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Lund University's Magazine, LUM: Issue 2 March 2010

Increasingly international - "LU in the World" Series

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The demands on Lund University to become better at internationalisation are growing rapidly, not least in the light of the upcoming introduction of tuition fees for students from non-European countries. However, internationalisation is about more than just sending students back and forth; it is about looking up and seeing the world from new perspectives. LUM is starting a new series to highlight some of the challenges of internationalisation.

Rapid internationalisation makes new demands
Lund University top of the class, but must become even better
No overview of international cooperation
How international is Lund University?
Fees hit hard in Denmark - scholarships rescue a lucky few
Lund University gets set for global marketing

Full speed ahead for dean trio

Deans: Christina Moëll, Lynn Åkesson and Ann-Katrin Bäcklund A year ago, Christina Moëll, Ann-Katrin Bäcklund and Lynn Åkesson were new deans; now they have got into a routine and note that there is a lot of work and many meetings, but also many enjoyable aspects. The meetings of heads of department and the Council of Deans are some of the high points.
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Lund University in the EU

Lund University in the EU EU-funded research requires that there be a plan for how the research is to reach out into society. LUM travelled to Brussels when Middle East expert Karin Aggestam organised a conference on sustainable peace attended by EU officials and representatives of various peace organisations.

EU research in the service of peace
Research with EU funding is worthwhile
Criticism of the EU's efforts in Palestine

Setting budgets tricky

Susanne Walker head of planning and evaluation Last year Lund University had a surplus of SEK 450 million, to add to the SEK 295 million from the previous year. Surpluses of this size are not good because funding bodies can retract the money that the University has not yet managed to use. Head of Planning and Evaluation Susanne Wallmark is now considering introducing budgets spanning several years in order to facilitate planning.
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Put education first!

Put education first What would it cost for a course to fulfil the requirements in the syllabus well? This question is rarely asked, according to Carl Gustaf Andrén. Instead of giving courses the funding they need, today they receive what is left over after deductions have been made from the education funding for various support activities.
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