Coronavirus (Covid-19) information for students
Lund University is following the Swedish Government's and Public Health Authority’s recommendations and guidelines regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
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- Practical checklist for students
- Autumn semester 2020 and spring semester 2021
- Taking a Covid-19 test
- The duty to protect in the event of confirmed Covid-19
- Regarding face masks
- Support for students
- Digital resources for your studies
- Health care
- News and information
- Make yourself contactable
- All LU Management decisions
- Messages from the LU Management to international students
- When leaving LU and Sweden
Practical checklist for students
We have compiled a practical checklist that may help you keep yourself and others healthy during the pandemic. It comprises general guidelines and recommendations for everyday life in Sweden, on campus and in your accommodation, advice on what to do when you get symptoms, and whom you can contact when you feel stressed or anxious about the situation etc.
See the practical checklist here
Autumn semester 2020 and spring semester 2021
Information about your studies
In the autumn semester of 2020, that started as per normal on 31 August, teaching and assessment of students' performance are conducted partly online and partly on the University's premises, in accordance with the guidelines and restrictions from the Government and the Public Health Agency. Each faculty decides how this is to be carried out. The spring semester of 2021 will largely be planned and laid out in a similar way.
Specifically, the latest LU Management decision regarding teaching and assessment entails that:
- Priority is to be given to teaching and assessment that is impossible, or possible only with great difficulty, to conduct remotely.
- Such activities are to be preceded by a risk assessment concerning the risk of spreading infection.
- No gatherings are to be of more than 50 people.
See all LU Management decisions in relation to the coronavirus
Your course director or programme coordinator will communicate to you directly how the corona-related restrictions will affect your education.
If you have questions specifically about your education programme, you can turn to your course director or programme coordinator.
Your student union is monitoring the quality of your education. If you have any questions, feedback or need help, you are welcome to contact them.
- See faculty-specific information in relation to the coronavirus
- See a list of and contact details for the student unions
Libraries and study areas
Libraries and common study areas are mostly open, but may have limited seating and opening hours. You may be and study there if you don't have any symptoms, but even if you feel healthy it is important to keep in mind that we all need to follow the recommendations, practise social distancing and contribute to limiting the number of people in public spaces. Also bear in mind that you may need your LU access card to enter the premises.
See the libraries' current opening hours
Taking a Covid-19 test
You can either take a self-test or get tested at a local health centre.
Log in to 1177.se and order a self-test. You need to have a Swedish personal identity number and an e-ID to place an order. The self-test is then sent to a pharmacy. Ask someone else to pick up and later drop off the test at the pharmacy. You yourself are not allowed to visit the pharmacy, and you have to take the test at home. The instructions for the test are only available in Swedish.
Learn more about the self-test on 1177.se
You can call a health centre if you do not have a Swedish personal identity number but do want to take a test. The health centre will decide if you should get tested or not.
The duty to protect in the event of confirmed Covid-19
According to the Communicable Diseases Act, a person who has a communicable disease (coronavirus) must do what is required to protect others from infection (the so-called duty to protect). You need to follow your healthcare provider's instructions and recommendations to this end. This for example entails informing the people you have been in contact with that you are infected. You can find out more about what the duty to protect entails via the links below.
- Read more about the Communicable Diseases Act at 1177.se (in Swedish)
- Download information about communicable diseases control from Region Skåne (external PDF, new window) (in Swedish)
- Read more in the Occupational Health Service memorandum regarding the duty to protect (external PDF, new window)
If you have been on campus while possibly contagious, you are also recommended to contact your programme/course coordinator about this. You can actively give consent for them to inform those who may have been at risk of infection.
Regarding face masks
Lund University follows the Swedish Public Health Agency’s guidelines and recommendations when it comes to the use of face masks. This means that, from the point of view of the University, staff and students are not required to use face masks. However, those wishing to use a face mask on university premises are naturally welcome to do so and there may be organisations within the University where the assessment is that face masks are required. Local decisions will be made in such cases.
Learn more at the Swedish Public Health Agency website
Support for students
The Student Health Centre
The changing situation and anxiety in relation to the coronavirus are affecting us all. The Student Health Centre have assembled some tips for students.
Read the tips from the Student Health Centre
Course- and programme-related questions and information
Questions regarding your courses and examinations should be directed to your course director or programme coordinator.
Exchange students at Lund University can contact their international coordinator or the international office at their faculty.
See faculty-specific corona-related information
General questions
For general questions about your stay in Sweden, how the University is dealing with the situation, or for any other question, you are most welcome to turn to the International Desk via email, studentreception [at] lu [dot] se. For current opening hours and phone hours, see the International Desk webpage.
Remote learning tips
The Academic Support Centre have compiled a number of tips to facilitate remote learning.
See tips for studying remotely
The Student Chaplaincy
The Student Chaplaincy offers counselling to students and staff, regardless of whether you are religious or not. The individual sessions are strictly confidential and free of charge. Counselling is also offered over the telephone or by video call. Telephone number: +46 (0)71 87 35, email: studentprasterna [dot] lund [at] svenskakyrkan [dot] se.
Visit the Student Chaplaincy's website and find more contact details
Digital resources for your studies
Note that you may need to log in with your student account.
- Canvas – learning platform, information for students
- Teams – meetings, user guide for students
- Zoom – meetings and teaching, user guide for students
- Learn more about LU Zoom and security on Canvas
- IT services and support for students
Health care
Symptoms
If you have any symptoms of a respiratory infection such as a cold, coughing, breathing difficulties or fever, you should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. Even mild symptoms are cause to stay home. Please do avoid the University and its common areas in these cases. If you cannot manage on your own in your home, you should call the national helpline 1177 to get advice (note that you should call +46 771 1177 00 if you're using a foreign phone number). Do not visit a healthcare provider without contacting 1177 first.
According to the Swedish Communicable Diseases Act those who have a contagious disease (such as Covid-19), are required to do what they can to protect others from getting infected. For more information about this, please contact the national helpline 1177.
Insurance
As a student at Lund University, you have insurance that ensures that you have the same opportunity to access health care as Swedish students if a sudden illness occurs. Treatment for a sudden illness should be understood to be treatment for symptoms that occur suddenly and that you seek care for shortly thereafter.
Learn more about your insurance cover
Recommendations from the Swedish Public Health Agency
All students are urged to keep updated and closely follow the recommendations for infection prevention provided by the Swedish Public Health Agency’s FAQs.
- See the Swedish Public Health Agency's FAQ
- See the Public Health Agency of Sweden website for more information on how to help prevent the spread of infection
News and information
Sweden
To find accurate and reliable Swedish news in English, you can for example listen to Radio Sweden or read articles published by the online newspaper The Local.
Skåne
To learn more about the current situation in relation to the coronavirus in the Skåne region, you can visit the Region Skåne website. While the information is presented in Swedish only, it is accompanied by a number of graphs that should be quite straightforward even if you don't speak the language.
Visit the Region Skåne website (information in Swedish)
Global news
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) are reliable sources for information in English at the global level.
Make yourself contactable
All staff and students are encouraged to provide their mobile telephone number in Passport. The University can then send text messages to you if needed.
- Go to the account management portal Passport.
- Log in as 'User'.
- Select 'Verification of contact information'.
- Follow the instructions.
All LU Management decisions
Lund University's decisions and measures in relation to the coronavirus are published on a continuous basis at lunduniversity.lu.se/corona.
Messages from the LU Management to international students
- Read a blog from the Vice-Chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz about the autumn semester 2020 (14 August 2020)
- Watch on YouTube: Webinar with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and the International Director for current and newly admitted students (8 April 2020)
- Watch on YouTube: A message from Deputy Vice-Chancellor Sylvia Schwaag Serger to international students at LU (3 April 2020)
- Read a message from Vice-Chancellor Torbjörn von Schantz to international students at LU (27 March 2020)
When leaving LU and Sweden
When leaving the University and moving away from Sweden, there are a number of practical things to consider. We have compiled a checklist to make things easier for you.
See the 'Leaving LU' checklist
Watch on YouTube
Dr. Magnus Rasmussen, professor of Infectious Medicine and Physician, explains what you as a student should keep in mind regarding the pandemic.
Need medical assistance?
- Contact the national helpline 1177 if you need medical assistance* – Do not visit a healthcare provider without contacting 1177 first! Note that you should call +46 771 1177 00 if you're using a foreign phone number.
- Contact 113 13 if you cannot find answers to your general questions online.
*If you are not ill or are only experiencing mild symptoms, please consult the authorities' websites for information in the first place.