Administration, Bureaucracy, and Civil Service, and how the bureaucracy in the Netherlands works.
The Student Diaries
Would it be right to Host Putin in Wijnhaven?
How can students have a constructive discussion with representatives of a non-democratic country, while at the same time avoiding the problem of giving legitimacy to ‘dangerous’, or authoritarian, ideas?
The Flex of being a European Union Citizen
Yes, this following piece of writing is a very praising ode to the European Union.
Home Soon
For IS students, final exams are right around the corner, and they’re the last push of the semester. But for international students, like me, the feeling of homesickness is creeping up as well.
The Original Star Wars Trilogy is Overrated
For years, I was told that I was wrong. Apparently, Star Wars was so much more than that.
Conquering the Springtime Slump
It’s May. Temperatures are rising, the skies are clearing, and your productivity is falling. As summer break - and final exams - inch closer, you find yourself absentmindedly looking at plane tickets during your tutorials.
DEAR ITALY
As someone who has had the (mis)fortune - depending on who you ask - to have lived in Italy for most of my life, I believe I am in a pretty qualified position to speak about the country.
Leiden University and Students For Palestine: A Breach of our Academic Freedom?
On the Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl latest statement: Our University is ‘Not a Political Platform’ - only when that is convenient for the University.
Sauté my emotions
Trigger warning: eating disorder and other shaky mental health related events.
The war against knowledge
New year is the time of mysterious starry silence, the time of contemplation.
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