Collaborations and alliances

Universiteit Leiden

Leiden University aims to maximise the impact of its research programs. It trains students to become analytical thinkers and critical world citizens, so they can use scientific knowledge to make the world a safe, healthy, sustainable, prosperous, and fair place.

Science areas

The Faculty of Medicine of Leiden University and the Leiden Academic Hospital merged into LUMC in 1996. Aside from the historical background, the close collaboration between LUMC and the faculties of Leiden University is crucial for addressing important social issues. Therefore, Leiden University and LUMC cooperate in the following 6 clusters of science areas:

  • Fundamentals of science
  • Life sciences
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Law, politics, and administration
  • Languages, cultures, and societies
  • Artificial intelligence
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Science areas

The Faculty of Medicine of Leiden University and the Leiden Academic Hospital merged into LUMC in 1996. Aside from the historical background, the close collaboration between LUMC and the faculties of Leiden University is crucial for addressing important social issues. Therefore, Leiden University and LUMC cooperate in the following 6 clusters of science areas:

  • Fundamentals of science
  • Life sciences
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Law, politics, and administration
  • Languages, cultures, and societies
  • Artificial intelligence

Interdisciplinary programmes

Leiden University also created 8 interdisciplinary programmes in 2020. They focus on intensifying interdisciplinary collaboration throughout the university and responding to issues affecting the world today, such as the ones mentioned in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. LUMC works closely with Leiden University in these interdisciplinary programmes:

  • Society Artificial Intelligence, and Life Sciences (SAILS)
  • Museums, Collections, and Society
  • Social Resilience, and Safety
  • Citizenship, and Global Transformations
  • Population Health
  • Drug Discovery and Development
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Liveable Planet – Sustainable Futures

Bachelor’s and master’s

Together, LUMC and Leiden University offer the following bachelor’s and master’s programmes:

  • Medicine
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Bachelor of Clinical Technology
  • Master’s in Vitality and Ageing
  • Master’s in Pharmacy
  • Master’s in Technical Medicine
  • Population Health Management Excellence Programme

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