June 2011

Michael von Cotta-Schönberg, University of Copenhagen, and Jan Nilsson, Malmö University, have delivered their final report on the vision work for the libraries at Lund University. We would like to thank them for all their hard work! The final report, which was delivered on 15 June, includes the analysis of the current situation which formed part one of the report, … Continue reading →

Now that the deadline for payments has passed, we know that just over 210 non-European, paying, students will be coming to Lund University to begin their studies in September. Around 70 of these have full or partial scholarships. Despite a reduction in the number of non-European students as a result of the introduction of tuition fees, LU has done very … Continue reading →

The University Board had an extended meeting on Friday and Saturday at Bäckaskogs slott. Friday was devoted to general strategic discussions in seminars, and on Saturday the Board meeting took place. Friday opened with a status report from Per and presentation of the challenges we are facing. There was a lively discussion with the Board. This formed the starting point … Continue reading →

The University Advisory Board (UAB) visited in May and their report has now arrived. It is available on the website: http://www.lu.se/om-lunds-universitet/organisation/university-advisory-board The members of the UAB are Provost Judyth Sachs, Macquarie University in Sydney, Dr John Hood from the Robertson Foundation, USA, and Professor Jan-Anders Månsson from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. The UAB’s next visit is planned for May … Continue reading →

The external advisers’ report has arrived! In the report, the EQ11 external advisers give their views and recommendations for the development of education quality at Lund University. They point out challenges facing the University and strengths to build on and disseminate within the University, as well as areas for improvement. The basis of the report is the faculty self-reflections, reports … Continue reading →

Almedalen Week is on 4–10 July and Lund University will be present in various ways. Many researchers and students from Lund will be participating in different events. Lund University will also be hosting a few events of its own: a panel discussion on the new teacher training programme, Science Slam (where six exciting researchers compete on who can give the … Continue reading →

A vice-chancellor’s seminar will be held tomorrow, 16 June, in Universitetshuset, room 206. The seminar will be about our strategy and our input for the upcoming Research and Innovation Bill in autumn 2012. Professor Merle Jacob and Assistant Vice-Chancellor Sven Strömqvist will give a presentation on the bill and this will be followed by a discussion. Refreshments will be served … Continue reading →

Eva is on the way to the University of Oslo together with Malin Irhammar to attend a meeting of the “Network for enhancing teaching and learning in research-intensive environments” from 15 to 17 June. At the meeting we will give presentations on EQ11 and “Sharing Teaching and Learning Change Models”. The members of the network are MIT and the universities … Continue reading →

Last week we had a feedback meeting on EQ11 at which the faculties shared their experiences of the EQ11 process so far, especially focusing on the visit of the external advisers. Representatives of the faculties and the student organisations gave oral summaries of their main impressions and the important conclusions that should be included in the continued work on the … Continue reading →

Innovation in Mind, the major innovation event of the year, will be held on 14–15 September. This year’s theme is “Is innovation what you think it is?” and leaves scope for both questioning and new perspectives: do innovation systems create the conditions for the unexpected and amazing, or are we throwing money away? Does real innovation mean developing technology, or … Continue reading →