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Japanese language Café: East Asia Comm x Kaiwa Club
OnlineThe East Asia Committee is delighted to invite you to our first online Japanese language cafe (and many more to come) for this semester. In collaboration with the Kaiwa Club from Leiden, we aim to offer a warm environment for students who share an interest in Japanese language and culture. Read more…
South and Southeast Asia Online Pubquiz
OnlinePerhaps you miss the night out with friends to the bar? Well, this event is perfect for you! The SSEA Committee is hosting an online event where you get to feel like you are out in town. Join us with the South and Southeast Asia online “pub quiz” where you Read more…
Crisis Cafe: CIROS X BASIS
OnlineNow that other cafés had to close down, we opened ours! Meet us on Kaltura to get to know your fellow students from IRO and IS, a great opportunity to forget about studying for a while! Don’t forget to bring your own coffee! Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ge4Ya2_hinSlSacbL2gtXg6UXsOejCV_50y6tNsWex4/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbclid=IwAR2FdhwiSKSJffbG0YqVb7Bd3gsEjVws6PCLOnvoz3JdTLOZbGRAYWTszkw
Minor Information Day: BASIS X CIROS
OnlineAre you curious or confused about exploring your options for third year? You are not the only one! If you are interested in doing a minor, join us for this event and have the opportunity to listen and ask questions about the experiences of fellow students discussing your different options. Read more…
Live Coverage of the 2020 US Elections
OnlineAs you know, on Tuesday Americans who have not voted by mail will be going to the polls to vote for who they want to be president. Will they re-elect President Donald Trump? Or will they vote in former Vice President Joe Biden? While we will find out on this Read more…
Falemos Português!
OnlineOlá a todxs! The Portuguese language café is back and this time it will be better than ever! We (the BASIS Latin America Committee) have paired up with the BASIS Africa Committee in order to organize a playfully educational night, filled with fun pub quizzes and good company. No ticket Read more…
Yoga Masterclass: CIROS X BASIS
OnlineJoin us in some stress-relieving yoga, where the practice will focus on relaxing and will be followed by a chance for participants to ask the instructor any questions! This event will take place on November 3rd from 10-11:30AM over Zoom. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflpnqcx5BwbfeZEWrf9Sed45CTbJwYqb8q9AB5PWfdxo_2Lw/viewform?edit_requested=true&gxids=7757&usp=embed_facebook
Study Related Stress: Panel Discussion (CIROS X BASIS)
OnlineStudying these days can be very stressful, and we hope to give you the resources our University provides to help you relieve stress and pressure. Together with CIROS The Hague, we will be discussing study related stress, as well as how COVID-19 has impacted this. This discussion panel will include Read more…
WijnMUN: Historical Session
OnlineWijnMUN committee has rescheduled the first session of this academic year! Do you love history and would like to apply it during a UN session? Then this is a great opportunity to do just that! We are taking you back to the 1961 Security Council meeting dealing with the Bay Read more…
Swahili Language Café
OnlineMambo! Do you learn Swahili, or want to learn it? Then, join us at the Swahili Language Café to practice your speaking! All levels are welcome! There will be fun games that will get your language skills going! The café will be taking place online in The Africa Committee's Kaltura Read more…
LATIN NIGHT Champeta – PerformingArts X LatinAmericaCommittee
OnlineHola a todxs! Our hips don’t lie nor does this fun-guaranteed Champeta workshop! Dance the deadlines away and learn how to move like Shakira at the Superbowl with the help of the dance teacher Viktoria Flück! The virus might take away our team sports but it will never take away Read more…
The US 2020 Elections: A Discussion
OnlineJoin the North America Committee in welcoming US Ambassador to the Netherlands in a discussion on the 2020 presidential election! The first 30 minutes will involve an interview session with the ambassador, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A with the audience. If you have any burning questions on the elections Read more…
Pub quiz: Get to know the MENA!
OnlineThe time of choosing your region is approaching, therefore The Middle East Committee is organizing a pub quiz themed around the MENA region in order for first-year students to get to know the area in a fun way. Bring your own drinks, snacks, and curiosity to this online event hosted Read more…
AcaCom x EurasiaCom: “The non-frozen conflict: Nagorno-Karabakh
OnlineNagorno-Karabakh has been one of the most contested and longest-running disputes in the post-Soviet territories. The hostility had been rising, and at the end of September, the fighting erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Are you interested in exploring the historical development of the conflict? Or the reaction of the international Read more…
AcaCom Invites: UN75 Dialogue at the Peace Palace
OnlineDo you know why Saturday, October 24 2020 is a special day for a global community? The world’s largest and most important international organisation, the United Nations, will celebrate its 75th Anniversary! For this special event, the Chair of UN Studies, UNU-MERIT, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and partners Read more…
AcaCom Invites: Clingendael Virtual Open Day
OnlineWould you like to know what it is like to work for a think tank on international relations? And to meet the experts & interns that work each day to inspire and equip societies, businesses and governments to encourage a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world? Then join AcaCom for Read more…
CareCom: Yoga and Meditation with Aike
OnlineCare Committee is excited to invite you to an online Yoga and mindfulness session facilitated by Aike Buiting. In this event we will focus on stress relief. Midterms can be a time of great pressure and stress. This Yoga session will offer a moment of self-reflection and self-care during this Read more…
Africa Committee Book Club
OnlineThis semester, the Africa committee book club features the book The Perfect Nine by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. The story is based on the origin myth of the Gĩkũyũ- Kenya’s largest tribe. This book tells the story of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi who fled war and hunger and settled down at the Read more…
Falemos Português!
OnlineOlá a todxs! The Portuguese language café is back and this time it will be better than ever! We (the BASIS Latin America Committee) have paired up with the BASIS Africa Committee in order to organize a playfully educational night, filled with fun pub quizzes and good company. No ticket Read more…
¡Hablemos Español!: Spanish Language Cafe
OnlineHola a todxs! BASIS Latin America Committee is back with its language café! No ticket needed, no password needed, just join the Kaltura link. https://smart.newrow.com/#/room/wig-315 Do you already know some Spanish but do you want to improve it? Are you an advanced speaker but you don’t get to practice it Read more…