The LUMC acts as a magnet for talent. We have a significant number of international students and encourage our students to gain international experience.
Education
Incoming
students
International students have a wide range of opportunities to do their studies or part of their studies at the Leiden University Medical Center.
Bachelor
Biomedical Sciences
- Year 2, semester 1 or 2; courses at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
- Year 3, semester 1; half minors (Cuba, UK, Indonesia, France and Scotland) or find something yourself
- Research internship year 3; 16 weeks: student research project in Leuven, Belgium or Stockholm, Sweden for example
Medicine
- Half minors in year 3; (Cuba, UK, Indonesia, France, Scotland and Finland) or find something yourself
Master
Biomedical Sciences
- Frontiers of Science (FOS) courses at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and Heidelberg University, Germany
- Research: Junior Research Project I or II; 6 to 9 months
Medicine
- Research: internship (Dutch: wetenschapsstage) 18 to 28 weeks in year 1 or 3 of the master
- Clinical Rotations
- Elective area year 6 (10 weeks)
Vitality & Ageing
- Research: internship (10 weeks)
Pharmacy
- Elective area (10 weeks)
- Research: internship (21 weeks)
Technical Medicine
- Elective area
- Research: internship
Population Health Management
- Multiple options can be discussed for studying abroad during this international master’s programme
Education
Outgoing
students
The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) believes in giving all her students the opportunity to go abroad. Read more about the opportunities for LUMC students to do their studies or part of their studies abroad.
