Lund University

Lund University
EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SINCE 1666 SWEDISH EXCELLENCE SEMINARS
Lund University’s presentation
Professor Per Erikssson,
Vice Chancellor –
Lund University’s International
strategies
Gunilla Carlecrantz, Director &
Carina Jensen, International project
manager –
Swedish Excellence Seminars
A world-class university
• Founded in 1666
• 47 000 students
• Almost 3 000 research students
• 6 800 employees
• 720 professors
• 800 senior lecturers
• 1 200 lecturers and other
research staff
• Turnover EUR 760 million – 1/3
education, 2/3 research
A comprehensive university – 8 faculties
• Medicine
• Engineering
• Science
• Social Sciences
• Humanities and Theology
• Economics and Management
• Law
• Fine and Performing Arts
(Music, Theatre, Fine Art)
One university – multiple campuses
Lund – main campus
Campuses outside Lund:
Malmö
Art Academy
Academy of Music
Theatre Academy
Skåne University Hospital
Helsingborg
Campus Helsingborg
Ljungbyhed
School of Aviation
Lund University’s vision
A world-class university that
works to understand, explain
and improve our world and the
human condition
Strategic plan 2012–2016
Goal
• Highest quality in education, research, innovation
and interaction with society
Four strategies
• Cross-boundary collaboration
• Internationalisation
• Quality enhancement
• Leader, teacher and employee excellence
LERU
League of European Research Universities
Network which aims to promote
European research
Other member universities
include:
• Cambridge
• Oxford
• Helsinki
• Heidelberg
Universitas 21
Leading global network of
research-intensive universities
in 14 countries
• Asia
• Australia/New Zealand
• Europe
• North and South America
An international university
• Worldwide ranking,
QS – 71, THE – 82
• Partner universities in more than 50 countries
worldwide
• Exchange students (individuals)
outgoing 1 000 / incoming 1 800
• A growing number of non-exchange international
students – today 4 200
• Sweden’s most popular university for Master’s
degrees – more than 100 international Master’s
degrees
• Highest number of full fee paying students
• Lund University coordinates and participates in a
number of EU-funded programmes, eg Erasmus
Mundus, Tempus, FP7 etc
An international university
• Founding member of Nordic Centre,
Fudan University
• Founding member of European Centre,
Peking University
• Joint Centre of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship at Zhejiang University
• Member of LERU – League of European
Research Universities, U21 – Universitas
21 and Sanord – Southern African and
Nordic Centre
• Internationalisation Committé established
• Reference group for China
New International Strategic plan being developed
Globalisation Challenges
• Human rights, Roual Wallenberg
Institute
• From 10 % to 20 % international
students & faculty?
• Regulations to admit nonEuropean students
• Erasmus Mundus non-European
students
• Student exchange with Denmark
• International policy learning
Progress on the edge of the city
MAX IV & ESS, ONE HUNDRED TIMES BETTER THAN TODAY
Swedish Excellence Seminars
Sao Paulo…
Swedish Excellence Seminars
The project focuses on presenting
excellence in education and
research through ”Swedish
Excellence Seminars”
in Brazil and Russia.
Swedish Excellence Seminars
• Lund University takes the lead in making Swedish higher education
better known, while strengthening the University’s international
competitiveness as well as brand.
• Lund University and its research is presented as an example of future
hub of innovation with Max IV and ESS coming.
• The seminars are organised in collaboration with the local Swedish
Embassy. Representatives from local industry, education and
research ministries, scholarship foundations, Swedish businesses or
businesses with ties to Sweden etc are invited.
Swedish Excellence Seminars
The anticipated goals and outcomes are…
•
Increased knowledge of Swedish higher education and Swedish excellence in education and research
•
Increased Lund University brand recognition
•
International exposure and increased international competitiveness
•
Increased knowledge of education and research at Lund University
•
Increased university collaboration with partners in the region
•
Increased teacher mobility/staff exchange
•
Recruitment possibilities of full fee paying students
•
Recruitment possibilities of scholarship students
•
Relationships with future employers or internship hosts
•
Possible scholarship funding for students
•
Possible research collaboration and research funding
•
Links/networks between university and society/business community/research community in Sweden,
Brazil and Russia as a frame for sustainability
Swedish Excellence Seminar
• Brainstorming with researchers of the SES
• Mandate to act
• Interest in creating long lasting relationship
• New research collaboration
• Marketing LU
• Informing about SWB
• Finding already established contacts
Swedish Excellence Seminars
• Putting Sweden/Lund University/Swedish
Excellence on the map
• 7 high profile research areas (hand-outs)
• “Light scientific” level
• Win-win for Brazil and Sweden
• To deepen an already on-going cooperation
• Find areas of interest between Lund University,
Brazilian universities and Swedish companies
Swedish Excellence Seminar on 5 Dec.
Some participants:
• 7 research areas presented
Tetra Pak, Alfa Laval,
Volvo, Saab, Scania,
Brazilian Center on
Biomass, SENAC,
Biotechgate Brazil, Atech
Foundation, Military
Police, Get Aviation,
Ministry of Cities, Stora
Enso Brazil, SP City Hall,
ACG Business partners
• 67 participants
• 60-70% companies
• 9 alumni’s
• Cooperation/Internship/Practice
• Student participation
Swedish Excellence Seminar - added
value
• Synchrotron Light Source
(LNLS) at Campinas
Result – Development
for MAX IV
Cooperation
• UNESP (Univ. Estadual Paulista)
Result – Videoconference for deeper
cooperation 13 Dec. in specific areas
• USP (Universidade de São Paulo)
Result - SWB information to recruit MA
and PhD students
• Swedish/Brazilian Chambers
Result - meeting 88 Swedish companies
discussing internship (about 9 identified)
Swedish Excellence Seminars
• Discussions with the Swedish Embassy and
ambassador Magnus Robach and discussions with the
Swedish Chamber of Commerce / Jonas Lindström –
marketing of SWEDEN important!
• Seminar 2013 – Nov/Dec, workshop, 2 days
Coordination of dates with other activities in Brazil
during 2013.
• SwB - Roadshow
with Marta..?
A hub for innovation
and internationalisation