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Welcome to Study Association T.W.I.S.T.!

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What is T.W.I.S.T.?

T.W.I.S.T. is the study association for linguistics in Leiden. For over twenty years, we’ve been organising activities for our members that allow them to add more depth to their study and meet fellow students along the way. Some of our annual events are the study trip abroad, the T.W.I.S.T. Student Conference, and the Talengala. We also organise lectures, movie nights, game nights, borrels, and much more! Of course, we don’t do all of this by ourselves, but we are assisted by the fantastic members of our committees.

A T.W.I.S.T. membership will allow you to get to know your fellow students, as well as others who are interested in language. You will receive our magazine (the TWISTER) four times a year and will get to participate in the wide variety of activities our board and committees have to offer; maybe you’ll even join one yourself! You will also get to vote in the general assemblies. Most of all, you will make friends and have a lot of fun at T.W.I.S.T.!

Become a member

Do you want to become a member? Click here to go to the registration page!

Upcoming events

To stay up-to-date on the latest T.W.I.S.T. events, be sure to join our Facebook group, WhatsApp group chats, or just check the page below!

Would you like to have T.W.I.S.T.’s calendar with you wherever you go? Add us to your Google Calendar!

  • Halloween Party

    Thu 7 Nov 2024  21:00 - Fri 8 Nov 2024  05:00

    NEXT Leiden, Langebrug 6-A, 2311 TK Leiden, Netherlands

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    After the scariest week in October (exams) it will be time to have some fun! Join us and 9 other associations at the NEXT, nov 7th as we celebrate the end of exams in fitting fashion at the Halloween Masquerade. Sign ups are open with a maximum of 200 participants.


  • TWea o’ clock

    Fri 8 Nov 2024  15:00 - 17:00

    Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-T.W.I.S.T. boardroom (10)

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    Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.

    This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!


  • Sint Maarten

    Mon 11 Nov 2024  19:00 - 23:00

    Lipsius

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    Do you want to get a good taste of this piece of Dutch culture🇳🇱🌷🧡 (in a suspiciously candy-shaped way)? Then join us Tu. Nov. 11th for the first NeerlandiCie activity: 🌟🏮Sint Maarten🌟🏮 A Dutch holiday where you craft a lantern and beg for candy

    We will gather at 19:00 in Lipsius to unleash our creative talents onto a stick with a light to build a lantern that is actually candy-worthy💪💪 T.W.I.S.T. already has sticks and crafting materials, but to keep it free and broaden our artistic horizons, we ask that you also bring some crafting material(s) yourself. In turn, we’ll provide snacks and drinks!

    Then, it’s time for the real job: walking the big city🌆 Don’t worry, we won’t ring unknown doorbells, but rather you’ll follow a route full of familiar T.W.I.S.T. faces in the inner city, who will give you candy🙂 (if you’re sweet, that is)🙃. We will end the walk at around 21:30 with a borrel at L’Espérance🍻, but feel free to go home if you wish.

    We hope to see you there! If so, please fill in the sign-up form.

    🇳🇱🌷🧡Groetjes van de NeerlandiCie!🇳🇱🌷🧡


  • ‘Why Languages Matter’ with Sophia Aeterna

    Tue 12 Nov 2024  19:00 - 21:00

    Lipsius - 0.03

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    Language is everywhere. Language is culture. Language is cognition, politics, history. It connects us to others and to our past, it fuels our thinking, makes us build worlds, and shape ourselves. It is the air that we breathe and the stuff of our dreams.

    Learning other languages is building bridges, to other people, cultures, and times. We are students of the humanities and we devote ourselves to building these bridges. But we rarely talk about the many reasons why we do this. It is time for us, wordsmiths, linguists, and other language workers, to come together and exchange perspectives and articulate our vision on the why of learning languages. To learn from each other and to show to the world: this is why we do it. This is why languages matter.

    We want to have three rounds with three pitches each on the following subjects:
    1.⁠ ⁠What is it like to study a language?
    2.⁠ ⁠The importance of studying languages in our society
    3.⁠ ⁠The future of language studies at Leiden University
    Besides these pitches, there is room for interviews and dialogue.
    We hope that this event can not only bring us together as students but also convince others that studying languages is worthwhile. We hope that our efforts as students will impact the faculty board as well, and preserve our language studies, and associations.


  • Song of the Reed

    Thu 14 Nov 2024  20:00 - 22:00

    Leiden Theater, Oude Vest 43, 2312 XS Leiden, Netherlands

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    AcCie has something different prepared for you!

    Do you like music and or classical Iranian poetry? Or do you just want to vibe and go to a weird esoteric musical performance? Then Song of the Reed may be something for you!

    On the 14th of November at 20:00(ish), we will go to the Leidsche Schouwburg to attend a performance of reed quintet Calefax with Iranian singer Mohammad Motamedi, where they will perform a version of a 13th-century Iranian poem, as well as some Western music.

    Come join us for only €8.50, free drink included (and they have alcohol at these things)!

    For more information, see https://leidseschouwburg-stadsgehoorzaal.nl/voorstelling/calefax-mohammad-motamedi-song-of-the-reed/.


  • TWea o’ clock

    Fri 15 Nov 2024  15:00 - 17:00

    Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-T.W.I.S.T. boardroom (10)

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    Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.

    This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!


  • Masters’ Introduction Borrel

    Tue 19 Nov 2024  20:00 - 22:00

    Café De Vergulde Kruik, Haarlemmerstraat 20-24, 2312 GA Leiden, Netherlands


  • TWea o’ clock

    Fri 22 Nov 2024  15:00 - 17:00

    Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-T.W.I.S.T. boardroom (10)

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    Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.

    This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!


  • Pre-GA dinner

    Tue 26 Nov 2024  18:00 - 19:00

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    A GA can only mean one thing: pre-GA dinner! This time, tasty pizzas are on the menu 🍕. To make sure you can attend the GA without going hungry, you can sign up to get a pizza of your own to eat together with everyone else on the 26th of November 18:00 before the GA. Pizzas cost €6 a piece. Signing up can be done with this form.


  • KasCo switch GA

    Tue 26 Nov 2024  19:00 - 22:00

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    The KasCo is the committee that guards over T.W.I.S.T.’s finances, making sure our treasurer does his job correctly and doesn’t wire all of T.W.I.S.T.’s budget over to a widowed Nigerian prince. However, to be able to properly do their job, they (as well as retroactively several previous KasCos) need to be voted in. Additionally, any policy changes, proposed either by the board or other members, will be voted on to officially become part of the T.W.I.S.T. IR. Please come to have your voice heard!


  • TWea o’ clock

    Fri 29 Nov 2024  15:00 - 17:00

    Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-T.W.I.S.T. boardroom (10)

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    Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.

    This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!