Leiden University College is the international honours college of Leiden University, the oldest university in The Netherlands (1575). LUC is located in the vibrant and international city of The Hague, home to many international organizations, 10 minutes from Leiden, and 45 minutes away from Amsterdam.

LUC offers a 3-year Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s programme, focusing on today’s Global Challenges - major issues facing humanity and the planet: Diversity, Prosperity, Sustainability and Peace and Justice. Six Majors (3 majors leading to a BSc, 3 majors leading to a BA) are offered centered around these Global Challenges.

LUC is home to 600 students coming from over 50 different nationalities, offering an opportunity for talented, open-minded and ambitious students from all over the world. First and second year students live and learn on-campus in a community focused on making an impact on society. The central 21-story-high building in the middle of The Hague offers individual studio apartments. This residential concept ensures for a close-knit community, and a very active student body, offering many activities, clubs and committees for students to participate in.

Leiden University, of which Leiden University College is one of the bachelor's programmes, offers 15 other English-taught programmes in the fields of Governance and Global Affairs, Archaeology, Language and Area studies, Security Studies, Urban Studies, Psychology, Sociology and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.