The Arrival Days aim to welcome international students to Lund University, provide them with information and ensure that they are settled in before the start of their studies.
Some 4,000 international students are admitted to the University, and it is estimated that 3,000-3,500 of them will actually start their studies at Lund University. The new international students come from over 100 countries around the world to start their studies at Lund University. The largest groups of students come from Germany, the USA, the Netherlands, France, China and Japan. This year, 53 students will be coming from Ukraine.
The Arrival Days kick off two Orientation Weeks, which include information sessions, excursions, concerts and social events to give students a chance to settle in before the semester starts.
During the Arrival Days, staff and mentors were ready at Copenhagen Airport to welcome the newly arrived students. At Lund Central Station, the students were met by mentors who drove them directly to AF-borgen. At AF-borgen the students checked in, received keys and were then taken to their accommodation.
The reception of international students during the Arrival Days and Orientation Weeks engages over 250 employees at Lund University, including employees from External Relations, LU Accommodation, all the faculties, Campus Helsingborg, the Student Health Centre, the Multifaith Chaplaincy, the Academic Support Centre and the University Library.
Student workers and the one hundred or so students who volunteer as international mentors during the Arrival Days play an important role in welcoming the new international students.
The nations, unions, other student organisations and external actors such as AF Bostäder, the City of Lund, Skånetrafiken and the Police also contribute to giving the international students a good introduction to their studies, student life and life in Sweden in general.
The Arrival Days and Orientation Weeks are coordinated by Kristen Clarberg and Maria Yartseva at External Relations. Over 200 international mentors in the External Relations’ mentoring programme are coordinated by Victor Åstrand.
See the information provided to international students: Your arrival in Lund | Lund University