January 2011

The International Year of Chemistry is being celebrated in 2011. The theme is “Our life, our future”. The year is part of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and the aim is to increase the public’s understanding of chemistry and the importance of chemical knowledge for solving problems in society. In 2011 it is also 100 years … Continue reading →

Internationalisation raises quality and is a requirement if we are to become one of the very best European universities. Lund University is receiving more international students and more courses are being given in English. With the increasing internationalisation of academia, the requirements for good English skills are also increasing. On Monday, AWELU (Academic Writing in English at Lund University) was … Continue reading →

Interpol (the policy group for internationalisation) and Interhand (the group for internationalisation coordinators) are in Brussels. Yesterday, Thursday, we had an interesting day at Sweden House, with discussions on how the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU, Vinnova and regional partners work in Brussels. How can we work together? The guests were Magnus Härviden, Carl-Albert Hjelmborn, Charlotte Andersdotter and … Continue reading →

Education degrees and which universities are allowed to award them will be announced by Högskoleverket within the next few days. However, we have been informed that we need to provide additional information to support the application we have made together with Kristianstad University. Legally, HSV had difficulty assessing our joint application, because, among other things, we had stated joint information … Continue reading →

Today AstraZeneca has signed an agreement to sell its research facilities in Lund to a foundation. The foundation has been founded by Mats Paulsson, who is also one of the founders of PEAB. The foundation will support Region Skåne and Lund University, with the aim of establishing a new centre for research, innovation and enterprise, primarily within the field of … Continue reading →

Welcome back after Christmas and the New Year. We hope you have had a refreshing break. Soon a new semester will begin at Lund University and students from near and far will be coming here. The University Management Group, comprising the vice-chancellor, pro vice-chancellor, assistant vice-chancellors, head of administration and the LUS presiding committee, began the week with a two-day … Continue reading →