IAPSS AC&GA 2010

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Leiden University. The university to discover.

13th IAPSS AC&GALeiden, the

Netherlands

Study Association for Political Science Students in Leiden - SPIL

The association – Facts & figures- Founded in 1981- Approximately 600 members- Represent students from the

Bachelor Program: ‘Political Science’Master Programmes: ‘Political Science’, ‘Political Science – Institutional Analysis’ & ‘International Relations & Diplomacy’

- Active participating members : Approximately 120

The association – Organization- Board: 7 members- Several committees responsible for

lectures, study trips, excursions, sale of study books, drinks, parties, semi-scientific magazine and IAPSS

Board 2008-2009 Editors Magazine ‘Debat’ Committee Facilities

The association - Features

- Good facilities and possibilities- Enthusiastic members- Organizational skills- High academic level

The association and IAPSS

- Founder together with Rome in 1998- Organization ‘The Foundation

Conference’ in 1998- Organization ‘IAPSS Regional

Conference for Northern Europe’ in 2004- Annual Conference/General Assembly

Leiden University- Oldest university in the Netherlands:

founded in 1575- University motto: Praesidium Libertatis- 17,000 students and 4,000 staff members- Founder of League of European Research

Universities (LERU)- According to European Commission:

Leiden University ranks alongside Oxford and Cambridge at academic top of Europe

Leiden – The City

- Bustling, friendly and an international allure

- Suburbs: population of 329,000- Eight miles east from the North Sea

coast- In between: Amsterdam, The Hague,

Utrecht and Rotterdam- Picturesque city centre- Birthplace of Rembrandt- Close to Schiphol Airport (15 min)

Leiden – Where?

Leiden – The pictures

The Hague (Den Haag)

- Political Capital of The Netherlands- Centre for International Law and

Peace- Campus Den Haag- Great Accomodation and Nightlife- 10 mins from Leiden by train

AC/GA - Is water the new oil?

- More than a billion people lack access to clean water- 2.5 billion people are without water for sanitation

AC/GA – Why this theme?

- Big political relevance- Clean water, a human right?- Climate change- Political meaning of water- Water, a dutch expertise!

AC/GA - Facilities

- Youth-hostels- Modern facilities at

University- Cooperation with

municipality, university and several partners

- High-developed public transport-network

13th IAPSS AC&GA

Leiden, the Netherlands

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IAPSS AC&GA 2010

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