Checklist How to find for your accommodation first week in Malmö Welcome The Survivalto Guide Malmö! for you who are a new student Initiation weeks INSPARKEN 2019 CONTENTS Chronicle from the Union President & Vice president........3 Checklist for your first week....4 Welcome to Malmö......................5 Photo: Håkan Röjder Initiation weeks 2018..................6 Where will you live?.....................7 Why should I become a member?...................8 Discounts & benefits..................9 Photo: Apelöga Get involved................................10 Union associations....................12 Study techniques.......................14 Coffee with the Union & Literature scholarship...............16 Music Pub.....................................17 Your Student representatives....18 The Student Union Malmö is a non-prof- This magazine is a product of the Student ADDRESS it, non-political and non-religious orga- Union Malmö. If you have any questions or Studentkåren Malmö nization. The Student Union Malmö is comments, you are welcome to contact us at Bassängkajen 8 working for a better education and a [email protected]. 211 18 Malmö safer student life for you students at Malmö University. COVER PHOTO Tel. +46 40 665 75 65 David Bergström malmostudenter.se - 2 - Welcome all new students! We warmly welcome you to Malmö! Isn’t it a fantastic city? represented in all committees and councils at the university Except from the strong wind and screaming seagulls there through the Student Union. All students are more than wel- are many things to explore in Sweden’s most continental come to be a part of our work to make your time at Malmö city! Have you taken a dip to the sea after a hot sauna university as fantastic as possible, both academically and so- in Kallbadshuset? Have you sunbathed with an ice cream cially. So, do you want to make your voice heard? Come to in your hand at Västra Hamnen? Have you hanged at any the Union! of the plethora of cafés or bars at Möllan, where you can enjoy food from all over the world and to student friendly When you feel that your wallet is tight and you can barely prices? Or have you eaten a real Malmö-falafel? afford toilet paper, we have a solution! By becoming a mem- ber at the Student Union you get the possibility to buy our We ourselves have been both new students and new in ridiculously cheap soup lunches every Wednesday, student Malmö, just like you! Through the years we have wexplored breakfast before CSN day, and visit our student pub which this amazing city that is full of happiness, love and diversity, and is nice but also has student friendly prices, not to speak of now it’s your turn to be a part of it! student discounts all over Sweden! The Student Union is here to make sure that you get the If you have no place to hang, or if all the group rooms at the most out of your studies but also have a rich student life! university are taken, you are always welcome to the Union! If you are bored, we will entertain you! We have a whole At the Union house, Kølsvinet, you can meet us who work at bunch of student associations that offer all from travelling the Union, drink (free) coffee on our comfortable sofas or in and outside of Sweden and lectures about burning for- come study in one of our group rooms! The Union house is eign affairs topics to workshops about equality and envi- there for you, students! ronment, pub and club nights and so much more! Or if you feel like there is something lacking at the Union, you are As you should have understood by now, you made the right always welcome to come up with new ideas and start your choice to come to Malmö! Not just because it is an amazing own student group or even an association! city, but also because of all the endless possibilities you have as a student! We at the Student Union are students all over If you feel that you have been treated unfairly, that there the world, working for you. So, become a member, talk, is not enough study places or whatever you think the uni- study, travel, have a coffee, eat soup and have fun with us versity should work on, the Student Union is here for you. and let us all have the best student life, together! With passionate and engaged students, we are working to create a strong student influence so that we together Jenna Pystynen, Union president 19/20 can make an impact and improve our education. Students are Yuliyan Konstantinov, Vice Union president 19/20 3- - things to get done CHECKLIST your first weeks At the beginning of the semester, there are many things that need to be fixed, as well as much to learn and a lot to keep track of! To make things easier for you as a new student, we’ve put together a checklist of key things you should do to get the best possible start! Find accommodation Literature scholarship To find a place to live is often the first problem to When the course starts, many new textbooks need solve. We know how difficult it is for students to find to be purchased, putting a strain on the already thin 1 accommodation in Malmö, so we have gathered some 7 student wallet. Apply for the Union’s literary scholar- tips that hopefully can be helpful. Read our advices on ship - a contribution of SEK 500 that is awarded to 3 page 7: Where will you live? members at the start of the semester. Find out more on page 16. Get a Computer-ID Get a bicycle You need your computer-ID to log on to computers, ac- Biking is a smooth way of getting around in Malmö, both cessing the wireless network, and Canvas. You must or- cheaper and more environmentally friendly than taking 2 der your computer-ID before you can register for your 8 the bus! Check out Malmö City bicycle auctions for bike course. You can do it at idservice.mau.se/. bargains or get a one-year subscription for rental bikes at malmobybike.se/en. Get a Multicard Attend Insparken Your multicard functions both as your library card, copy As a international student, you get a welcoming during card, and access card. You can apply for a Multicard at the International Introduction. But you are of course also 3 Orkanen and Health and society. More information is 9 welcome to join the Swedish introduction weeks called available at mah.se/multicard. Insparken. Insparken is organized by Festmesteriet and includes activities as city tour, bbq, parties, etc. Full schedule at page 6, Insparken 2018. Get a Wi-Fi account Get your ticket To be able to connect to Malmö University’s wire- On September 5th & 11th, Festmesteriet organizes this less network, Eduroam, you need to create a Wi-Fi semester’s first dinner parties for all new students. 4account. Follow the steps in this guide: mah.se/en- 10 For information on how to purchase tickets, visit glish/Student/ITsupport/Programmes-and-Services/ festmesteriet.se. Remember to buy your ticket early - Eduroam-english/ and you’ll be done in no time! they usually sell out in a flash! Join the Student Union Attend the Union Days Whether you need help with school, to find a nightclub The Union Days is a student fair organized in the begin- or just a microwave to warm up your lunch, the Student ning of the semester where you get the chance to meet 5 Union is here for you. To become a member, head to 11 the Union, our associations, various companies and the https://malmostudenter.se/en/member/ and follow the university services. The dates for the Union days are: instructions, or visit the Union during our office hours. 17th at Orkanen, 18th at Niagara and 19th September at The membership fee is SEK 158/ year or SEK 79 for a Health and society. semester. Join an association Stay updated! Along with school stuff, you also need social activities. Keep yourself updated on what’s happening at the The Student Union Malmö offers a wide range of asso- 12 Union by checking out malmostudenter.se. 6ciations that are open for all members. Find out more StudentkarenMalmoe about Union associations on page 12: Associations. Studentkaren_Malmo Malmostudenter - 4 - Welcome to Malmö! Photo: Werner Nystrand Welcome to Malmö, a student city Triangeln Station in only 3 minutes, and Stapelbäddsparken is for example a in the making! Malmö is an open and the travel time to Copenhagen is now park for action-filled activities, while dynamic city with people, culture, only 30 minutes. On the way there, you Bulltofta serves as a great lung of forest language and cuisine from every corner will pass by Hyllie, where you will find in the middle of the city. of the world! Malmö offers various Emporia, Scandinavia’s largest shopping Pildammsparken is a haven for those cultural experiences, beach life and mall. who want to stroll around and relax, a diversity of events and activities. while Dania Park is the perfect place for Malmö is an arena for discoveries and Malmö is a city of diversity, where over sunbathing. Our favorite is the charm- development, this is where ideas are 170 nationalities are represented, which ing Folkets Park, which in addition to born! of course, also has enriched the city’s large lawns, a fabulous cultural center, a commercial sector, the range of cultural traditional dance palaces and beautiful Congratulations! As a student and experiences, and recreational activities. outdoor cafés, also offers adventure Malmö resident you will arrive to a fun Malmö offers something for everyone! golf, a terrarium and a large park square and exciting city within one of Europe’s For more information about what is with lots of activities for the children.