Students looking to study at Leiden University can choose between Leiden and The Hague.
Leiden
Leiden is a real student city. The historic and lively city of Leiden’s centre has everything that students could wish for - from university buildings to student pubs, and from student accommodation to student associations.
Situated at what has traditionally been an important junction where waterways and roads intersect, stands an enchanting city, Leiden. The city is famous not only for its university, but for its almshouses, museums and glorious history. With its canals, historical buildings, charming narrow lanes, treasuries of knowledge, culture and science, Leiden is definitely worth seeing. Leiden is renowned for its many student associations, organised around sports, music and social clubs in addition to cultural associations. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands was a member of a Leiden student association.
The Hague
Studying and living in The Hague broadens student perspective on the world and quickly gives them an international network. Studying in a city full of embassies, multinationals and international courts certainly has its advantages.
As the city of Peace, Justice and Security, The Hague unites countries from all across the globe. The Hague is deeply involved in building a safe and just world, with the impressive, world-famous Peace Palace at the centre of it all. It is the perfect environment to encourage dialogue and debate. Students can immediately apply what they learn in the international environment that The Hague offers. They can attend guest lectures by highly respected experts or intern at one of the many institutions that help to shape our world. With the most historic sites per square metre in the Netherlands, The Hague oozes culture and history.
Students can take in a breath of fresh air, jump on a surfboard or find a spot to relax at one of the more than seventy beach pavilions along the boulevard.
