NEWS Cosy, friendly, large but close to everything, open and in the right place in the country. Students and staff who celebrated Umeå University's 60th anniversary were asked what they thought was the best thing about the University. See pictures from the celebration.
On 17 September, the University held a celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of its inauguration. Staff and students were treated to musical entertainment and speeches by Vice-Chancellor Tora Holmberg and Willie Dahl, Vice-President of the Medical Student Union.
Everyone who attended was also served coffee, non-alcoholic sparkling drink and a pastry, which was served in a coffee cup that guests could take home with them afterwards as a gift. The cup featured the university logo and the word “TACK” (thank you) in capital letters. The message behind the entire celebration was to thank all students and staff for their contributions, in their own different ways, to what Umeå University has become and will become in the future. This was also the message conveyed by the Vice-Chancellor in her speech.
Students and staff answer the question: What is the best thing about Umeå University?
Image Mattias Pettersson
The campus is so green, and I like the pond and the trees. It has a welcoming atmosphere," says Pauline König from Germany, who is studying to become a teacher for high school and is in her first semester.
Image Mattias Pettersson
‘The atmosphere and social environment are very inclusive.’ ‘It's the same as Umeå – everything is available, but it's still close to everything.’ ’I used to study in Örebro, but I think it's so much more fun here, cosy and familiar’. That's according to Evelina Åström, Sarah Hjalte and Madelene Andersson, who are studying the Healthcare Curator Programme.
‘It brings together so many people from all over Sweden and the world. I gain new perspectives every day; it feels like I have the whole world around me here,’ says Petra Käck, communications officer and deputy head of unit at the International Office.
Petra Käck and her colleagues Francine Ferretti Horst and Ingrid Svensson at the International Office had a visit from Jorge Hernandez, local coordinator from the University of Salamanca, which, like Umeå University, is part of the European alliance EC2U.
"There's a bit of everything here; it's neither too big nor too small. Everyone warned us that Swedes would be reserved, but that's not true at all. Everyone is as welcoming as you can be," says Emily Kernahan from Germany (in blue), who is studying law in her first semester. Here she is with her new friends, who are all from Germany but only met in Umeå.
All students and staff received a mug to take home. But first, they were treated to a pastry served in the mug. The mug features the university's logo, as well as a message of thanks in capital letters. It is the university's way of thanking everyone who has contributed to what the university has become and will become.
Vice-Chancellor Tora Holmberg gave a speech to all staff and students.
The celebrations attracted many people to Universium, located in the heart of Campus Umeå.
‘That it is so open and relatively non-hierarchical. Students can come to teachers and ask questions; it's very open. I appreciated that myself as a student,’ says Olow Sande, programme coordinator for Science and Technology Foundation Year Programme .
‘There's always something happening here. It could be graduations, Uniaden or Law Students' Day, for example. You get to see new people all the time,’ says Jan-Erik Lingebrandt, who works at Husservice and has been employed at the university for 24 years.
‘Student life and close-knit community. The university is compact, so you see and meet all the students all the time,’ says Arvid Lindblom, who is in his fourth year of biotechnology studies. Lucas Almerfors Bohlinder, who is in his fifth year of biotechnology studies, appreciates all the student events.
‘That it's here in the north. It's extremely important that we're located in northern Sweden. Because you see things differently from the inside out, rather than from the outside in. We need an inside perspective,’ says Lena-Maria Nilsson, doctor of Public Health who works at the Arctic Centre and the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health.
The party guests were treated to musical entertainment.
The campus is so green, and I like the pond and the trees. It has a welcoming atmosphere," says Pauline König from Germany, who is studying to become a teacher for high school and is in her first semester.
‘The atmosphere and social environment are very inclusive.’ ‘It's the same as Umeå – everything is available, but it's still close to everything.’ ’I used to study in Örebro, but I think it's so much more fun here, cosy and familiar’. That's according to Evelina Åström, Sarah Hjalte and Madelene Andersson, who are studying the Healthcare Curator Programme.
‘It brings together so many people from all over Sweden and the world. I gain new perspectives every day; it feels like I have the whole world around me here,’ says Petra Käck, communications officer and deputy head of unit at the International Office.
Petra Käck and her colleagues Francine Ferretti Horst and Ingrid Svensson at the International Office had a visit from Jorge Hernandez, local coordinator from the University of Salamanca, which, like Umeå University, is part of the European alliance EC2U.
"There's a bit of everything here; it's neither too big nor too small. Everyone warned us that Swedes would be reserved, but that's not true at all. Everyone is as welcoming as you can be," says Emily Kernahan from Germany (in blue), who is studying law in her first semester. Here she is with her new friends, who are all from Germany but only met in Umeå.
All students and staff received a mug to take home. But first, they were treated to a pastry served in the mug. The mug features the university's logo, as well as a message of thanks in capital letters. It is the university's way of thanking everyone who has contributed to what the university has become and will become.
Vice-Chancellor Tora Holmberg gave a speech to all staff and students.
The celebrations attracted many people to Universium, located in the heart of Campus Umeå.
‘That it is so open and relatively non-hierarchical. Students can come to teachers and ask questions; it's very open. I appreciated that myself as a student,’ says Olow Sande, programme coordinator for Science and Technology Foundation Year Programme .
‘There's always something happening here. It could be graduations, Uniaden or Law Students' Day, for example. You get to see new people all the time,’ says Jan-Erik Lingebrandt, who works at Husservice and has been employed at the university for 24 years.
‘Student life and close-knit community. The university is compact, so you see and meet all the students all the time,’ says Arvid Lindblom, who is in his fourth year of biotechnology studies. Lucas Almerfors Bohlinder, who is in his fifth year of biotechnology studies, appreciates all the student events.
‘That it's here in the north. It's extremely important that we're located in northern Sweden. Because you see things differently from the inside out, rather than from the outside in. We need an inside perspective,’ says Lena-Maria Nilsson, doctor of Public Health who works at the Arctic Centre and the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health.
The party guests were treated to musical entertainment.