Byråkrati hindrar internationella studenter från att studera i Sverige

Riksdagen har satt upp mål för att öka antalet internationella studenter i den svenska högskolan och regeringen arbetar för att stärka Sveriges attraktivitet som studiedestination. Däremot kan ansökningsprocessen för så kallade tredjelandsstudenter vara komplicerad och leda till att studenter väljer att studera i ett annat land. Detta enligt en granskning av Riksrevisionen.

Lund students want to go to Brussels – the EU academy is growing

Although the European Union (EU) is a large organization with over 60 000 employees across its different institutions, only around 1 200 of them are Swedish. However, in Lund the situation looks different. The EU academy has grown rapidly in popularity, proving that there is a strong interest in the EU amongst students in Lund.

Everything you need to know about the US election

Today, on November 5, Americans will head to the polls to decide who will lead the United States as its next president. To help make sense of the election process and the key issues at stake, Lundagård posed six questions to Jonathan Polk, professor of political science at Lund University.

Financial strain hits international students: ”Keeps me awake”

Food, rent, and course literature. Inflation and rising interest rates. Getting by on a student budget isn’t always easy, but for international students – without favorable student loans and with high tuition prices, the task can be both stressful and overwhelming.

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American students miss out on student loans

By Emilia Lindholm
12 september, 2024
New American exchange students starting at Lund University can no longer receive student loans through the U.S.’ Federal Student Aid Program. As a result, students must now seek loans from other sources, such as private banks, which come with much higher interest rates.
– Lund University really put us in a tough position last year, says American exchange student Tyler Radenbaugh.  
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Skilda åsikter om valdeltagande i Madrid

By Ella Öhman
6 juni, 2024
Klimatfrågan eller fotboll? Drivkraften för att rösta i EU-valet bland spanska studenter rör inte enbart lika rättigheter eller välfärd.
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”I’ve accepted that any day could be my last”

By Thea Sandin
12 oktober, 2023
Sofia Panashchuk had to flee Kiev when the war broke out in Ukraine and came to Sweden last summer to work at Lund University. Now she’s back, even if it’s just for a short time, before returning to her studies in Ukraine.
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Lund – city name or something else?

By Thea Sandin
4 april, 2023
Lund is not only the name of a city – it is also an offensive word in both Hindi and Urdu. Lundagård spoke to two Indian Master's students regarding their feelings about the unfortunately named university.
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The end of the two-pope era

By Kuzey Yanartas
13 januari, 2023
Former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died on New Year's eve in a monastery at Vatican City. Lundagård’s Kuzey Yanartas was in Rome for his funeral.
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Russian-made missiles kills two in Poland

By Catherine Ekström
16 november, 2022
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, two Polish citizens are killed by missile blast just 6km from the Ukrainian border.
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