Dr. Sacha Van Leeuwen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sacha van Leeuwen is a postdoctoral researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam, focusing on the evaluation of societal impact in transdisciplinary research. His current research utilizes Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to uncover organizational conditions that either enable or hinder transdisciplinary research. Prior to this, he served as a Lecturer in Sociology, Media Studies, and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at various universities in the Netherlands. He holds a Bachelor and Research Master's degree in History from Utrecht University, specializing in memory studies, and completed his PhD in Sociology at the University of Glasgow. His doctoral research centered on the online commemoration of fallen British soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, examining how digital technologies influence collective memory and the act of remembrance. Sacha's research interests encompass societal impact evaluation, transdisciplinary research, collective memory, and online war commemoration. He is affiliated with the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences.

Research Interests

Requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:91
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics or Industrial Engineering Advanced Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra) Applied Statistics Econometrics and Time-series analysis
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor diploma or graduation statement
  • Official academic transcript
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Course descriptions for Mathematics prerequisites
Specialization Notes

Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.