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Fantastic event in Leiden 10 January 2012

What an amazing party it was! Leiden has shown itself from its best side. The city of Leiden and all parties concerned joined forces and managed to make the stay of the three DJs in the Glass House a most pleasant one....more

Changes to the 30%-ruling 20 December 2011

The 30%-ruling is a Dutch tax facility available for employees who come to work in the Netherlands and whom have specific expertise that is scarce on the Dutch labour market. ...more

Attention: Limited validity of holidays! 19 December 2011

The Dutch government has last summer accepted the plans to drastically change our holiday legislation. By the introduction of the new law on 1 January 2012, saving holidays will be past time for the greater part....more

‘Windowdressing’, art in unoccupied shop-windows in the Breestraat 16 December 2011

The Leiden-based artists Merijn Tinga and Rob Steenhorst have moved into an unoccupied shop to use its window as an unorthodox exposition room....more

Extra shopping nights- and Sundays 16 December 2011

During the festive season, the opening hours for shops will be extended. Sunday December 18 will be an extra shopping Sunday....more

Exclusive Sligro Leiden Expat Event 16 December 2011

Sligro put together this exclusive event in order to introduce the Expat community of Leiden and surroundings to the Sligro store and its wide range of products....more

AIESEC Leiden 16 December 2011

AIESEC Leiden is constantly looking to expand its network, aiming at placing international academic students in Dutch companies for a period of three up to twelve months....more

3FM Serious Request 14 December 2011

The 3FM Serious Request Glass House is situated in Leiden this year! As tradition has it, the three 3FM DJ’s will be locked into the Glass House on the night of Sunday December 18, only to be released on Christmas Eve....more

Our international students need your help! 14 November 2011

Message from Leiden University: This Fall semester (2011) we have about 20 international students enrolled in our Master program in Child and Adolescent Psychology. They come from Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, the UK and Spain. To meet the requirements of their course Psychological Assessment, our students need to find children or adolescents to work with. Most of our international students are new to this country and have no international social network of their own yet. That is why we really need your help! We are looking for families in the region of Leiden/the Hague....more

Rabobank Expat Service 13 October 2011

Moving to another country involves much more than simply packing your personal belongings. Looking for the right financial services and products to suit your personal situation is also part of the process....more