Written by Mats van den Boogert South Korea, the land of Samsung phones and television, the land of Hyundai and Kia cars. When we think of South Korea, we often think about a small country between the economic titans, such as China and Japan, that has emerged as a leadingContinue Reading
Written by Nelli Naukkarinen TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual violence In October 2010 the famous Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity of the University of Yale, with very famous alumni such as 5 former U.S.A presidents, four vice presidents and numerous famous businessmen, politicians and influential figures, was banned for aContinue Reading
Written by Teresa Valle My name is Teresa, and I’m a (soon to be) third-year student of International Relations and Organizations at Leiden University. I am also a soon-to-be creative director as, from this day onwards, I will be taking over the role of Creative Director here at Sphaera. IContinue Reading
Written by Nelli Eveliina Naukkarinen April is sexual assault awareness month. During this month we discuss and educate ourselves that sexual harassment, assault and violence can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time. Often when we discuss sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct, it’s discussed in spaces of professionalism (likeContinue Reading
By Federico Arcuri Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a variety of reactions in the West. For instance, strong economic sanctions have been inflicted on Russia by Western countries in order to damage the legitimacy of Putin and his supporting oligarchy. Another reaction has been, in some cases, theContinue Reading
By Federico Arcuri and Mats van den Boogert Introduction When Kim Mirae left South Korea to work at Leiden University as an intern teacher three years ago, she noticed how each year the classrooms got fuller and fuller with students willing to learn her mother language. The Korean language hasContinue Reading
By Helena Reinders Like many countries, the Netherlands has its own rules and regulations regarding studies and student debt. Between 2012 and 2021 several things have changed within this system, causing a recent stir with the latest change in the student loan system. The aim of this article is toContinue Reading
By Nelli Naukkarinen “This happened in The Hague, a night 3 years ago around 3 am. I was coming back from clubbing with my roommate and we had to pick up our bikes from this dark street, as there was no where else to leave them for the night. WeContinue Reading
By Rosalie de Vries Knowledge is power and power is money. These associations are often made and have led to the widespread encouragement to ‘get yourself an education’. A quick search of the Dutch employment market on google – via job searching database Jooble – shows that there are (only)Continue Reading
By Helena Reinders More and more students are starting their own businesses. The amount of students with their own (successful) start-up already doubled between 2012 and 2014 from 3% to 6 %. This number has doubled once more between then and 2019. That would put us currently at a percentageContinue Reading