By Gaia Martini On the 21st of March Leiden University hosted an event in the Wijnhaven building with two special guests: Lee Young-Hyeon (1st North Korean defector to become a lawyer in South Korea) and Lee Byung-Lim, in which they told the public their stories on how they escaped North Korea. The president of the... Continue Reading →
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Saint Patrick
With Saint Patrick being celebrated a couple of weeks ago, let's dive into the origins of the popular celebration because we are tired of writing our thesis! Saint Patrick and the Snakes A perhaps obscure story about the Irish celebration is that Saint Patrick drove all of the snakes out of Ireland into the sea.... Continue Reading →
Sami Al-Ajrami and The Keys to the House
By Gaia Martini “Being able to go home is a privilege. Being able to go home after a tiring work day and have a shower is a privilege”. This is how the author and journalist Sami Al-Ajrami opened his lecture at Leiden University on March 3rd, where he presented his book De Sleutels van het... Continue Reading →
Finding the calm after the storm: The initiative that aims at making 20 villages in Madagascar ‘climate-smart’
Madagascar is amongst the four most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world, despite being a minor contributor to global warming. As a result, flooding, droughts, and cyclones are increasingly frequent, prolonged, and intense, mainly impacting the south and southeast regions of the country. The Malagasy population, of which around half are children, is... Continue Reading →
Issue 39 is out! Surviving Your Twenties
Struggling your way through your twenties? Scared of the prospect of what happens once you leave teenage-hood? Look no further than BAIS Mag Issue 39, now available online! BAISmag Issue 39Download
THE U.S ELECTIONS: Candidates, Programmes, Results, and Early Consequences
On 6th of November, we saw the end of one of the most followed elections worldwide. Initially the two candidates running for President were Donald Trump, representing the Republican party, and Joe Biden for the Democrats, but after pressures to resign from the campaign came from the general public, Biden decided to withdraw from the... Continue Reading →
Leaving International Studies
June marks the end of the year and the end of the bachelor for some. Leaving International Studies after 3 or 4 years can be challenging, this article reflects on all those years.
PSCORE AT LEIDEN UNIVERSITY: Q&A Responses from North Korean Defectors
On the 22nd of March BASIS’ East Asia Committee organized a joint event with the NGO PSCORE. Learn about it and read the interview in this article.
Account from a short and peaceful campus encampment
Last Thursday's events at Wijnhaven did not go unnoticed when student protesters took over the building for an afternoon. Here is BAISmag's recollection of the events.
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