Published 11 February 2024 When President Emmanuel Macron visits Studentafton Wednesday, January 31, it is Sylvia Schwaag Serger, professor in Economic history at LUSEM, who will moderate the conversation. As proud as we are curious, we asked her a few quick questions ahead of her exciting talk. How did it come about that you will be moderating President Emmanuel Macron when he visits Studentafton

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Published 11 February 2024 LUSEM offers 5 of Sweden's 8 most sought-after master's programmes. Photo: Johan Bävman The international application period is over and we can conclude that once again, LUSEM has some of the most popular master's programmes both within Lund University and nationally. What do the programme managers themselves think about the two most popular programmes, and what do the p

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By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 15 February 2024 The Conversation is an online news outlet written by researchers, working together with professional journalists. All content is published as open source and the website’s articles reach a total audience of 10 million readers – every month. Associate Professor Sverre Spoelstra is one of the LUSEM resea

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Published 15 February 2024 Fredrik NG Andersson, docent in Economics at LUSEM argues that the framework of Financial policy has helped Swedish public sector investments to such a degree that it is highest among comparable Countries in the EU. The problems lie in how the pubic secto prioritizes its investments and in the need of an improved level of productivity in the construction sector. (See the

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Published 22 February 2024 Professor in Economic History, Maria Stanfors, Associate Professor in Business Administration, Ulf Ramberg,  and Mårten Sommelius, representing staff at LUSEM are the newly elected representatives of LUSEM to the Lund University Electoral College.Protocol of the vote count (PDF)22 Feb 2024

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Published 31 May 2022 Faith, Nahid, David and Pamla came from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Photo: Anna Löthman 18 people came from Africa to Lund to learn more about innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development. Why come all this way? And what knowledge will they bring back? Meet Pamla, Faith, Nah

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By Peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 29 February 2024 From physical diplomas, signed by the Dean to a printable PDF version. The change has stirred emotions among students and the student organisation Ateneum has made its opinion known on message boards around the school. Starting this spring students at Lund University will be receiving their degree

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Published 29 February 2024 The FT provides authoritative news coverage on global business, finance and politics, helping academics and students understand the international business environment and connect classroom theory with business practice. To get immediate access to FT.com, please sign up on the link https://ft.com/lu  using your university email address.If you already have a registered FT.

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Published 29 February 2024 The purpose of the information meeting on 10 April is to inspire more people at Lund University to apply to the programmes, which both have internal nomination and application processes at LU. Read more about STINT Teaching Sabbatical and STINT Strategic Grants for Internationalisation and sign up for the information meeting on LU staff pages.

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Published 1 March 2024 AHU (Avdelningen för högskolepedagogisk utveckling) is the Division for Higher Education Development at Lund University. They offer courses in higher education pedagogy and support to teachers. Exploring Aspects of Oral Assessment!Welcome to this seminar where we'll explore the complexities and opportunities inherent in oral assessments, aiming to discuss practices for condu

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Published 1 March 2024 Lund University promotes initiatives for equal opportunities at the University by means such as invitations to apply for targeted funding. This is done through two initiatives: Financing of a visiting professor of the underrepresented gender and funding for systematic preventive work against discrimination and for equal opportunities.Learn more on LU Staff Pages

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By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 5 March 2024 LUSEM is currently in the midst of ongoing accreditation efforts, with a particular emphasis on receiving the peer review team for evaluation. LUSEM is currently hosting the EQUIS peer review team for the next three days, 5 – 7 March. We extend a warm welcome to the team as they undertake interviews, review ma

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Published 8 December 2023 Marketed as the early bird among the new leadership of the faculty, Andreas Inghammar tends to be at the office from eight o’clock whereas Joakim Gullstrand would be the sleepy head showing up at 8.05. We got a chance to meet our new Deputy Dean and find out more about him. “I’m one of those people who hated, really hated the pandemic. It’s because I love being here, bein

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Published 23 October 2023 ”I’m excited about the possibilities that lie ahead and I’m eager to collaborate with our talented faculty, staff, and students,” says Joakim. (Photo from a break during a hike in Österlen, near Kivik.) Photo: Jens Gullstrand. From January 2024 LUSEM will have a new Dean, Joakim Gullstrand. How does he feel about his new role? And why does he want to become the Dean of LU

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Published 26 March 2024 Phil Flores wrote his thesis on ”Not all green innovations are created equal: Consumer innovativeness and motivations in the adoption of shared micromobility”. Now, the Lund University Agenda 2030 Award honours his research. Archive photo: Louise Larsson Dr. Phil Flores completed his doctoral studies at LUSEM in the autumn of 2023. Now, the Lund University Agenda 2030 Award

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Published 26 March 2024 Martin Dribe. Archive photo from an interview about his research 2021. Photo: Louise Larsson Professor Martin Dribe is one of twelve researchers at Lund University who have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars. Martin Dribe is Professor of Economic History at LUSEM and Director of the Centre for Economic Demography. As a Wallenberg Scholar, he will focus on the long-term deve

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By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 3 April 2024 During spring – April and May – a lot of exciting things happen in the field of research communication for researchers! Keep reading! Pitch your idea to the Conversation – April session Researchers get exclusive time with an editor to discuss their article proposal. Each meeting is 20 minutes long. When: 8 Apr

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Published 16 April 2024 Peter Svensson, senior lecturer in Business Administration, argues that it is best if students learn the basics in Swedish before they are taught in English. Photo: Jenny Leyman “English is like a membrane between us and reality”. The quote comes from a teacher at a Swedish higher education institution and describes their experience of teaching Swedish students in English.

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By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 17 April 2024 Economist Adrian Mehic's study on beauty and grades in remote teaching received a lot of attention. Photo: Louise Larsson Remember the ”beauty study”? It received a lot of attention in the autumn of 2022; was reported for flaws in the research method, but was later found not to have deviated from good res

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Published 18 April 2024 Congratulations to Djevdet Iséni and Yuqing Zhao on your table tennis triumph! Photo: Anna Löthman On 17 April, the annual FEK Table Tennis Tournament unfolded. A total of 20 players battled fiercely until the very end, and the final match of this year may well be remembered as the most thrilling and of the highest quality ever! A set of quick questions for the winnersCongr

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