Welcome to Smålands Nation!
Welcome to Smålands Nation, the socialist, feminist and anti-racist nation. Everything you need to know about out nation you will find on this webpage. If you have any questions or just want to have a cup of coffee with us, come to expen (our office).
Smålands membership cards delayedSorry to say all membership cards from Smålands has been delayed due to embarrasing excuses from the "Semester bill cooperation"..
If you desperately need a verification that you've payed your fee to Smålands, don't hesitate to come by the reception.
Sorry for all inconveniences regarding this.
If you desperately need a verification that you've payed your fee to Smålands, don't hesitate to come by the reception.
Sorry for all inconveniences regarding this.
The receptions opening hoursWe're open as usual again from the 23rd of August. Monday to Wednesday, Friday 12-5 p.m., Thursday 2-7 p.m
come on in to say hi to Alex, our new nation ombud, and have a chat with us!
We start our club scene September 1st with our ultra hyped hip-hop club BRÅNX. The 4th of September the madness returns when our techno/trance-club M.A.D is back! Get a pre-sale ticket asap beacuse it's going to be crowded!
come on in to say hi to Alex, our new nation ombud, and have a chat with us!
We start our club scene September 1st with our ultra hyped hip-hop club BRÅNX. The 4th of September the madness returns when our techno/trance-club M.A.D is back! Get a pre-sale ticket asap beacuse it's going to be crowded!
Semester fee 2010If you have any problems with your semester fee or any other bills regarding Smålands nation or StudentLund, don't hesitate to contact us.
Membership - how does it work?If you want to become a member of our astonishing student union just send us an e-mail. Tell us your birthdate (year/month/day), your name, telephone number, address and what you're going to study and then we can send you a bill online.
You can also visit our reception on opening hours and sign in that way.
Don't hesitate to e-mail us and ask us any question at all... we know it's kind of confusing to become a new student in a new city - we've been there ourselves.
You can also visit our reception on opening hours and sign in that way.
Don't hesitate to e-mail us and ask us any question at all... we know it's kind of confusing to become a new student in a new city - we've been there ourselves.
Regarding housing at SmålandsAll questions about housing can be answered by Kerstin and Leif at our housing office if you e-mail snb@smalands.org or call +4646-158745
To visit our clubs you have to...be over 18 and a student at Lunds University and able to show valid foto id + acceptance letter or student/active/"boende" card.
.. just so you know.
no fuzz about having to flash your new StudentLund card. we accept people the way they are.
.. just so you know.
no fuzz about having to flash your new StudentLund card. we accept people the way they are.
Autumn 2010Hello!
Are you a new international student who will start studying in fall 2010? Are you arriving in August, or even in Lund now? Check out our international groups to get in touch with like-minded people! Please write to international.smalands@gmail.com for more information!
International Groups
We’d like to start an exchange between new international students and those that have been in Lund for a longer period of time. Are you a leftist, feminist, environmentalist or even all of the above and would you like to meet like-minded people in Lund? The Smålands international groups can put you in touch with like-minded people!
Smålands international groups can help new (and old?) international students with their questions about Smålands Nation and life as a leftist in Lund. Maybe you’re interested in running a club at Smålands or just want to know where to find the best organic food. Our hope is that Smålands’ International Groups can not only help newly arrived international students but also create an exchange in which everyone benefits.
The groups themselves will choose activities that suit them. A leftist tour of Lund? BBQ? Sports? Picking berries and jam making? A trip to the best second hand stores in Lund? Craft evenings? Vegan cooking? Pub nights? Each group will have at least one person that has lots of experience with Lund and Smålands Nation.
Write to us at international.smalands@gmail.com with a short description of yourself and your contact info (including when you’ll be in Lund or if you’re presently in Lund). We’ll write back to you with more details.
Are you a new international student who will start studying in fall 2010? Are you arriving in August, or even in Lund now? Check out our international groups to get in touch with like-minded people! Please write to international.smalands@gmail.com for more information!
International Groups
We’d like to start an exchange between new international students and those that have been in Lund for a longer period of time. Are you a leftist, feminist, environmentalist or even all of the above and would you like to meet like-minded people in Lund? The Smålands international groups can put you in touch with like-minded people!
Smålands international groups can help new (and old?) international students with their questions about Smålands Nation and life as a leftist in Lund. Maybe you’re interested in running a club at Smålands or just want to know where to find the best organic food. Our hope is that Smålands’ International Groups can not only help newly arrived international students but also create an exchange in which everyone benefits.
The groups themselves will choose activities that suit them. A leftist tour of Lund? BBQ? Sports? Picking berries and jam making? A trip to the best second hand stores in Lund? Craft evenings? Vegan cooking? Pub nights? Each group will have at least one person that has lots of experience with Lund and Smålands Nation.
Write to us at international.smalands@gmail.com with a short description of yourself and your contact info (including when you’ll be in Lund or if you’re presently in Lund). We’ll write back to you with more details.
The international sekreteriats comments on the article in Sydsvenskan about housing problems in LundUlrika af Sillén, department head of housing at Lund University, told the newspaper Sydsvenskan (http://www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/article1211187/Bostadschef-For-manga-utlandska-studenter.html) last Wednesday that Lund accepts too many international students in an article about the housing situation in Lund. She went on to say that "Now there's not even housing for Swedish students." In the same article, Vice Chancellor Eva Åkersson said that students weren't misled about the housing situation in Lund. Do you feel like you were given bad information by the administration regarding housing before arriving in Lund?
The Smålands International Secretariat is tired of hearing what a drain international students are on Swedish society. We want those who have had a role to play in the housing crisis in Lund to take responsibility, not blame others. International students should not be made scapegoats by the administration at Lund University!
If you feel like you'd like to respond to these people then write to
Ulrika af Sillén - Ulrika.af_Sillen@se.lu.se
Eva Åkersson - Eva.Akesson@rektor.lu.se
If you need emergency housing then please contact our office.
The Smålands International Secretariat is tired of hearing what a drain international students are on Swedish society. We want those who have had a role to play in the housing crisis in Lund to take responsibility, not blame others. International students should not be made scapegoats by the administration at Lund University!
If you feel like you'd like to respond to these people then write to
Ulrika af Sillén - Ulrika.af_Sillen@se.lu.se
Eva Åkersson - Eva.Akesson@rektor.lu.se
If you need emergency housing then please contact our office.
The International Secretariat at Smålands comments on the Swedish government's plans for charging international students tuitionIn Sweden, free education is self-evident and a right for everyone, regardless of income or societal position. If a party or politician would try to change this it would be political suicide. Despite this it's exactly the situation which will affect the thousands of international students which apply to Lund every year and the only response has been with meager protests from diverse student organizations.
Who are those that will be affected by the government's decision? Students from around the globe who won't be able to afford to study. Hopeful students from Africa, Asia and America who previously turned to Sweden for free education. These students have contributed to a higher quality of education as well as positively affecting the municipality's finances and cultural diversity.
Who will be studying at Lund when the fees come into effect? Probably not many. If you can afford the fees that the university has suggested then you'll probably spend your money at a more prestigious university in North America or Great Britain. Those that doubt this can take a look at Denmark and see what happened after their introduction of fees for foreign students. The fees will most likely lead to more programs being shut down due to a lack of students.
What the government should have done instead is to deal with the largest issue concerning international students: troubles obtaining residence permits after the completion of their studies. In principal, Sweden is throwing out those students who just finished an expensive education and throwing money out. Many international students wish to stay in Sweden and contribute to the country which gave them the opportunity to have a free higher education.
Smålands Nation wishes to express our opposition to new tuition fees for non-EU students. We also wish to work for a change in the present migration policy so that international students can stay in Sweden after their completed studies if they so wish.
Тhe International Secretariat, Smålands Nation
Who are those that will be affected by the government's decision? Students from around the globe who won't be able to afford to study. Hopeful students from Africa, Asia and America who previously turned to Sweden for free education. These students have contributed to a higher quality of education as well as positively affecting the municipality's finances and cultural diversity.
Who will be studying at Lund when the fees come into effect? Probably not many. If you can afford the fees that the university has suggested then you'll probably spend your money at a more prestigious university in North America or Great Britain. Those that doubt this can take a look at Denmark and see what happened after their introduction of fees for foreign students. The fees will most likely lead to more programs being shut down due to a lack of students.
What the government should have done instead is to deal with the largest issue concerning international students: troubles obtaining residence permits after the completion of their studies. In principal, Sweden is throwing out those students who just finished an expensive education and throwing money out. Many international students wish to stay in Sweden and contribute to the country which gave them the opportunity to have a free higher education.
Smålands Nation wishes to express our opposition to new tuition fees for non-EU students. We also wish to work for a change in the present migration policy so that international students can stay in Sweden after their completed studies if they so wish.
Тhe International Secretariat, Smålands Nation
