50 Shades of Fika [fiːka] 4 letters, 2 syllables, 1 word. Maybe THE most important Swedish word. Fika is much more than just having a cup of coffee and eating pastries. It is quality time with your family, friends, loved ones or colleagues. It is perfect to meet up with classmates, Swedes or anyone else you’d like to know […] Written by Katharina 19 Jul 2019 at 9.02 am About me Everyday life Social life Swedish culture
Practical things I wish I knew earlier Sometimes, things are different. Different than you are used to from home. Different than expected. Different cause you have not even thought about it. I will share some of my “I wish I knew that earlier” in this blog post. Second hand shops It took me a while to pay my first visit to a […] Written by Katharina 13 Jul 2019 at 4.41 pm About me Everyday life How-tos and tips Travel
Quick Tips for Finding an Apartment Finding an apartment So you’ve gotten your acceptance letter and you’re getting ready for the big move. To make the move though, you need to find an apartment! In large cities like Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm, it’s very important to start searching for apartments as early as possible. Because many students move to Sweden in […] Written by Sanjay 8 Jul 2019 at 2.13 pm How-tos and tips Swedish cities Swedish culture
How to become a Study in Sweden Digital Ambassador: My experience One of the most frequent questions that people ask is “How do I become a Study in Sweden digital ambassador? ” Today, this post attempts to answer that. One of the best decisions I made when I came to Sweden was to apply to become a Study in Sweden digital ambassador. I had been reading […] Written by Concillier 6 Jul 2019 at 10.48 pm About me How-tos and tips Social life Swedish culture
4 Things That Surprised Me About Sweden Looking back over the last few months I have spent in Sweden it has been full of laugh, joy, excitements, surprises, hard work, ups and downs. In comparison with 10 months ago, I feel much more at home, relaxed, and comfortable. However, there are still many things that can surprise me. Vibrant Cities If you […] Written by Hazal 2 Jul 2019 at 11.06 pm Everyday life Social life Swedish cities Swedish culture
Celebrating my first Midsommar in Sweden Forget about Christmas, Midsommar is the holy day of the year in Sweden! When you read about Sweden and its culture in books, Christmas is often mentioned as the most important day of the year. After my first Midsommar in Sweden let me tell you something: those are lies! Sweden is a very dark country […] Written by Katharina 23 Jun 2019 at 6.31 pm About me Holidays and occasions Social life Swedish culture Uncategorized
How I travel around in Gothenburg If you’ve been following our Instagram this week, you’ll have seen our posts about sustainable transport. Here are the main ways I travel around my city and how I rate each transport method on my (pretty unscientific and mostly subjective) sustainability scale! Bike Before I moved to Gothenburg, the thought of cycling in cities was […] Written by Lauren 15 Jun 2019 at 10.00 pm About me Everyday life Swedish cities Travel
How much do YOU know about sustainable transport? For our Sustainability Campaign in June, we are looking at Sustainable Transport! Check out this great video by student ambassador Judith for some facts about sustainable transport: Now, are you ready to put your sustainable transport knowledge to the test? Try out our quiz! Which of the following modes of transport produces the least carbon […] Written by Lauren 11 Jun 2019 at 9.57 am Everyday life Swedish cities Travel
How to choose a Master thesis partner. Master programmes in Sweden will have different regulations when it comes to the Master thesis project. Some of the variations include the number of credits awarded, the period of time for the thesis and the number of people allowed to collaborate. My 1 year Master programme has a 15 credit thesis that runs for 3 […] Written by Concillier 10 Jun 2019 at 1.31 pm About me Academics How-tos and tips
Why changing my MA was the best decision I made in Sweden Hiya guys! You may have read on a previous post of mine (or not! It’s cool!) where I said that I moved to a new programme. I was originally in Uppsala studying my MA in Literature. But after a year of studying it, I realised it wasn’t quite right for me. So after a lot of […] Written by Emma 7 Oct 2018 at 10.56 am About me Academics
“What ifs” you do not need to worry about before coming to Sweden Before coming here, I spend too much of my time worrying about things that now I realize I didn’t needed to. When you start doing your application, the pressure is enough and you already have too much to worry about. There’s always that simple but disturbing thoughts before applying or coming to a different country, […] Written by Marina 3 Nov 2015 at 6.37 pm Social life Travel
Sweden Application tips Today marks the last day to submit your choices for the 1st admission round for Bachelor and Master applications for Autumn 2017. Therefore, I decided to quick write 5 Sweden application tips to give you a much needed pat on the shoulder to tell you that your almost through with the first step to coming to […] Written by Anita 16 Jan 2017 at 5.34 pm Academics How-tos and tips
10 Awesome Arrival Day Tips! Your arrival day is getting closer and judging from the questions I have been getting, many of you are just like me. You plan ahead! That is really an awesome thing to do, considering that most of you are in for quite a journey. Even though you think your plan is top notch, you might […] Written by Sanjay 3 Jun 2018 at 10.00 am Everyday life How-tos and tips Travel
