Why everyone should travel solo at least once
Traveling is a beautiful thing. It offers incredible experiences, cultural exchange, and visions beyond this world. Even though it can be thrilling to book a vacation with your friends or family, nothing can prepare you for the feeling of jumping on a plane, all by yourself. Last December, I felt like I needed to make…
Should I stay or should I go? – The semester of endless opportunities
If you are studying a program or even selective courses at LUSEM, you might have thought about what to do during your fifth semester. During this period, students are relatively free to study or work with something of their choice. But being free with unlimited possibilities could also make one feel lost. What should I…
Carbonara – The dish we students love but mess up, including Gordon Ramsay
Carbonara, we all know and recognize this Italian pasta. The history behind it is quite unclear since there is no official record of the name carbonara before WW2, but the dish itself is recorded back to the 18th century. Some say it comes from WW2, some say it originates from coal miners, and some say…
The World’s Trendiest Neighborhood: Closer Than You Think
In the last few years, Copenhagen has become a famous destination for tourists and made its mark on the world stage as a hub for fashion- and design companies. During the 60s and 70s, many Swedish city centers were demolished and reconstructed in favor of a more brutalist style, customized to modern living. This reformation…
Intern at Simon-Kucher & Partners: A steep learning curve and a lot of responsibility
Oliver Lönegård is a bachelor student at International Business at Lund University who wanted to know more about what is was like to be a consultant. He joined Simon-Kucher & Partners for an internship over the summer and shares his experiences as an intern at one of the world’s leading consultancies within commercial excellence. Can…
The transformation of monarchies: One of the largest reality shows today
Many of us have grown up with the story of a princess and a frog, dreaming of a grand fairy-tale wedding that Disney in large personifies. However, this is not just fairy-tale. In the last centuries, there have been considerable changes to what was previously a widespread phenomenon: monarchies. From absolute rulers to fairy-tale celebrities,…
Cheap and fast food – at home
The end of May can be a tough period. You only get half the CSN, and you have no spare time due to hectic last minute “tentaplugg”. With that in mind, it may not seem like the perfect time to cook food. But beware: Lundtan is here to prove you wrong, with three fast and…
The Infinite Money Cake
Why can’t we just print more money to pay our way through a crisis? Well, we can, and we do. So, what actually is Quantitative Easing and why should you care? Since the pandemic in 2020, the world’s 4 main central banks (the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the…
The editing of DNA: is it ethical?
Just in a single lifetime we have found out what DNA is and how to rewrite it, with contemporary society having the technology available to tamper with our genetic makeup. Yet, meddling with our DNA has been a topic of high debate, as all experiments raise difficult ethical questions, perhaps none more than the use…
Can Design Thinking help End Global Poverty?
A few months ago, Lundtan published an article introducing the topic of design thinking. You can find it here, “Design Thinking: What is it and why is it so popular?”. This article is a continuation of the initial post where we explored the possible applications of design thinking in the international development context. The field…
