Certificate of International Merit

Rådet för samverkan och innovation
The Advisory Board plans, coordinates and monitors university-wide issues relating to collaboration, utilisation and innovation, and helps to increase the university’s global visibility. The Council’s main tasks are to plan, coordinate and monitor university-wide issues related to collaboration, utilisation and innovation, and to help increase the university’s global visibility.

The work will be based on the University’s Strategy 2025, Agenda 2030 and the Higher Education Act.

Participating in this meeting for six month will help student reflect and develop different skills.

Rådet for Globalt Engagement
The Advisory Board plans, coordinates and monitors university-wide issues related to
internationalisation and global engagement, and contributes to increasing the university’s global
visibility.

This meeting is held once a month and documents will be sent out for ample preparations.

The Union’s Council Meetings
The Council (FUM) is the highest student council, entailing discussion and decisions regarding students’ life and wellbeing, education monitoring, accommodation issues etc. It consists of 29 members selected from the 4 faculties of Malmö University.

As an elected FUM member, the student is required to attend and actively participate in the meeting, taking place once a month. Active participation includes discussing issues brought up to the meeting, voicing opinions affecting students’ life.(*)

Joining Union Committees (Business career, Student engagements, Event Committee)
Within the Student Union Malmö there are various committees that are the main drivers for study of social and political activities and events, working strategically with some major questions and areas of responsibility, later approved by the whole council’s board (FUM). As the Student Union has achieved the digitalization and internationalization goals, these two committees have been dissolved and incorporated in all the other committees. (*)

UNIC
UNIC is an alliance of ten universities in post-industrial cities. It is an EU initiative to create new collaboration among higher education institutions and exchange opportunities for staff and students, for research, education and to deepen its collaboration with the City of Malmö.

As the elected Malmö University board member, the student will act in an ambassadorial role within the student board, advocating for the students of the university they represent, while also acting at their home university as a UNIC representative.(*)

SASUF
SASUF is a three-year collaboration project between 13 Swedish and 23 South African universities. The overall aim is to strengthen ties between South Africa and Sweden in research, education and innovation, with the UN’s sustainability goals in focus.

As elected representative, the student has a responsibility to organize events, focused on intercultural exchange and knowledge sharing amongst the partner universities’ countries. In this role it might entail traveling to the partner universities.(*)

ESN
Students can become active in ESN by volunteering for events or taking on a position in the board. If they choose to volunteer we would like the student to organize and realize a minimum of three events. The events can be similar to ones we already did in prior semesters and help will be provided by our events manager and the rest of the board.(*)

The Union’s student associations
Associations are groups of students self-organizing based on common interests, ideals and goals.
They are often a very good platform to learn about a field while socializing with like-minded people from different international backgrounds, while making friends for life.

When joining an association, the student has to be actively engaged in the association’s events and participating in organizing an activity that drives global/international connotation.(*)

Lastly, in addition to this point, one event from Section 10. Others: Event should be chosen.

Working with Some Unions project
During the operational year, the Student Union might take on a project (i.e. short term event/activity) open for student applicants.
The project has to be beneficial to a wider group of students and in specific it should have international relevance.

Lastly, in addition to this point, one event from Section 10. Others: Event should be chosen.

Internationalization council
The Internationalization Council works to, on behalf of the dean, to strategize and develop the faculty’s internationalization work, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The work includes increasing the number of outgoing and incoming students and teachers as well as developing other forms of international exchange.(*)

Lastly, in addition to this point, one event from Section 10. Others: Event should be chosen.

SectionBoard Members
Sections are groups of students belonging to the same education within their faculty. The members of the section participate in improving students’ education, arranging social activities, as well as promoting students’ study and career opportunities.

As an elected section member, the student is required to attend and actively participate in the meetings and activities. (*)

Lastly, in addition to this point, one event from Section 10. Others: Event should be chosen.

Other events
These are extra volunteering Activities that are to combine to any of the main activities

Soup lunches
Kaffe with the Union
Orientation week
Insparken
Helping out at the Unions library evenings events
Organizing Arbetsmarknadsdag
Volunteering in the early arrival days at least 3 days (only native students can apply to this one)

These events give the engaged student the possibility to meet students with international background. It is an occasion to make new friends and create connections.