Category: Student life

Depending on what you study, you may have probably heard of the concept of Circular Economy. Circular Economy criticises the traditional linear production system and highlights the core activities like reducing, reusing and recycling as the main principles. The main aim of Circular Economy is to use products and materials as long as possible so… Continue reading What is the Circular Economy?

Last semester, during my Erasmus, I had a course called Global Climate Change. Now, I came across this video and I realised that it perfectly summarises all the important facts about the problem. Let´s see it. I really like this kind of videos which informs about important things in a efficient way so that people… Continue reading Climate change explained

Today, I would like to introduce you a non-profit organization Zero Waste Uppsala. Zero Waste Uppsala aims to raise public awareness about the importance of sustainable waste reduction. They believe that waste production is a major problem of our society and they want to motivate sustainable change of behavior and support actively the involvement of… Continue reading Zero Waste Uppsala

Waffle Day will be celebrated in Sweden on the 25th of March! It is a tradition where, obviously, waffles are typically eaten. Våffeldagen (= waffle day) is another day which is related to the food. And if you follow my articles, you already know that in Sweden, there are many days like this. Swedish waffles are… Continue reading Waffle day

This video is perfect for those who want to know how to make a poster! Posters are a huge part of Thesis day and we all have to make one (in case we won´t, we have to do another assignment). It will hopefully be a good experience, too, because the poster has to attract the… Continue reading Thesis day

This video perfectly shows how Thesis day looks like. In the next article I will write more about Thesis day 2019 ! 🙂

SLU is ranked as the third best university in the world in the fields of Agriculture & Forestry ! Last year, SLU ranked as the fourth, so that it had managed to move upwards and make it into TOP3 universities. The ranking was carried out by the QS organization and the list of rankings for… Continue reading SLU at TOP 3 universities

Semla can be seen everywhere at this time of the year. Itis a cardamom bun filled with almond sugar paste and topped with whipped cream. It is related to Fettisdagen which means fat Tuesday in English. The reason for this name is probably becuase it is supposed to be your last opportunity to eat fat… Continue reading Semla

You may wonder how it is to study in Sweden. How busy it is, whether it is possible to have a job besides the studies and so on. So this article may help you find the answers. As a student on a SLU programme, you are enrolled in full-time studies, which means that there is… Continue reading Looking for a job in Sweden

There are some dates that are good to keep in mind if you applied for a Master programme. 4-6th April – you will receive results – this date is important for you, because you will finally know whether you had been admitted 🙂 2nd September – semester starts– the courses start in September and you… Continue reading Dates to remember