sweden a scandinavian country
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Sweden a Scandinavian country. Capital : Stockholm Language : Swedish Population: 9.6 million. Global Swedish brands. Ericsson Volvo Scania Electrolux SKF Sandvik Atlas Copco Ikea H&M Saab Spotify Skype. Welcome to Linköping University. Reinventing research and education. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sweden a Scandinavian country
Capital: StockholmLanguage: SwedishPopulation: 9.6 million
Global Swedish brands• Ericsson• Volvo• Scania• Electrolux• SKF• Sandvik• Atlas Copco• Ikea• H&M• Saab• Spotify• Skype
Reinventing research and education
Welcome to Linköping University
• 27,000 undergraduate students• 4000 employees• Almost 400 professors • 1,400 research students• 2000 international students from 80
countries• 169 doctorates, 55 licentiates• 87 000 alumni• 500 partner universities … in 50 countries
Linköping University
Founded in 19754 campuses4 Faculties• Institute of Technology• Health Sciences• Arts and Sciences• Educational Sciences14 DepartmentsStrategic partnership with universities all over the worldInternationally strong research areas
Education and research
• A broad selection of undergraduate level single subject courses• 23 Master’s programmes taught in English• Interdisciplinary research at graduate schools• #40 on world ranking list for young universites• Leading provider of advanced professional education in
Sweden• Focus on problem-based learning and student-teacher
interaction• Students among the first to obtain jobs after education
Department of physics, chemistry and biology (IFM)
IFM Scientific Areas
Theory and modelling
Theory and modelling
Material Physics
Material Physics
Applied Physics
Applied Physics
ChemistryChemistry
BiologyBiology
440 employees70 guest researchers per year47 professors + 18 adjunct, guest or emeritus prof.130 Ph.D students employed + 40 external25 Ph.D examinations/year450 scientific papers/yearFinancial turnover 448 Mkr/år
Administrator at IFM
• Migration• Tax agency• Social Security• Accomodation• Health care• Maps• IFM and LiU internal
procedures• Information Days• Other useful information
A typical day at work
0830 – Arrive work, read emails0900 – Introduction new employee/guest0930 – ”fika” = coffee break1000 – Contact Migration Board, type certificates, arrange seating at IFM1130 – Lunch1200 – Arrange for new arrivals1300 – Contact possible accomodations1430 – ”fika” = coffee break1500 – Introduction new employee/guest1600 – Meeting with International network at LiU1700 – Leaving for home
