Image Photo: Nils Pasi Nävert Breadcrumb Home About the University Welcome Services Welcome Services events and activities Welcome Services events and activities Here you will find a selection of articles related to Welcome Services' activities and events. Events during the whole year A few example of events and activities Welcome Services organize for international students, staff and researchers News – 4 June 2020 Building bridges for refugee researchers Recently, Welcome Services hosted a BRiDGE Step II workshop. News – 3 June 2020 Trip along the coast Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Infrastructure on Tjärnö. News – 12 February 2020 The Welcome Programme For all our students News – 3 June 2020 An eventful term Read about the events that Welcome Services arrange for international staff during a semester. Meet our international researchers Research story/portrait Making the most of a long wait Sulaiman Saleh speaks of coming to Sweden as a refugee researcher. Research story/portrait An academic career across three continents Marta Gonzalez-Aregall Research story/portrait Making a career out of philosophy Pursuing a career as a philosopher has taken Robert Hartman from the USA to Gothenburg. Research story/portrait Home away from home David Pegg talks about the time he has spent in Gothenburg during his career. Meet our international students Why Lena chose Sweden When she was 14 years old Lena Günter started an initiative to get a youth council in her hometown. Her interest in… Niko found a different attitude towards education Niko Tang, who studies linguistics in Hong Kong, chose to spend a semester as an exchange student at the University of… News – 12 June 2019 Different routes to find housing Two students talk about how they went about to find accommodation in Gothenburg.
