You have not missed that you find the union on Instagram have you?
Interested in how the flow of information works within the union and externally? The Information Committee does more than just Zenit. If you have any questions or want to get involved you can reach the committee at info@luna.lu.se.
Note it down in your calendars make sure to rehearse your best waltz moves.
Interested in studying abroad? At the Faculty of Science you are able to study parts of you education at another university, in another part of the world.
Information about exchange studies and the application can be found here and here. If interested in the University of California, take a look here.
If you have any questions, contact Kristina Miolin at 046-222 30 01 or kristina.miolin@science.lu.se.
Lund University has a lot of students, that is something we are all aware of. But do we all fit in, physically?
The student unions of Lund University under the umbrella organisation LUS carried out an investigation surveying the unmber of study places available for students. The results were less than optimal.
October 17th a manifestation event where tents were put up in Lundagård and at TLTH campus was performed. This was to draw attention to the release of the LUS Study Place Report and to illustrate its content by offering seats in the tents as study places.
This along with a press release caught the attention of media. Tune in at Sveriges radio P4 and check out SVT‘s article to learn more.
Last Friday the LUNA party committee (sv:sexmästeri) arranged a sitting at Hallands nation. The theme was prehistoric and many creative costumes came to show.
Great thank you to all participants.
The Gender equality and equal treatment committee of LUNA (JoL) has created an event together with TLTH and MF, inviting the Swedish artist and activist Navid Modiri to talk about diversity, integration and what is reasonable to say to people from other countries. This is highly recommended for anyone, not only people who are interested in these kinds of questions. The event will be held in Swedish, and it costs 50:-. Make sure to reserve your seat before 23/9 by stepping by the union and get your ticket. Remember that CASH is king!
When: October 3rd at 17:30
Where: Kårhusets aula
Read more at Facebook.
Feature on student opinions by the president of LUNA.
How many times have you not heard someone complain over lunch? It might be about your last exam not being handed back out on time, or that Ladok result that is still missing. Maybe there are never any vacant group rooms available or simply too few practical elements in you education. Whatever it may be about, those complains too often stay in the lunch room and remain just being sulky comments.
That is not the way it has to be, neither the way it should be.
Last Friday (2016-09-02) LUNA, together with the other student unions at Lund University, attended the Welcome Expo ‘Hälsningsgillet’ to inform new university students about our work. Different games and informative activities followed each other. What to me stood out the most was the Åsiktsfotografering, roughly translated the ‘opinion photo shoot’.
What we did was simply trying to strike a conversation with passing students at the fair, asking them if they had any opinions on their experience at university. Maybe not the easiest question to answer as a novisch, but the crowd also provided some familiar faces with a tad bit more experience.
The Åsiktsfotografering allowed students to write down their thoughts in a little speech bubble and be photographed with it. What this did was draw attention to the matter of student opinions. What may be perceived as whining can be a widespread notion. It is not always the solution to ‘suck it up’, justified opinions are the basis of organised student operation.
Student opinions matter more than many students ever realize. The student unions work with improving the situation for all students they represent, be that education-wise or concerning social life. What dictates what work we do, is what our students think. It is quite saddening knowing that much of the basis of our work never surfaces.
Student influence can be found on all different levels: Want to make sure the courses are the way they should be? We review course plans and evaluations at department level. Is there something wrong with the rules of admission? We can bring that up at centrally at the university. How are the resources for higher education actually distributed? We can have a say in that on a national level.
This activity was eye-opening for many people I believe. Some had never realized the great extent of the influence student unions have in Sweden and others had no idea what difference they as students are actually able to make. I myself was inspired by how much enthusiasm and ambition I met when discussing these matters.
So next time you find yourself complaining in the lunch room, remember that your opinion can make a difference. It just has to be heard.
