lund university sweden
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Cardiff University School of Health Care Sciences
Global Opportunities
Lund University Sweden
Lund University• Founded in 1666 is today ranked
among the world’s top 100 universities.• 30 world-leading research
environments • Research intensive university belonging
to the League of European Universities (LERU) & the international Universitas 21.
• Located in southern Sweden, Lund is a cobble-stoned, medieval town just 40 minutes by train from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Where is Lund?
• Fly to Copenhagen • Take direct train to Lund (30-45 mins).
Skåne University Hospital
The hospital is within walking distance of the university and offers high quality international placement opportunities.
• Film about the Faculty of Medicine on the following:
• http://www.med.lu.se/english/about_the_faculty
• Teresa and
Student Life• Lund is an academic town and resembles
Cambridge • Don’t expect large nightclubs • Nightlife is simple cosy bars There is
also more information about student life in Lund on the following:
• http://studentlund.se/eng/• Most social activities take place within
the so called ”nations”. • People who are not students never see
these activities but there is something going on most days of the week like pubs, night clubs, dinners, lunches, some sport activities and Sunday movies.
Lund’s “classy” indoor market
Getting around Lund
• You can pretty much walk anywhere; however most people cycle
• Bikes are fairly easy rent to go around shorter distances at Lund:
• http://www.visitlund.se/en/travel/bicycle
Lund’s main
square where an outdoor market is
held
Climate in Lund • Generally 2 seasons Summer &
winter • Summers are warm with average
high temperatures of 19 to 20 °C • Winters are cold with temperatures
of around −3 to 3 °C (27 to 37 °F),. • Snow mainly December to March• As Lund is in the south there can be
rain rather than snow
Follow up contacts
Nursing • Judith Benbow
[email protected] • Beverley Johnson
[email protected]• Andrew Santos
Occupational Therapy• Gareth Morgan