Welcome to SFS seminar on the theme of student influence. The seminar is broadcast digitally and is part of SFS 'anniversary seminars - a seminar series on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. The seminar arranged in collaboration with Uppsala Student Union and Uppsala Technology and Science Corps. You will find Facebook events here.
Date: 12 February at 12.15-13.00
Link to the broadcast: https://twitch.tv/sfsjubileumwebinar
"Student influence and student-centered learning is a strong sign for Swedish universities and Sweden's approach to these issues has been a role model in many other countries."
This is how the Internationalization Inquiry writes about the importance of student influence for international students. But today, international students face several obstacles to being able to participate in student influence. We ask ourselves the question: How can we open up student influence and thereby make Swedish higher education institutions more attractive to international students?
The panel consists of
- Coco Norén, Vice-Chancellor Uppsala University
- Agneta Bladh, Special Investigator Internationalization Inquiry
- Jacob Färnert, Chairman of the Uppsala Student Union
- Anna Ivert, Chairman of the Uppsala Technological and Scientific Union
- Anna Ruus, Student and doctoral student representative
The moderator is SFS Chairman Simon Edström
February 12 also marks an important day for student influence in Sweden when it was 100 years ago the unions met in Uppsala for a discussion on the formation of the Swedish student unions' national organization.
SFS anniversary seminar is part of SFS '100th anniversary celebrations in 2021. During the year, we will arrange seminars around the country. Each seminar has a theme and we will deal with current political issues that concern both the academy and students' life situation. The seminars are currently digital due to current coronary restrictionr, but may be arranged physically later. SFS follows the situation closely and follows the Swedish Public Health Agency's restrictions.