It was showtime!
A nervous and excited crowd of novices was gathered in Ljusgården the first day of a week in August. But not just any week – it was time for this semester’s Novice Week. One Novice Week of many before, but this one was going to be an extra something. For the first time the Novice…
Studentafton with Elizabeth Nyamayaro
Elizabeth Nyamayaro, the head of HeForShe, Senior Advisor to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director at UN Women visited Studentafton in Lund the 24th of October. The main topic of the night was the equality movement HeForShe and to talk about the importance of reaching gender equality. Elizabeth walked up on stage and held a speech about…
Lunch lecture with EF
As a student at LUSEM you are given a lot of opportunities to meet, mingle and listen to company representatives. This time, The Corporate Relations Committee arranged a lunch lecture with the international education company EF. Lundtan was lucky enough to grab a free poke bowl lunch while listening to the company’s representatives: Sofia and…
Volleyball with EY
Despite the pouring rain and the fact that the court was more muddy than grassy, a happy crowd gathered at Michael Hansen Kollegium. Some of them dressed in sports clothes, and some of them in grey-yellow t-shirts. It was time to play volleyball with EY. The event was organised by the social committee, who had…
How my desire for big arms changed my life
Today I participated in my first powerlifting meet. It wasn’t an “official” competition (as in the Swedish championship), but it was a competition nonetheless. The atmosphere was amazing and I am really impressed by the number of people that participated, both as competitors and support. I finished 3rd, which felt great. My training career is…
Lundtan meets: The Vieri Project Super Star Ellen Cardell
Last semester, the Vieri Project, with Project Leader Ellen Cardell in front, arranged one day and one night out of the ordinary. This semester they invited us for an amazing breakfast. And this semester they have much much more planned. I took a cup of coffee a sunny day at the back of Skånis with…
A New Board and the Chance of a Lifetime
With spring right around the corner and everything it entails for a city such as Lund, the elections for the board of LundaEkonomerna, our esteemed student union are coming up. Although this is not just another election, because this year the board is changing – and there are two new positions to be filled: Educational…
Towards a Peaceful Global Order and Gender Justice in Diplomacy – Lundtan meets Margot Wallström
Margot Wallström, the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, took part in a lecture in Lund, discussing a feminist aspect on foreign policy with it’s main focus on why women are underrepresented in diplomacy today. Why is this the case, and what can be done about it? “We can raise our voices. Sometimes it takes a…
WILMA- Women in Lund Mentor Association
One of the reasons why Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre is one of my favorite classics is due to Brontë’s accurate, well shaped and genuine character, Jane Eyre. She is an intelligent and fair-minded young woman from the Victorian era who is constantly compelled to contend with inequality and oppression. “I longed for a power…
Life After Lund
When arriving in Lund most students don’t think about what comes after their graduation. Three years or six terms is a long time when your attention span is the next exam or sittning. But as graduation approaches so does reality and those who don’t continue studying ought to apply for jobs. But what do employers…
