Coronavirus (Covid-19) information for students

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• New student starting studies in autumn 2020?
• Decision regarding the 2020 autumn semester
• All LU Management decisions
• Autumn semester 2020
• Support for students
• Digital resources for meetings and group work
• Health care
• News and information
• Make yourself contactable
• Messages from the LU Management to international students
• When leaving LU and Sweden

New student starting studies in autumn 2020?

The autumn semester 2020 is planned to start normally on 31 August. Lund University is working to ensure that the best possible education and study situation will be provided.

•    Learn more in our FAQs for newly admitted students (exchange and degree)
•    See faculty-specific information in relation to the coronavirus

Decision regarding the 2020 autumn semester

On 29 May, the Swedish Government decided that the recommendation that universities should conduct all education online would end on 15 June 2020. This means that studies can, with necessary restrictions, be conducted on campus in autumn 2020.

Following these new guidelines, a decision from Lund University was made on 11 June regarding the education in autumn 2020. The decision states that teaching and assessment of students’ performance may be conducted on the University’s premises as of 15 June 2020, provided that the guidelines and restrictions from the Government and the Public Health Agency are followed. The decision 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.
• The vice-chancellor tasks the dean of each faculty to decide in detail on how this is to be carried out. 

(Updated on 11 June 2020)

See the Public Health Agency of Sweden website for more information on how to help prevent the spread of infection

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. 

Autumn semester 2020

Information about your studies

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 different or limited 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 show consideration, 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

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 meetings and group work

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. 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

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. 

• Visit the Radio Sweden website
• Visit The Local's website

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. 

• Visit the WHO website
• Visit the ECDC website

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.

1. Go to the account management portal Passport.
2. Log in as 'User'.
3. Select 'Verification of contact information'.
4. Follow the instructions.

Messages from the LU Management to international students

• 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 checklist