Växjö International Students (VIS) is a student association at Växjö University in Sweden with approximately 550 international student members each fall and 450 each spring. VIS organizes both local and international social and cultural events throughout the academic year to welcome and integrate international students. The association is led by an elected board of 12 members who each have a specific role like president, treasurer, or activity coordinator. Board members are responsible for organizing events, answering student questions, participating in other events, and helping their fellow board members lead VIS.

1. Växjö
International
Students
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2. Some numbers
≈ 550 members during fall,
≈ 450 during spring
≈ 50 volunteers
22 years of VIS
2nd largest student association on campus
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3. National & international trips
Moose & Glass
ESN Sea Battle
Stockholm
Lapland
Göteborg
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Norway
Russia
Isaberg IKEA

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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Bowling
Shopping trip
Curling

5. VIS is part of ESN
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6. VIS is part of ESN
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7. Who is VIS? – Structure
Activity
Committee
Sport
Committee
Media
Committee
Buddy
Committee
Board
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8. Who is VIS? – Board members
President
•Is responsible for the organization
•Represent VIS with partners
Vice-President
•Take care of the internal organization
•Assists the president in their duties
Treasurer
•Oversee the financial health of VIS
•Pay bills, file taxes etc.
Vice-Treasurer
•Assists the treasurer in their duties
•Is responsible of the office
Secretary
•Prepare the meetings and record the minutes
•Prepare the annual meeting
Booking
•Book transportation and accommodation
•Schedule the events of the semester
Webmaster
•Maintain the VIS website
•Take care of the IT systems
Marketing
•Create and distribute promotional material
•Is the link between the board and the MC
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9. Who is VIS? – Board members
Info&Member
•Keeps a record of the members
•Write the weekly newsletter
External Relations
•Is the link between VIS and ESN
•Participate to their national and international events
Buddy
•Maintain and develop the buddy program
•Is the link between the board and the BC
Stallarna coordinator
•Is the link between the board and Stallarna
•Recruit workers for our nights of responsibility
Activity Committee Coordinator
•Prepare local events and trips
•Is the link between the board and AC
Sport Committee Coordinator
•Prepare sport tournaments and events
•Is the link between the board and SC
Student Coordinator
•Is the link between VIS, Linnéstudenterna, and the
University
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10. Things to do as a Board Member
Organize and lead trips
Answer students’ questions
Participate to board/ESN events
Help your fellow board members
Be an active part of the campus life
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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: 16th of April (in one week!)
Include in your application:
◦ The position(s) you’re applying to (select three)
◦ A short text about why you want to join
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