Since 1666 - lund university | sweden international
Since 1666 - lund university | sweden international
Since 1666 - lund university | sweden international
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STUDENT SERVICES<br />
STUDENT SERVICES<br />
The University offers you a wide variety of student services to support you in your studies, to help you settle<br />
in and to prepare you with your transition from the <strong>university</strong> setting to your career.<br />
STUDY INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE Each faculty has<br />
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depth knowledge and expertise to support and advise inter�<br />
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during their studies.<br />
THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSING OFFICE (IHO) The In�<br />
ternational Housing offers housing for <strong>international</strong> students<br />
and manages a range of rooms and flats in Lund, Helsingborg<br />
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THE INTERNATIONAL DESK All incoming <strong>international</strong> stu�<br />
dents are welcome to contact or visit the International Desk<br />
team for assistance regarding practical matters. This is an open<br />
reception and meeting point throughout your time at Lund<br />
University.<br />
ARRIVAL DAY AND INTRODUCTION/ORIENTATION<br />
On Arrival Day, <strong>international</strong> students are greeted and col�<br />
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and head to the University to complete various practical mat�<br />
ters and to sign up for excursions and activities. Students with<br />
housing from the International Housing Office receive their<br />
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events are offered to help orientate new students to Lund and<br />
to help students get to know each other.<br />
INTERNATIONAL MENTORS The mentors help new stu�<br />
dents with practical matters and introduce you to various stu�<br />
dent activities and everyday Swedish living.<br />
“FRIEND FAMILY” PROGRAMME Students who are inter�<br />
ested in learning more about Swedish culture can apply for<br />
a “Friend Family”, whereby the student is connected with a<br />
Swedish family living locally.<br />
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES All students are<br />
given a personal Student Account with access to email, com�<br />
puter resources and the Student Portal where you can track<br />
your academic credits, keep in touch with coursemates and<br />
download useful software.<br />
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE Lund University<br />
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Helsingborg with an electronic library collection including<br />
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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Student health offers confi�<br />
dential counselling services to support students in their well<br />
being and in managing their studies. They work primarily with<br />
physical, psychological and social problems that are related<br />
to studies. There is also cooperation with local medical centre<br />
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with a health service for general medical issues.<br />
STUDY SKILLS AND DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES<br />
Services are offered to support students in their studies at Lund<br />
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ments, audio books and mentors.<br />
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preneurship to develop and commercialise their business ideas.<br />
The service includes business advice and running a business<br />
incubator, which gives newly started businesses office space<br />
and support for one year.<br />
CAREERS SERVICES �����������������������������������������<br />
the central level provide advice, information and guidance to<br />
students and graduates to help secure a smooth transition from<br />
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ering letters, practice interviews and seminars on the Swedish<br />
labour market. All students at Lund University can register with<br />
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than 1 000 companies and organisations advertise their jobs,<br />
internships, thesis projects and postdoctoral positions to Lund<br />
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tions and other events where students can interact with future<br />
employers are also organised regularly by the student unions.<br />
ALUMNI NETWORKS The Alumni Network allows graduates<br />
to keep in touch with the University, their former classmates<br />
and potential business contacts. Many programmes run their<br />
own specific alumni programmes with focused communication<br />
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are held around the world to connect alumni and friends of<br />
Lund University.<br />
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