LIFE IN MALMÖ
MALMÖ Malmö is Sweden’s third largest city, situated in the southern-most province of Skåne. The city offers good shopping facilities, theatres, bars, cafés and restaurants, as well as an outstanding symphony orchestra, art galleries and museums. Malmö has a big student population, and was voted Sweden’s Student City of the Year 2021 – 2022 by the national Association of Student Unions, in recognition of the excellent lifestyle the city offers. Although Malmö may look typically Swedish, with its historic buildings and canals, it is also very cosmopolitan; many of its citizens were born outside Sweden, and over 170 different countries are represented in the city. It is a green city known for its parks and gardens and for its responsible attitude to sustainable development. The Western Harbour area of Malmö has been studied by many international teams looking at its innovative architecture and landscape design. Malmö has strong historic bonds with the maritime industry; it was an important medieval sea-port and had a thriving ship-building industry for many years. It is also a city with a knowledge-based economy that places a premium on learning and research, being home to its own University, several faculties of Lund University and to WMU. The city has developed high-technology industries to make the best use of its educated workforce. It is home, for instance, to a remarkable number of computer gaming companies.
has all the attractions you would expect from any European capital, as well as some special features of its own, like the Tivoli Gardens. The City of Malmö, as WMU’s host, provides the University’s building in the centre of the city, which offers outstanding facilities in a spectacular building.
ACCOMMODATION WMU is able to provide excellent student accommodation at the Henrik Smith Residence, run by on-site staff, at a rent of approximately SEK 5,200 (2021 figure) per month. All WMU students can be accommodated on one site, although during the First Term, high-demand period students may to be required to share a room. The Henrik Smith Residence is less than three kilometres from the main University building, and only a short walk or bus-ride to the centre of Malmö. The Residence has a range of facilities, including a lounge area for social meetings or group work, study rooms, facilities for playing pool and table-tennis, a sauna, laundry facilities and indoor storage space for bicycles.
Malmö’s sports provision is excellent, whether you want to watch or take part. Its football team is one of Sweden’s best. Other popular sports in Malmö are ice-hockey, sailing, golf, tennis and horse-riding. The city is surrounded by rolling countryside and some of the best beaches in Sweden. The Öresund Bridge provides Malmö with a direct road and rail link to Copenhagen and its international airport, just 30 minutes away by train or bus. Copenhagen’s historic centre
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