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NEWSLETTER 1 | February 2018
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Semla – more than just a bun
Have you noticed the small, wheat flour bun, with whipped cream in the bakeries lately? If you haven’t tried it yet, we can reveal that it is flavoured with cardamom and filled with almond paste – and it is a mid-winter delicacy to Swedes urging to fill up reserves after a long winter.



The traditions of semla are rooted in Fettisdag (Fat Tuesday – 13 February) when the buns were eaten at a last celebratory feast before the Christian fasting period of Lent.



Today, no such reservations exist and semlor (the plural of semla) usually appear in bakery windows as near after Christmas as is deemed decent. This is followed by a collective, nationwide moan about how it gets earlier every year. Shortly thereafter people begin to eat the things like the world will end tomorrow.



Increasingly, not just any semla will do. Every year, at around the same time the bakeries fill with semlor, the Swedish newspapers start to fill with semla taste tests. Panels of ‘experts’ dissect and inspect tables full of semlor to find the best in town.

 5 bakery-bought semlor are eaten by each Swede per year, but many Swedes make their own. Find a recipe here
News from the International Desk
The International Desk is an open reception for international students in Lund. Throughout the semester you are welcome to contact the International Desk with all sorts of non-academic issues. Find opening hours for the International Desk

Like the International Desk Facebook page to keep up to date with information and of events especially tageting current international students: www.facebook.com/internationaldesk
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Game Nights on Mondays

Join the International Desk for an evening of games! 
This a weekly meeting point all through the semester. We have all sorts of board games, such as Catan, Ticket to Ride and much more. This is a great way of having fun and getting to know some new people. Snacks is included. 

The next Game Night is on Monday 5 February 17:00–20:00. Bring your student card and feel warmly welcome! Read more about Game Nights
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Swedish Lounge on Tuesdays

Language café for practising your Swedish! 
Swedish Lounge is a free and relaxed way to improve your conversational Swedish with Swedish language mentors on 3 levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced).

Seats are limited so be on time! You will need to show a student ID to join (LU-card or studentlund). The next Swedish Lounge is on Tuesday 6 February 17:00–19:00. Välkomna! Find Swedish Lounge on FB
News and events from Lund University, Skåne & Sweden
Avoid live, hotmail and outlook–addresses
Lately Lund University has experienced problems when sending emails to Microsoft email addresses such as live, hotmail and outlook. We have found that some of our emails have been blacklisted by Microsoft servers before reaching the recipients’ addresses, including spam folders. Therefore, we strongly recommend you to use your student email address in order to minimise the risk of important emails not reaching you!

Remember to inform your coordinator at Lund University about changes.
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Sign up now for Lundakarneval 2018!!

The Lundakarneval only happens every fourth year – and it’s a huge event!
The Lundakarneval 2018 takes place during 18–20 May and is arranged by you, the students of Lund. In order to arrange something of this scale, you need a LOT of people. Last time, four years ago, 5500 Karnevalists made it happen. The Lundakarneval consist of 32 different guilds doing everything from spex and radio to a parade and food stalls. Read more about the guilds here

Sign up to become become a Karnevalist at ”Uppropet" on 4 February!
”Uppropet” means "roll call" in english and is the moment when you become a Karnvalist! – an active member of the Lundakarneval. Read about ”Uppropet” here (in English)

Academic Support Centre at Lund University

Lecture: Effective Reading Strategies
5 February, 16:15–18:00
Effective reading strategies will help you better understand and remember what you read, including advice for tackling long reading lists and for taking better notes.
Read more and sign up here
 
Write Nights
Monday 12 February at 17:00–20:00
Bring your computer and a text that you are working on and join a community of other writers working on similar projects. You'll get a place to work and will be provided with fika breaks and writing consultants.
Find more dates for Write Nights and sign up

All events organised by the Academic Support Centre takes place at Genetikhuset, Address: Sölvegatan 29B.


Services at the Academic Support Centre
This is a free service open to all students. The Centre provides individual and group consultations (including feedback on texts), workshops and seminars and writing groups. Read more about the Academic Support Centre

Career seminars at Lund University

How to write a cover letter and CV
7 February, 13.15–15.00 in Lund
More info
 
Ready, Set, Network!
19 February, 16.00–17.30 in Lund
More info
 
The job interview
21 February, 13.15–15.00 in Lund
More info


What is MyCareer?
All students at Lund University can register with the Careers Services’ career portal MyCareer through which more than 1 000 companies and organisations advertise their jobs, internships, thesis projects and postdoctoral positions to Lund University students. Find upcoming events and seminars in MyCareer.
Register for MyCareer
Do you have a problem with postponing your studies?
Join the procrastination group to improve your studying skills
 The Student Health Centre is starting a procrastination group for international students. The group is intended for students who have difficulty organising, or repeatedly postpone their studies. The purpose of the group is to work together to reduce procrastination and receive support in behavioural change.
 
The group meets every week on Tuesdays at 15:00–16:30 at the Student Health Centre at Paradisgatan 5B.
 
Sign up to join the Procrastination Group by sending an email to: asa.probert@stu.lu.se
We will contact you with more information and let you know if there is space in the group or if you have been placed on a waiting list until a space opens up.
Read more about the Student Health Centre at Lund University
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Student Competition!

Global Ingenuity Challenge: Promoting Cultural Inclusiveness in Society
Do you want to challenge yourself? Participate in the global virtual competition and represent Lund University in a team with four other students!
 
The competition challenges teams of undergraduate/masters students to come up with solutions to a real life problem, the results of which will be judged against teams from across the Universitas 21 network to result in one overall winner.
 
The process has as its core a three-fold structure: Define precisely the problem to be solved; discover a wide range of possibilities; determine the most appropriate solution. Students and facilitators are supported by an interactive web based platform: "Ingenuity OnLine" (IOL).
 
Teams will be made up of five students who will be given a challenge and two weeks (sometime during the period 18 April–9 May) in which to complete it. The team's work will then be translated into a three minute video presentation. Read more about the Global Ingenuity Challenge
 
Interested? Send an email to Pouneh Eftekhari: pouneh.eftekhari@er.lu.se by 31 March.

The photo shows Team Global Lund, who won "Peer's Choice Award" 2016, and received a special award for their contribution Host-a-Home. (Photo by Marianne Sandberg, IIIEE)
Believe in your ideas!
A weekend of inspiration for entrepreneurship! 17-18 February
Believe in your ideas! is a whole weekend event where VentureLab take along female students at Lund University for two days of workshops and fun to inspire them to take a leap into entrepreneurship.

There are 25 spots available and transport, accommodation, workshops and food are all included for free.
Read more about the event Believe in your ideas!
Read more about VentureLab by Lund University
Guided Tour of the Cathedral
Sunday 18 February 14:00
Join the student chaplain for a guided tour of Lund Cathedral. No ticket or sign up is required.
Free movie: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Tuesday 20 February 18:30
Here is a chance for LU students to watch the newly Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominated film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" for free. Get your ticket at the Cinema KINO (Kyrkogatan 3), Student Info in the AF-building or at the International desk (St Algatan 4). Watch the trailer here
Visit the Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art 
Make a visit to the newly reopened Skissernas museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art. This is a unique art museum, founded in 1934, focusing on the artistic creative process. It contains the world’s largest collection of sketches, models and designs for Swedish and international public art. 
Read more about the Museum

Location: Finngatan 2, opposite to the Main University Libary
Open: Tuesday–Sunday
Free admission for students
176 LU EN Liggande 300
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