Information for you who want to become a RIU student

If you need help adapting your studies, prepare by creating a plan for how your upcoming season in your sports will look (preferably 6-10 months ahead). Then have a discussion with your study coordinators or study counselors to establish an individual study plan.
If you have questions or problems at your institution, contact the coordinator for RIU-students: thomas.jonsson@gu.se

We have an internal Canvas page for RIU-students at GU where we post all information related to RIU activities. As an RIU-student, you are automatically invited to the Canvas room. Contact jonatan.jungmalm@gu.se if you have not received an invitation.

Networking and social meetings
Every semester, we offer a few networking meetings and various lectures on performance sports. We usually combine a lecture with a social activity when we meet. Information about the next network meeting is available on Canvas.

You get free access to Idrott & Kunskap a digital magazine about sport, distributed through Canvas.

Sports psychology counseling
We offer the opportunity to meet with a sports psychology counselor. Getting help from a sports psychology counselor can be important for improving performance. However, like with anything else you want to get better at, it requires a proper effort from yourself to benefit from the counseling. As an RIU-student, you are offered four meetings.

In collaboration with IFK Kliniken and Capio Lundby Närsjukhus, we can offer sports medicine support, in the form of counseling for injury/illness and hemoglobin/iron status tests. More information on how to access sports medicine support can be found on Canvas.

As a RIU-student, you have the opportunity to sign an elite sports insurance from Folksam at a reduced price. More information on how to get the insurance can be found on Canvas.

We have an external website: Swedish National Sports University (RIU) Gothenburg (gu.se)

If you have competed, been to a training camp, or been involved in something else interesting in your sports or study life you can send a brief description and a photo to helena.svensson@gu.se and it may become a news item on the external website. Please read the guidelines on Canvas before emailing Helena.

How should you eat to be able to train and compete at the highest level? As an RIU-student, you have the opportunity to meet with a nutrition counselor to get help with your meal planning. Nutrition counseling is best combined with an iDXA scan, but it is also possible without.

Elite Sports Scholarship

The Swedish Sports Confederation and Svenska Spel offer an Elite Sports Scholarship, aiming to enable elite athletes to combine elite sports and studies at a post-secondary level. The scholarship is 50 000 SEK per recipient and is awarded once per semester (25 000 SEK at a time) to 50 elite athletes. Information on how to apply can be found on Canvas.

Västra Götaland Region's Para-Sports Scholarship

Every year, Västra Götaland Region awards 150 000 SEK in scholarships to active athletes with disabilities, teams or coaches/sporting guides. The purpose of the scholarship is to recognize individuals who have achieved excellent results and who are role models for others to start sports. Information on how to apply can be found on Canvas.

Scholarships for students at the University of Gothenburg

As a student at the University of Gothenburg, you have several opportunities to apply for scholarships and grants.

As a student at GU, you have access to resources for a sustainable study life.

Student healthcare (studentportal.gu.se)

For an awesome student life (studenthalsa.se)

At the test lab Center for Health and Performance at the University of Gothenburg, we offer the following tests for RIU-students:

1. Mobility and strength test. Analysis of mobility and strength for injury prevention purposes.
2. Running analysis. The test helps you evaluate and analyze your running style from an injury prevention perspective.
3. Physiology focused on endurance, threshold test, and VO2max. The tests help you clarify the level of your physical work capacity and suitable intensity for your training.
4. iDXA/body scanning. Measures body composition (fat mass, fat-free mass, and bone mineral density).
More information on how and when to apply for tests is available on Canvas.

As an RIU-student, you have the opportunity to get a training/gym card at Fysiken at a reduced price. You will also have the opportunity to offer your family the opportunity to train at Fysiken at a student price. Fysiken has gyms at Kaserntorget, Lindholmen, and Gibraltargatan.

More information on the conditions and how to apply for a gym card is available on Canvas.

It's possible to train on weekdays from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Training may also be possible on Saturdays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, and Sundays from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, if the facility is not booked for any competition. Max 2 visits per student per week. You need to register in advance. More information is available on Canvas.

As an RIU-student, you have the opportunity to get help with your strength training from Katrinelunds strength and conditioning coach, more information can be found on Canvas

As an RIU-student, you have the opportunity to train on the Alter-G at a reduced price, which is available at Friidrottens Hus. The Alter-G is a treadmill where you can gradually reduce the impact of gravity by up to 80% of your body weight.