Student Mobility - Student Unions as a marketer?

17 degrees and sunny weather outside and we have now reached the third and final day of our International Student Union Conference. The morning was full of interesting speeches and inputs about Student Mobility and Marketing vs. Marketing Communication, presented by Anna Singhateh from the International Office of Malmö University. After a short break and a nice hot cup of coffee Roger Senden from the Netherlands, International Officer at Malmö University, held a presentation about International Marketing and Recruitment. He introduced the audience...

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We are legion

It is the second day of the conference now. We have known each other better, and the discussions have been very productive and useful. We are sure that everyone of us will bring lots of ideas to your home country and home city. And it is important as you are young ambassadors of change in your own university. Opening the conference yesterday May, 24th, the Vice-President of Malmo university student union Mithun Manojkumar cited the words...

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How to have some fun

As some of you have already arrived, perhaps you would like to know: Malmö is a highly entertaining town. We have every facility to entertain you during your spare time.  In Sweden, almost every bar in the center has "Happy Hour" or "Afterwork", which is a duration of couple hours in which you can have a nice, chilled glass of beer or wine for the lower prices: 16:00-19:00. The price is around 40 SEK. The most visited location  ...

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MEDIA ADISORY

21st of May, 2012                                                                                                                           Students will tell the Governments How to Improve Education and Student Influence In May, 23-25,...

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What to pack

What to pack? It is Saturday, maybe the time to start thinking about packing your stuff. Below are some tips about the weather and what you might need during your visit to Malmö. Weather Swedes love the good old saying, ‘There is no bad weather, just bad clothes’. Hence, we want you to be prepared for the weather. May is the beginning of the real Swedish summer. Nevertheless, Malmö is situated at the coast so the weather could get windy at times including some minor rains. The temperature is around 15 degree Celsius. According to ...

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Meet our representatives from Finland

Dear friends, we have already got some answers from you and would like to start introducing us to one another.  Please meet Raine Katajamäki, the President of the Executive and Ina Biström, member of the Executive Board responsible for academic affairs of the Student Union of Åbo Akademi University. Raine studies  international law and Ina studies comparative literature. Here is what they expect from the conference and...

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Prepare your information

We have 13 days left until the event. Let’s make sure that our discussions are as efficient and productive as possible. As you all know during the conference all student union representatives will present their unions’ operations. What do we expect from you? First of all, prepare a short presentation of your student union operations and describe the relations between the students and student unions in your country. Be ready to talk about your union mandate and mission, responsibilities and important activities. Share your best practices...

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