to enlarge 

his or her external education programme with additional credits. 

8. The Examinations Committee determines before the start of the external 

education how the results obtained shall be translated into LUC credits and 

which part of the degree programme is replaced by the external education 

program. 


ART. 3.7 - LEVEL 

There are three BA levels at which a course can be offered: 

1. introductory (100); 

2. intermediate (200); 

3. advanced (300). 

In specific cases, such as the capstone project and Dean’s masterclass, a graduate 

level course (400) may also be offered. 

ART. 3.8 - PREREQUISITES 

1. In general a 100-level course has no prerequisites, a 200-level course will 

have a 100-level as prerequisite, and before a student can start a 300-level 

course the appropriate 200-level course should be completed. The course 

catalogue and prospectus state the specific prerequisites for entry in courses. 

2. A student can only start with a course if s/he complies with the prerequisites. 

3. A student can be exempted from the prerequisites after written consent from 

the course convener and the Examinations Committee. A student can be 

asked to complete reading or other work to be granted this exemption. 

Paragraph 4 - assessment 

ART. 4.1 - GENERAL 

1. Part of each course is an examination to determine whether the student has 

achieved the educational objectives set for the module in a satisfactory manner. 

This includes advice about the student’s participation in the module and 

the progress in his or her studies. 

2. The results of all pieces of assessment will normally be expressed as a whole 

or fractional number between 1 and 10, including both limits. The results 

shall not be expressed as a number between 5 and 6. 

3. All items of assessment in a course must be completed and passed before the 

end of the course, allowing ten working days after submission for marking. 

4. An overall mark of lower than 6.0 is a fail; the student will receive no credits 

for the course. In order to pass a course, students must show that they 

attempted to meet the requirements of ALL assessment elements as specified 

in the syllabus. Assessment elements include, for example, web-postings, 

in-class examinations or essays. 

5. Because LUC employs a system of continuous assessment, there are normally 

no resits for failed courses. The student can repeat the full course at a later 

moment but the failing grade will remain on record. Any credit shortage 

should be repaired within two semesters of enrolment. 

6. Students are required to take examinations at the time they are scheduled, 

except with express prior permission of the Examinations Committee. 

7. In special cases, the Examinations Committee can grant extenuating circumstances 

for students to take examinations under special conditions or at 

different times. 

8. The outline and syllabus for each course state the type, nature and timing of 

all examinations in that course; all courses contain at least three moments 

of assessment. No single assessment element can count for more than 40% of 

the overall course grade. In order to pass a course, students have to attempt 

to meet the requirements of ALL moments of assessment. 

9. The form and nature of assessment in a course cannot be changed while the 

course is running. 

10. The syllabus for each course specifies grade penalties for late submission 

(grade reduction), failure to meet word limits or maximum durations (grade 

reduction), plagiarism (fail). 

11. On the first occasion, plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will result in 

failing the assignment. In the case of a second instance, the student will 

fail the course. Should the Examinations Committee find that the student 

plagiarised a third time, it will recommend to the Dean that the student be 

excluded from further participation in the degree programme. 

12. Each course syllabus will also state the conditions under which an examination 

should be taken. During examimations it is not normally allowed to 

have mobile telephones or PDA’s (personal digital assistant) of any kind 

within reach even if they are turned off. The exam will be declared invalid if 

students do not comply with this rule. For particular courses a course convener 

can authorize the use of specific electronic equipment (for example, a 

calculator). 

13. Within ten working days after the date of the examination, the examiner 

shall mark any written or other test and present the student with a written 

notification of the result of the examination. If the examiner is unable to do 

this within ten working days, the student shall be notified thereof within 

said time limit. 


14. Feedback from the examiner will be summative (ie. a grade) as well as formative 

(ie. constructive criticism). 

ART. 4.2 - PERIOD OF VALIDITY 

The Examinations Committee may oblige students to take an additional or 

a substitute test for examinations that were passed more than five years ago. 

Where this concerns a component of a minor, this provision is subject to prior 

consultation of the board of examiners of the department that offers the minor. 

ART. 4.3 - RIGHT OF INSPECTION 

1. Within a maximum of thirty days after the results of a written examination 

are published, students have the right to view their marked examination 

script and the marking criteria, upon request. 

2. Upon request, the examiner should also be present to answer the student’s 

questions. 

3. At the discretion of the Examinations Committee, this inspection can also 

be an opportunity to review the evaluation of the work. 

ART. 4.4. - EXEMPTION FROM EXAMINATIONS AND/OR PRACTICALS 

1. At the student’s request and after consultation with the examiner involved, 

the Examinations Committee may grant a student exemption from one or 

more examinations or practicals under the following conditions: 

- The student has successfully completed, at a university or an institute of 

higher education, a course that is similar in content and level to the course 

for which the student requests exemption; 

- The student has demonstrated, through relevant work or professional 

experience, sufficient skills and knowledge covered by the course; 

- The student has successfully completed Pre-University College. In this 

case the Examinations Committee shall determine whether and for which 

component or components an exemption will be granted. 

2. Where the courses concern a minor offered outside LUC, the Examinations 

Committee will not decide on the granting of an exemption until the board 

of examiners that provides the minor has also been consulted. 


ART. 4.5 - IRREGULARITIES 

1. If the Examinations Committee finds that a student at any examination: 

a. had access to unauthorized material or equipment, texts or notes, or used 

electronic equipment and/or means of communication; 

b. communicated or attempted to communicate with a fellow student, 

without prior approval of an invigilator, an examiner or the Examinations 

Committee; 

c. either cheated or attempted to cheat or abetted cheating; 

d. deliberately misled or tried to mislead the Examinations Committee, 

examiner or invigilator with regard to the examination; 

e. plagiarised or attempted to plagiarise, including self-plagiarism and 

copying from another’s work or allowing another to copy from one’s own 

work; 

f. was involved in any other kind of irregularity; 

The Examinations Committee may declare the result of the examination 

concerned invalid for the student or students in question. 

2. In case(s) of plagiarism, the Examinations Committee will impose the following 

sanctions: 

a. For first time infringements: a fail for the assignment in question; 

b. For second time infringements: a fail of the course for which the assignment 

in question is required; 

c. For third time infringements: a recommendation to the Dean to exclude 

the students from any (further) participation in the degree programme. 

d. In cases of irregularities other than plagiarism, the Examinations Committee 

may impose any of the following sanctions: 

a. a reprimand; 

b. a fail; 

c. exclusion from any (further) participation in one or more examinations 

of the degree programme. 

4. In cases of irregularities that constitute infringements of the Honour Code, 

the Examinations Committee may refer the case to the Dean for disciplinary 

action. 


ART. 4.6 - SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS 

1. The Examinations Committee may decide to apply special regulations to the 

following categories of students: 

- disabled students; 

- students with recognised special learning conditions; 

- NOC-NSF- recognized top athletes. 

2. These students might be given the opportunity to take examinations in a way 

adjusted to individual circumstances. 

3. A student can submit a request in writing to the Examinations Committee. 

4. The Examinations Committee can consult an expert before taking a decision. 

ART. 4.7 - RIGHT OF APPEAL 

The Examinations Committee ensures the right of a student to appeal against 

the decisions of that committee or an individual examiner. If an acceptable solution 

cannot be reached between the student and the Examinations Committee, 

the student may request the intervention of the Dean. Finally, the student can 

exercise the possibility of lodging an appeal with the examination appeals board 

(College van Beroep voor de Examens (CBE)) in accordance with Article 7.61 

of the Higher Education and Research Act (Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en 

Wetenschappelijk onderzoek (WHW)). 

Paragraph 5 - academic advice 

ART. 5.1 - STUDENT PROGRESS RECORDS 

LUC keeps records of the academic results of each individual student. LUC 

provides each student with a list of the results achieved in his/her studies after 

the completion of each block. 

ART. 5.2 - ACADEMIC ADVISING 

1. LUC undertakes the introduction and academic supervision of students 

enrolled in the degree programme, with the aim to help students formulate 

their individual academic trajectories within the programme and envision 

their options upon completion of the programme. 

2. This academic advice is provided by a student’s personal tutor, with a mandatory 

meeting per block dedicated to the development and review of the 

student’s study plan. 


3. Where the advice of a personal tutor is contested, students can appeal to the 

Senior Tutor. 

4. Students can seek advice from their personal tutors at any time during the 

academic year. Students should keep their personal tutors up-to-date regarding 

matters related to or affecting their academic performance. 

ART. 5.3 - P1 (PART 1) STUDY ADVICE 

1. The first two semesters of the programme at LUC constitute ‘P1’ (part 1) 

of the programme. This corresponds to the core programme, prior to 

specialization in a major. ‘P2’ (part 2) is comprised of the 2nd and 3rd years 

(semesters 3-6). The final degree classification will be calculated based on P2 

performance. Students must pass P1 before progressing to P2. 

2. At the end of two semesters of enrollment in the degree programme 

(usually the end of the first academic year), LUC gives each student his/her 

P1 study advice. This is an important moment, and the advice will be issued 

as a formal document. 

3. The specific purpose of this moment is for students and their tutors to discuss 

the continuation of a student’s enrolment at LUC into P2. 

4. Negative study advice is binding. 

5. Negative P1 advice leads to exclusion from assignments and examinations 

that are part of the degree programme for a period of 6 years; students receiving 

such advice will be asked to leave LUC. 

6. Such negative advice is issued by the Dean of LUC. 

7. Prior to such negative advice being issued, the student is given a chance to 

be heard by the Examinations Committee, on behalf of the Dean of LUC. 

The Student Academic Representative of the LUC Academic Board or an 

academic advisor (or tutor) can be present as an observer during the hearing. 

8. An appeal against negative advice may be lodged within four weeks from 

the day on which the decision was taken. The appeal should be lodged with 

the appeals board (CBE - College van Beroep voor de Examens). An appeal 

against a decision made by the CBE must be lodged in a court of law. 

9. Positive advice can be given by the Dean or by the Examinations Committee 

on behalf of the Dean. 


ART. 5.4 - STANDARDS FOR NEGATIVE STUDY ADVICE 

1. Any student who has obtained at least 50 credits with a grade of 6.0 or above 

after two semesters of enrolment in the degree programme shall not receive 

negative P1 advice. In all other cases, negative P1 advice will normally be 

given. 

2. Suspended P1 advice can be issued to students who fail to meet the standards 

in 5.4.1 but for whom there are extenuating circumstances. Suspended advice 

can only be issued once. If at the completion of the following academic 

year the student has failed to pass at least 60 credits including the required 

compulsory courses specified in Art. 3.1 they will receive negative P1 advice. 

3. Students with positive P1 advice must complete an additional 50 credits 

credits with a grade of 6.0 or above within two enrolled semesters of that 

advice in order to achieve positive interim P2 advice. The 100 credits completed 

must include all the required compulsory courses specified in Art. 3.1 

(Core and General Education). In all other cases, negative study advice will 

normally be given. 

4. Failure to achieve positive interim P2 advice, without extenuating circumstances, 

will result in a student being placed on academic probation. 

ART. 5.5 - EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR STUDY ADVICE 

1. If the student’s personal circumstances have resulted in failure to meet the 

P1 standards, this may be grounds for the decision not to attach a rejection 

to the advice as referred to in 5.3.5. 

2. The following personal circumstances qualify for recognition: 

2.1 Illness or indisposition (including pregnancy) of the person concerned; 

2.2 Special circumstances in the family; 

2.3 Documented disability and/or recognized special learning condition of the 

student concerned. 

2.1 adm. A student’s illness or indisposition is recognized as a personal circumstance 

if: 

a. The period of illness or indisposition either has lasted for a minimum of 8 

days, or the examination date(s) fall(s) within this period; 

b. The student notifies his/her personal tutor in writing during the period of 

illness or indisposition, stating that s/he did not take or may not have passed 

the examination(s) due to illness or indisposition; and 

c. In addition to reporting the illness or indisposition, the student forwards a 

medical certificate issued by the attending physician, which states the period 

of illness or indisposition. In case no medical certificate can be produced, the 

student must contact his or her personal tutor. 

2.2 adm. Special circumstances in the family are recognized as a personal circumstance 

if: 

a. The student can provide evidence that special circumstances in the family 

have taken place; and 

b. The student notifies his/her personal tutor in writing within a period of 5 

working days before to 5 working days after the date(s) of the examination(s) 

about the fact that special family circumstances are the reason for not taking 

or possibly not passing the examination(s). 

2.3 adm. Students suffering from a documented disability and/or recognized 

special learning condition must inform their personal tutor at the start of 

their studies or as soon as the disability or condition develops. 

a. At the request of the student, his/her personal tutor should draw up a 

plan of study containing more detailed provisions with regard to the P1 

advice. 

b. This plan mentioned above must be presented to the Examinations Committee 

for approval. 

Paragraph 6 - final provisions 

ART. 6.1 - AMENDMENT 

1. Amendments to these regulations are laid down by the Dean, after consultation 

with the Academic Board, the Staff-Student Committee and Examinations 

Committee, and with the approval of the Faculty Council of Campus 

Den Haag. 

2. Any amendment to these regulations will not take effect during the current 

academic year, as long as this does not reasonably disadvantage current 

students. 

3. Furthermore, an amendment cannot apply post hoc to the disadvantage of 

any student. 


ART. 6.2 - PUBLICATION 

The Dean undertakes the appropriate publication of these regulations, the rules 

and regulations laid down by the Examinations Committee, as well as any 

amendment to these documents. 

ART. 6.3 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE 

Students can request a leave of absence. A request for a leave of absence should 

be submitted to the Examinations Committee at least 20 working days prior to 

the requested leave of absence. A student who returns from a leave of absence 

shall be reinstated into his/her course of study. 

A leave of absence does not release a student from their housing contract, except 

in exceptional circumstances. 

ART. 6.4 - UNFORESEEN CASES 

In cases not specified in these regulations, the Examinations Committee will 

ensure that the appropriate office takes a decision. 

ART. 6.5 - NOTWITHSTANDING THE CONVENTIONS 

In case it is the Examinations Committee’s opinion that full application of these 

regulations shall lead to unfairness of a decisive nature in view of special or 

extenuating circumstances, the Examinations Committee is authorized by the 

Dean to make decisions notwithstanding the conventions. 


Colofon 

Text 

Prof.dr. Chris Goto-Jones 

Dr. Cissie Fu 

Annemieke Koomen 

Design 

André van de Waal, Coördesign, Leiden 

Press 

Groen Media Leiden 

©2012 

Leiden University College The Hague 

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