http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv?l=en News from Linköping University en-gb http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.467377/1.482561?l=en From 21 June to 11 August, the Campus Bus - bus number 73 - is out of service. The bus runs Monday to Friday as usual from Monday 12 August. Elisabet Wahrby 2013-06-12T08:49:39+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.467377/1.482561?l=en http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.466290/1.466323?l=en It's Learning will be replaced with a new e-learning environment this autumn. If you are using It's Learning, you will have to move your documents before July 1st. 2013-06-04T13:51:08+02:00 http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.466290/1.466323?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.465697/1.483523?l=en Small sticks in the soil send a signal to your mobile that it is high time to get watering. Of the 22 competing teams at the CDIO Academy at MIT; Victor, Fredrik and Victor won third prize. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-06-17T16:03:42+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.465697/1.483523?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.465222/1.467368?l=en Ten students in Norrköping will share SEK 200,000 (ca EURO 23,000) in scholarship funding for studies and work abroad. Eva Bergstedt 2013-06-11T16:11:00+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.465222/1.467368?l=en http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.464572/1.464575?l=en June 23 is the final chance to sign up for a scheduled written examination which runs between July 8 and August 10. This because lecture halls and examination guards must be booked well in advance of the summer break. 2013-05-27T13:08:39+02:00 http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.464572/1.464575?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.463544/1.465651?l=en Eight students and two PhD students have been awarded a total of SEK 168,000 (ca EURO 20,000) to carry out studies with an international focus, including exchange studies in various parts of the world. Eva Bergstedt 2013-05-31T14:37:34+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.463544/1.465651?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.463081?l=en International Day, iDay, was back again on 16 May with yet another multicultural explosion. Walking from one end of Colosseum (on Campus Valla) to the other, you passed through 14 countries. All under the same roof. 2013-05-21T09:52:46+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.463081?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461203/1.461206?l=en Emmanuel Letsu-Dake won the Alumni Stories competition and will be LiU’s first International Master’s Alumni Speaker at the Farewell Ceremony in June. He is a senior research scientist at Honeywell Aerospace in the US, where he works to make air transport safer. Maria Karlberg 2013-05-13T09:50:55+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.461203/1.461206?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.459383/1.463862?l=en Since the start of the year, the University Library has been subscribing to the reference source WordFinder Online, which all employees and students have access to both at work and at home. It is also available as an app for mobile phones and tablets. Elisabet Wahrby 2013-05-23T14:21:48+02:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.459383/1.463862?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458175?l=en The National Thesis Award 2012 is given to LiU master's students Ekaterina Kalinina and Meaza Eshetu Abebe. Their master's thesis focus on coordination of projects within creative industries, involving multiple organisations. 2013-04-25T13:21:00+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458175?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457467/1.460979?l=en Swedish IT companies have a great opportunity to find a completely new market in the Sub-Saharan African countries. So say Erik Winther and Wilhelm Henriksson, who went to Africa to do their degree projects. Monica Westman Svenselius 2013-05-08T13:36:46+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457467/1.460979?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457012/1.460783?l=en The number of first-choice applicants to courses beginning this autumn at Linköping University has increased. Compared to last year, the increase is just over 4 %. The biggest increase was in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Eva Bergstedt 2013-05-07T15:57:42+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.457012/1.460783?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456762/1.457729?l=en Norrköping has been named University City of the Year for 2013-2014 by SFS, the Swedish National Union of Students. “A well-deserved prize,” according to students Therese Björn Johansson and Sofia Sandberg. Eva Bergstedt 2013-04-24T09:35:37+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.456762/1.457729?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.456460/1.459919?l=en Today, student representation on the boards and committees of LiU is commonplace. Oskar Lyding accompanied the University Management on its scouting trip a couple of weeks ago. And the trip yielded several good ideas. 2013-05-03T11:12:01+02:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.456460/1.459919?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454273/1.455890?l=en One place higher and eighth place overall. Linköping University (LiU) comes out well in Urank’s 2013 ranking of Swedish universities. The psychology programme is ranked as the best in Sweden and is in the top two in the medicine ranking. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-15T11:39:22+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.454273/1.455890?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.451975/1.452029?l=en International students are satisfied with Linköping University. The university is among the top five out of 193 around the globe in the online benchmark survey International Student Barometer (ISB) 2012. Anna Nilsen 2013-03-28T13:21:24+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.451975/1.452029?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.452610/1.455846?l=en Students at Linköping University (LiU) will be given a basic knowledge of the significance of the environmental dimension of sustainable development in their education. This is one of the new environmental objectives for LiU, and perhaps the most ambitious. The environmental objectives for 2013-2015, and a centralised action plan to achieve them, have now been approved by the university’s leadership. Anika Agebjörn 2013-04-15T10:46:46+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.452610/1.455846?l=en http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.455506/1.455523?l=en Right now there can be problems with the online booking of rooms, especially to see when the rooms are available. 2013-04-11T16:59:38+02:00 http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.455506/1.455523?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455368/1.455370?l=en Should science play a role in politics? This is discussed at the Swedish Association of International Affairs annual conference. This year it is held on 12-13 April on Campus Valla at Linköping University. Anna Nilsen 2013-04-11T11:09:55+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.455368/1.455370?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459254/1.461025?l=en KVIT, the annual student conference of cognitive science and information technology celebrates its 20th anniversary with an interdisciplinary conference for 200 participants, also from European universities, at Östergötland Museum on 16-17 May. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-05-08T14:15:11+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459254/1.461025?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459670/1.460365?l=en On Wednesday, 8 May, the 40-year-old Student Orchestra Festival, SOF, kicks off. There is a warm-up party in Norrköping, a festival on Valla, and a parade through Linköping. And the festive theme of the 40 year anniversary? The apocalypse. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-05-06T15:02:59+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.459670/1.460365?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450191/1.453395?l=en All-inclusive trips, volunteer tourism and western tourists hunting in Africa are some subjects highlighted by students in a book about tourism produced by Linköping University. Eva Bergstedt 2013-04-04T13:38:02+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450191/1.453395?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453293/1.455575?l=en The hottest design and furniture fair in the world opens on 9 April in Milan. LiU Malmsten will be in Superstudio Più with their own showcase represented by 16 alumni and 8 students. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-12T08:47:29+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453293/1.455575?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453029/1.455642?l=en The record for participants in the LiU Running Race keeps being broken all the time. Now it’s time again. On the evening of 23 April, the starting pistol goes off. The event is organised by four students associations at LiU. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-12T11:39:39+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.453029/1.455642?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.450709/1.455021?l=en As soon as the furniture and other fittings are in place a new student kitchen will open in Täppan on Campus Norrköping. This will also be the first student kitchen in Täppan. 2013-04-10T14:37:03+02:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.450709/1.455021?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458244/1.458393?l=en Also this year, the student singers in Linköping celebrate the arrival of spring by putting on their student caps and singing songs of spring at Linköping Castle courtyard on Walpurgis night (Valborgsmässoafton). Gunilla Pravitz 2013-04-26T09:48:45+02:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.458244/1.458393?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450432?l=en LiU Alumni invited international students and alumni to a traditional Swedish “kafferep” or coffee party on Friday 22 March. Several students took the opportunity to register for the LiU Alumni network. Maria Karlberg 2013-03-25T11:51:14+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450432?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450393?l=en For international students studying at Linköping University, the language barrier will cause no barrier to entry into the Swedish job market. Companies situated in Mjärdevi Science Park are more than willing to employ skilled international students, says EvaMarie Törnström, Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Mjärdevi. Anna Farhadi 2013-03-25T10:47:00+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.450393?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.450192/1.453483?l=en Plans for Campus LiU 2015 are moving to the next stage. In the outline that will be presented today to the faculty and departmental heads there is a new plan that will create the meeting place for students, visitors and staff that Linköping University does not have. 2013-04-04T14:57:58+02:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.450192/1.453483?l=en http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.449391?l=en Linköping University has the potential to become the most sustainable university in Sweden. This is the vision of Fen Wang, a former student at Linköping University's master's programme in Science for Sustainable Development. 2013-03-20T10:01:41+01:00 http://www.student.liu.se/nyhetsarkiv/1.449391?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448052?l=en Dreams, goals, challenges. What happens after graduation from a master’s programme at Linköping University? International students with a master’s degree from LiU are asked to share their stories in a competition for giving a speech at the Farewell Ceremony on 12 June. 2013-03-13T16:01:00+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.448052?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.445400?l=en Four master's students at Linköping University have been selected to pitch their ideas at the Hult Prize regional final in London. They have the chance to win one million US dollars. The Hult prize brings together college and university students from around the world to solve some of the world’s most urgent social issues. This year’s challenge is the global food crisis. 2013-03-01T14:06:34+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.445400?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.444696/1.446713?l=en Please take a seat! With these words, Vice-Chancellor Helen Dannetun opened the almost 150 new study places in a-building. 2013-03-07T09:41:49+01:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.444696/1.446713?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.443151/1.445941?l=en At its latest meeting, the University Board decided to sign a rental agreement for Kopparhammaren 2 in Norrköping. This means that construction can begin in the fall of 2013. 2013-03-04T16:13:43+01:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.443151/1.445941?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.440969/1.446768?l=en More students are applying to courses and workshops at the Student Health Care Center. for instance to learn more about how to handle stress. Eva Bergstedt 2013-03-07T11:43:43+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.440969/1.446768?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.438967/1.443257?l=en Javeriya Riaz, master’s student at LiU, has been awarded a diversity prize for her essay on how Sweden can retain talented people in a global labour market. Eva Bergstedt 2013-02-21T13:34:27+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.438967/1.443257?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.431343/1.436907?l=en Are engineering students less empathetic than health care students? The results of a study carried out at Linköping University seem to indicate that this is the case. The study, carried out by psychology researcher Chato Rasoal and two colleagues, covered over 200 students from six different study programmes. 2013-01-31T14:32:17+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.431343/1.436907?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.430375/1.436651?l=en The education programme at Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies at LiU is ranked among the hundred best in Europe. And they just landed the award for “Design School of the year” from Möbelriksdagen, the Swedish “Furniture Parliament”. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-01-31T09:16:47+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.430375/1.436651?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.430411/1.435091?l=en On January 29th, industrial economics students from all over Europe will be arriving at LiU to take part in a seminar week with the theme Green Supply Chain. Gunilla Pravitz 2013-01-25T11:28:47+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.430411/1.435091?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.430044/1.430051?l=en The translation project “LiU’s International Web: translating the University Services’ website” is nearly complete. Over 400 web pages and documents have been translated into English since the project’s inception in April 2012. Elisabet Wahrby 2013-01-09T13:55:44+01:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.430044/1.430051?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.428079/1.428087?l=en For the first time Linköping University has investigated where international master’s students go after graduation and what they think of their education. Most of the respondents are very pleased with LiU. Maria Karlberg 2012-12-20T13:34:51+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.428079/1.428087?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.425524/1.428001?l=en The number of applicants to the spring term programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences is significantly higher than in the same period last year. The nursing programme has received 55% more applications than last spring. 2012-12-20T11:38:27+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.425524/1.428001?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.423830/1.426800?l=en A completely new master’s of engineering in software technology is currently being developed at Linköping University. Monica Westman Svenselius 2012-12-14T13:36:55+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.423830/1.426800?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.423588/1.426768?l=en 95% of regional companies in the region that have collaborated with students from LiU’s project courses want to participate again and all are positive that, in this way, they are helped by the students. Björn Stafstedt 2012-12-14T13:00:12+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.423588/1.426768?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.422931/1.424703?l=en A completely new LiU prize in two classes has been awarded: Entrepreneurial Researcher and Entrepreneurial Student of the Year. The première winners were researcher Fredrik Gustafsson and student Daniel Marklund. Björn Stafstedt 2012-12-06T12:11:18+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.422931/1.424703?l=en http://www.liu.se/campusliu2015/nyhetsarkiv-campus-liu-2015/1.420411/1.432110?l=en Project Campus LiU 2015 is a programme of facility initiatives aimed at creating propose-designed learning environments and workplaces to help LiU become more competitive. As part of the project, measures will be implemented on the three campus areas in Linköping and Norrköping. 2013-01-15T14:35:17+01:00 http://www.liu.se/campusliu2015/nyhetsarkiv-campus-liu-2015/1.420411/1.432110?l=en http://www.liu.se/campusliu2015/nyhetsarkiv-campus-liu-2015/1.420448/1.432149?l=en Campus LiU 2015 will take several years to complete and most of you will be affected by it to a greater or lesser extent. To ensure that all students and employees are kept up-to-date about what’s going on, the project has its own website. Elisabet Wahrby 2013-01-15T16:24:21+01:00 http://www.liu.se/campusliu2015/nyhetsarkiv-campus-liu-2015/1.420448/1.432149?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.420063/1.420699?l=en It is almost time for the Nobel Prize festivities and this is celebrated at LiU with four public lectures on the prizes in the natural sciences. 2012-11-21T13:41:33+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.420063/1.420699?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.422591/1.424672?l=en On Wednesday, December 5, three of LiU’s choirs launched a musical Christmas comprised of no less than a dozen Christmas concerts and the traditional Italian song Santa Lucia will, of course, also be sung over and over. Gunilla Pravitz 2012-12-06T11:30:26+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.422591/1.424672?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.417772/1.418903?l=en Take the chance to enjoy the environmental promenade: “Walk the Talk” and at the same time compete for great prizes. Elisabet Wahrby 2012-11-15T14:08:00+01:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.417772/1.418903?l=en http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.416890/1.420167?l=en Between November 12th and 16th, several fairs and a long series of talks were organised at LiU to encourage more students and employees to venture out in the world on an exchange program. Eva Bergstedt 2012-11-20T10:23:21+01:00 http://www.liu.se/liu-nytt/arkiv/nyhetsarkiv/1.416890/1.420167?l=en http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.412564/1.416404?l=en Tables and chairs on wheels, soft carpeting, glass whiteboards and new colour schemes. Teachers and students can find them in three lecture halls in C-huset. These halls are being tested out prior to a larger renovation of the three oldest parts of the building. Elisabet Wahrby 2012-11-07T12:47:40+01:00 http://www.liu.se/insidan/nyhetsarkiv/1.412564/1.416404?l=en