Växjö International Students (VIS) is the second largest student association at the University of Växjö, Sweden, with approximately 600 members during the fall semester. VIS organizes various social, cultural, and sporting events throughout the year for international students at the university, as well as local and international trips. The organization is led by a board of 15 members who each have specific responsibilities like treasurer, activities coordinator, and webmaster. Board members spend an average of 20 hours per week organizing events and answering student questions.

1. Växjö
International
Students
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2. Some numbers (2014-2015)
≈ 600 members during fall
≈ 30-50 volunteers
24 years of VIS
2nd largest student association on campus
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≈ 55% exchange, 26% freemovers, 19% swedes
≈ 500 during spring

3. National & international trips
Moose & Glass
ESN Sea Battle
Stockholm
Lapland
Göteborg
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Norway
Russia
Isaberg IKEA
Kalmar

4. Local events
Welcome & Goodbye Dinners
Theme parties
Arrival days
Sport tournaments
+ Every week: Sport Saturday
Culture medley
BBQ
Buddy Mingle
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Hockey
Shopping trip
Curling
Hiking trips
Buddy crawl
Movie Nights

5. VIS is part of ESN
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The current president
of ESN comes from VIS!
480 sections
13 500 volunteers
180 000 students
VIS is an excellent way to
get involved internationally.

6. Who is VIS? – Structure
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ESN international
ESN Sweden
Board
Committees

7. Who is VIS? – Board members
President
•Is responsible for the organization
•Represents VIS with partners
Vice-President
•Takes care of the internal organization
•Assists the president in their duties
Treasurer
•Oversees the financial health of VIS
•Pays bills, records transactions etc.
Vice-Treasurer
•Assists the treasurer in their duties
•Is responsible of the office
Secretary
•Prepares the meetings and record the minutes
•Writes the annual report
Booking
•Books transportation and accommodation
•Schedules the events of the semester
Webmaster
•Maintains the VIS website
•Takes care of the IT systems
Info & Members
•Keeps a record of the members
•Writes the weekly newsletter
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Swedish language knowledge required

8. Who is VIS? – Board members
Marketing/Media Com. Coordinator
•Creates and distributes promotional material
•Is the link between the board and the MC
Activity Committee Coordinator
•Prepares local events and trips
•Is the link between the board and AC
Buddy Committee Coordinator
•Maintains and develops the buddy program
•Is the link between the board and the BC
Sport Committee Coordinator
•Prepares sport tournaments and events
•Is the link between the board and SC
External Relations
•Is the link between VIS and the rest of ESN
•Participates to national and international events
Slottsstallarna coordinator
•Recruits volunteers for our working weeks
•Is the link between the board and Stallarna
Student Coordinator
•Is the link between VIS and Linnéstudenterna
•Remembers things that happened before 2012
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Swedish language knowledge required

9. Things to do as a Board Member
Organize and lead trips
Answer students’ questions
Participate to internal events
Help your fellow board members
Be an active part of the campus life
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10. Q&A
How much time does it take?
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On average, board members report spending 20 hours per week on VIS,
to which you can add weekly board meeting (2-3 hours), going on trips
(1-9 days at a time), and various other duties (e.g. office hours).
Note that you can modulate your workload depending on your
availability by signing up to more or less working groups and events.
Will we get a compensation?
Not financially; however, you don’t need to pay for the trips that you’re
leading, you’ll get invited to free bonding activities and training events,
and you get a few other small benefits (hoodies etc.)

11. More details & How to apply
FB: https://www.facebook.com/vaxjo.international.students
Website: http://visesn.org/
Send your application to election@visesn.org
Last day to apply: 12th of April
Include in your application:
◦ The positions you’re applying for (select two)
◦ A short text about why you want to join
◦ A CV
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