STUDENTS. Many of Sahlgrenska Academy’s students on international exchanges were able to get home before the borders closed and the quarantine began. Nineteen students are still abroad and the international coordinator at Sahlgrenska Academy International Office is staying in regular contact with them. International exchanges have come to a sudden halt because of the pandemic. All planned exchanges have been stopped and most of the over 60 students who were…
She brings research results back to Sierra Leone
COLLABORATION. How can disabled people be helped when there is only one trained occupational therapist in the country? And how do you create good orthotics when you first have to find plastic to melt? Writer Maria Arpe accompanied Lina Magnusson, an associate professor at the Institute of Medicine, when she returned to Sierra Leone, where she wants to improve the lives of those most needing help. “For a long time…
Recognized for global classroom in the nursing program
INTERNATIONALIZATION. Ewa-Lena Bratt, Louise Freytag and Camilla Eide, coordinators for the Nursing Care in Complex Care Situations course in the nursing program at Sahlgrenska Academy, have been named the recipients of the 2019 Prize for Internationalization of first and second-cycle education at the Sweden’s medical faculties. The course, now taught entirely in English, is offered each semester. The Nursing Care in Complex Care Situations course (7.5 credits) is offered in…
Ann Wennerberg is the new assistant dean for internationalization and collaboration
LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENT. After almost 10 years in Malmö, Ann Wennerberg returned to Gothenburg some time ago. She has now been appointed as assistant dean for internationalization and collaboration. “I thought it sounded like an exciting job and something new for me to get involved in. I’m at the end of my career, and I’m pleased to work for the Academy and get a more general picture of issues that are…
Gunnar Tobin: Internationalization – From an imposed idea to a recognized part of the daily activities
SWAN SONG. After a multi-year commitment to internationalization at Sahlgrenska Academy, Gunnar Tobin has resigned as International Director. Here, he presents us with his swan song*, in which he concludes that the faculty’s internationalization efforts were dependent on a handful of driving forces who recognized the value of a global perspective in daily activities. During the last years of the previous century, internationalization was a relatively unfamiliar concept. But a…