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15/06/2026

𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞

Recently LeidenGlobal spoke with David Kertai, curator of the ancient Middle Eastern collections at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden .

Kertai discusses his work as a curator, his role in the new ‘Galleria’ exhibition in the museum, and plans for future exhibitions.

De Archeoloog LUCIS Leiden, Stad van Ontdekkingen Faculty of Archaeology - Universiteit Leiden Museumkaart

LeidenGlobal spoke with David Kertai, curator of the ancient Middle Eastern collections at the National Museum of Antiquities. Kertai discusses his work as a curator, his role in the new ‘Galleria’ exhibition, and plans for future exhibitions.

15/06/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 📚

In 2024, the African Library (UBLeiden) received over 600 books from the estate of Abraham Johannes Drewes (1927–2007), a prominent Dutch scholar. On 18 June, African Studies Centre Leiden discusses Drewes’s life and work, the contents of the collection and how it came to be housed in the African Library. Hybrid event.

👉 https://www.ascleiden.nl/news/crg-seminar-drewes-collection-amharic-books-african-library

African Studies Association Voice4Thought Africademics Association of African Studies Programs

14/06/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗲𝘁 𝗷𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗪𝗞-𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗲?🇯🇵

Japan & Nederland delen meer dan men denkt. Japanoloog Casper Wits (Japan Studies at Leiden University) geeft toelichting op EenVandaag

WK VOETBAL 2026 Katern: Japan WK Voetbal

Op het WK voetbal staan Nederland en Japan morgen tegenover elkaar. Waar de landen op gebied van voetbal misschien flink verschillen, hebben ze op het wereld...

14/06/2026

𝑇𝑖𝑗𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝐸𝑔𝑦𝑝𝑡𝑒

Op 18 juni, vertelt Sofie Remijsen (University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam) bij het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden over innovatieve tijdsinstrumenten uit de Grieks-Romeinse tijd in Egypte. Hoe wisten mensen welk jaar, welke dag en hoe laat het was?

Ancient History Leiden De Archeoloog Faculty of Archaeology - Universiteit Leiden

Sofie Remijsen (Universiteit van Amsterdam) houdt de jaarlijkse Papyrologie-lezing over innovatieve tijdsinstrumenten uit de Grieks-Romeinse tijd in Egypte.

13/06/2026

🎧 𝙾𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚘𝚊𝚍: 𝙿𝚘𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚗, 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚙 & 𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚊𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚒

In deze aflevering van de podcast 'Breuklijn Oost-Azië' gaat het over reizen. Remco Breukers & Casper Wits (Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University) bespreken de reis van Takaichi naar Zuid-Korea & die van Poetin naar Xi, en geven even een terugblik naar Trump bij Xi.

👉 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AJIueFsqFQK8FgxTMHzdP

Leiden University - Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs Political Science Leiden ISSA - International Studies Student Association

13/06/2026

𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬: 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

On 23-26 June, Wereldmuseum Leiden showcases a selection of its western New Guinea collection as well as specially commissioned work for the 14th International Symposium of the Pacific Arts Association. The symposium ties together with a series of gathersings. Register by 14 June.

Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia - PPI Leiden Leiden, Stad van Ontdekkingen MA Asian Studies Leiden University

The 14th International Symposium of the Pacific Arts Association is entitled 'Oceanic Blazing Forms: Memory, Place-making and Imagination' will take place at the Wereldmuseum Leiden, the Netherlands.

12/06/2026

𝕆𝕠𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕃𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕘 𝕙𝕖𝕥 𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕞 𝕧𝕒𝕟 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕒, 𝕨𝕒𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕒𝕥?

Ooit was Maastricht één van de machtigste steden van Europa en zelfs de hoofdstad van een uitgestrekt koninkrijk. In de 9e & 10e eeuw werd hier Europese geschiedenis geschreven, vertelt historicus Louis Sicking ( Geschiedenis, Universiteit Leiden ) aan L1 Nieuws :

Provincie Limburg Provincie Limburg Vaderlandse Geschiedenis, Universiteit Leiden Vaderlandse Geschiedenis

Rembrandt, de VOC, Holland, grachtenhuizen en de slavenhandel. In de geschiedenislessen is er geen ontkomen aan het verhaal van de "Gouden Eeuw". Ten onrechte wordt een Limburgse bloeiperiode gepasseerd, vindt historicus Louis Sicking.

12/06/2026

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚜?

Over the last year, Iran has faced numerous challenges. On 16 June at Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University, Professor Idean Salehyan (University of Georgia) discusses how contemporary research in peace science sheds light on regime dynamics in Iran and the geopolitical challenges it faces.

Political Science Leiden Leiden University - Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs NASA Netherlands American Studies Association

Over the last year, Iran has faced numerous challenges stemming from international conflicts, domestic unrest, and economic downturns.  The field of peace science offers useful perspectives on how to understand regime resilience and Iranian geopolitics. Why has the Islamic Republic endured, despite...

11/06/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭?

On 17 June, Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan & Verena Meyer engage with this question through a preview of their books. Using sources ranging from medieval, Hindu-Buddhist Java to contemporary Muslim life, this seminar exhibits the significance of historical paradigms for the Javanese.

📍 KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia - PPI Leiden PPI Den Haag MA Asian Studies Leiden University

How have the Javanese, in the course of history, engaged with their own past? What kinds of past were important to specific communities, and how did they go about retrieving and recording it? And what can these processes tell us about the relationship between these historical imaginations on the one...

11/06/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧?

Andrew Gawthorpe (Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University) explains at Arab News that Iran is in a much stronger position than the US. “Iran is frequently willing to take risks in the conflict, to re-escalate things, Trump always seems to back down in the face of these challenges." ⤵️

MA Asian Studies Leiden University MA International Studies Leiden NASA Netherlands American Studies Association

LONDON: When the US and Israel launched their joint attack on Iran on Feb. 28, some 59 percent of gamblers on the controversial predictions site Polymarket wagered the Iranian regime would survive Operation Epic Fury. As of Monday, 99 percent are now betting on the regime’s survival. Just 1 percen...