ENTERTAINMENT
February 18th, 2015
EVENTS 2015
The Iron Throne of Game of Thrones to the University
Welcome international students to the largest university in Scandinavia! International students were welcomed to the spring semester yesterday. Around 400 students attended the event which was inaugurated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor. “Welcome to the largest university in Scandinavia”, said Deputy Vice-Chancellor Karin Helander in her welcoming speech emphasizing that international students form an important part of Stockholm University, where openness and research in all fields of studies are an integral component. Mentioning that the cosmopolitan city of Stockholm inspires us to think freely and innovate, she concluded by declaring that “To experience a spring semester in Stockholm is just wonderful – welcome all of you to Stockholm University”.
Do you like Game of Thrones? Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to sit on the Iron Throne? Friday 20th February is your chance to do so. The throne will stand in the library foyer outside the Frescati Library. Welcome between 10.00 am and 15.00 pm!
Game on: how gaming defines our culture and vice versa Our Crosstalks studio is set up at the Department of Computer and System Sciences at Stockholm University at NOD in Kista by tomorrow. Join us, a free bus transport is organised from Södra huset at 2 pm tomorrow, or watch it live at crosstalks.tv.
The libraries are closed on February 18th – welcome to our open day on February 19th The renovation of the library is now complete, which we are celebrating with an open day on Thursday February 19th. During the day we will be offering guided tours, a quiz, profile products at discounted prices, candy and a general atmosphere of festivity. The guided tours start at 10, 12, 14 and 16. The focus is on architecure and art in the new public parts of the library. On Wednesday February 18th the Frescati Library is closed all day due to an official inauguration after the renovation. All of the staff will be at the inauguration. Most of the other library units are therefore also closed on Wednesday February 18th. The Geolibrary and the Department of Social Work Library will however be open between 9 and 12 am.
Students from Stockholm University (Blue Planet) visiting GWP (Global Water Partnership
The GWP secretariat had visitors from Stockholm University, who wanted to know more about GWP’s work globally. They also wanted to participate in the UN-Water World Water Day campaign - which GWP is part of - by delievering messages about what water is to them.
Increase of applications to international programmes The number of applicants for international programmes at Swedish universities continues to increase. Applications to study master’s programmes at Stockholm University from this autumn increases by 11 percent, and for undergraduate courses by 49 percent. Recent statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education, published after the admission deadline for non-European students on 15 January 2015, shows that the total number of applicants for international courses and programmes at undergraduate level offered by Swedish universities increases by 47 percent, from 5,553 for the autumn term in 2014 to 8,184 for the autumn term 2015. The increase of applications to Master’s programmes is 12 percent, from 38,968 to 43,780 applicants. Applications to Stockholm University In total 6,808 prospective students have applied for international master’s programmes at Stockholm University for the autumn term 2015, compared with 6,251 for the same term in 2014, which marks an increase of 11 percent.
cialization in English (865) Bachelor of Arts in Global Management with specialization in French (120) Positive increase “It is indeed positive that the number of applicants to Stockholm University’s international Master’s and Bachelor’s programmes increases compared to previous years. This is evidence that Sweden and Stockholm University remain attractive for international applicants”, says Peter Wretling at Student Services, Stockholm University.
Most searched international programmes at Master’s level are:
The total number of international courses and programmes offered in Sweden at undergraduate level increases also, from 450 in 2014 to 492 for the autumn term in 2015, and so does the number of master’s programmes, from 667 to 689.
Master of Consumer & Business Marketing (597) Master of Management Studies (578) Master in Banking and Finance / Financial Economics (575) Master of Accounting, Auditing and Analysis (414) Operations Management and Control (410)
Next steps The first acceptance letter for international courses and programmes at the undergraduate level are distributed in mid-March, while applicants for the Master’s programmes will wait for their response another week.
1,722 people have applied to international courses and programmes at undergraduate level at for the autumn term 2015. This represents an increase of 49 percent compared with the autumn term 2014 when the number of applicants was 1,156. Most searched international programmes at Bachelor’s level are: Bachelor in Business Administration and Political Science (877) Bachelor of Arts in Global Management with spe-
During the review process of the applicant’s qualifications, Student Services will stay in regular contact with the applicants to inform them about scholarships, Stockholm University and Stockholm.
Leading climate Professor: Sweden is a model Emissions of carbon must be reduced and in this, Sweden can be a model. This was the message when climate Professor Raymond Pierrehumbert held a public lecture in the presence of King Carl XVI Gustaf. American Raymond (Ray) Pierrehumbert is one of the most distinguished researchers in the climate area. He is also a frequent participant in the debate about what should be done to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. For more than two decades, Ray Pierrehumbert had collaboration with climate researchers at Stockholm University and also worked here for several periods. During this school year, he is one of two holders of the King’s guest professor in environmental science at the Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University. Lecture before King Carl XVI Gustaf On 11 February, a public lecture by Ray Pierrehumbert in the Aula Magna was organised. Among the approximately five hundred guests, King Carl XVI Gustaf was an interested listener. After the lecture there was a panel discussion. The theme of the lecture was how Sweden can lead efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. And here Ray Pierrehumbert has high hopes: “If everyone would be like Sweden, then the world would be a better place”. He then took the audience on a journey through the carbon cycle, from when the universe was created in a big bang and spread the coal, and what it meant when photosynthesis and the natural carbon cycle arose, to how humans in the last century has affected the carbon cycle. Important figure to keep track of “There is one figure we need to keep track of and that is the total amount of coal that is stored in the atmosphere. When the total amount of coal that has been burnt and transferred into the atmosphere amounts to one trillion tonnes then the global temperature will have risen by two degrees. So far we have transferred half a trillion tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere”, said Ray Pierrehumbert. In the last one hundred years, the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased dramatically, and it is because of human influence. According to Ray Pierrehumbert, we have entered a new geo-
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Ray Pierrehumbert. Photo: Eva Dalin.
logical period – Anthropocene – created by human influence.