The document provides information for international students at Linnaeus University. It summarizes the roles and services of the main student organizations on campus: VIS helps integrate international students through social and cultural activities, while Linnestudenterna represents students and provides services related to studies and campus life. It also lists resources for transportation, healthcare, exercise, printing, and socializing, to help students settle in and navigate university and city services.

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Survival Guide
Autumn 2014

2. " As one of the most active student associations at
Linnaeus University, we have a more specific focus
on integrating international students. In short, we
are here to make your life in Vaxjo easier and more
enjoyable.!
A membership in VIS is probably the best thing
you can get with 50 SEK. It is valid for all VIS
activities during one semester. You can also use it for
discounts at our sponsors. You can get your
membership at any sign-ups we have.!
While you may be able to sign-up for some VIS
trips online, most of our activities need either you
or your friend to sign you up in person and pay in
cash.
Vaxjo International Students
We are the VIS! And yes we do a lot more than play with balloons!

3.
The amount of tickets that can be purchased at once
may be limited by the overall spots. Please always
bring your or your friends’ membership card when
purchasing tickets. !
Our office is located on the second
floor of Tufvan. You can visit us on
Tuesdays between 11am and 1pm. We
will be selling tickets for events and
giving information that you may
need.!
VIS is one of 455 local sections of
Erasmus Student Network (ESN), the biggest
student association in Europe. We are active within
the national, regional and international network in
order to improve ourselves to present better
activities to you.!
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Official Website: http://www.visesn.org/!
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/
vaxjo.international.students!
Facebook Event Page: http://goo.gl/6WJI8I

4. "
Tim!
Info!
Coordinator!
info@visesn.org
Martin!
External Relation
Coordinator!
external@visesn.org
The Board
Ulrika!
Treasurer!
treasurer@visesn.org
Mai!
Vice President!
vicepresident@visesn.org
Frida!
President!
president@visesn.org
Hristo!
Vice Treasurer!
vicetreasurer@visesn.org
Amanda!
Secretary!
secretary@visesn.org
Patrik!
Stallarna
Coordinator!
stallarna@visesn.org
Rebecca!
Booking
Coordinator!
booking@visesn.org

5. " The Committees
Buddy Committee!
Vacant (buddy@visesn.org)!
The committee is in charge of planning events that is
for the buddy and the exchange student to get
together, have fun and get to know each other, and
others! We are there to make sure they will have the
best time possible together!Media Committee!
Ryan (marketing@visesn.org)!
Memories last forever, and so do our well-made
photos and videos! We welcome you to join us if you
are skilled in photography, filming, designing or
interested in running our radio show.
Sport Committee!
Simon (sport@visesn.org)!
In order to keep you healthy through all the
"rough nights" in Växjö, Sport Committee
organises quite some sport events for you!
Join us if you are passioned in sports!
Activity Committee!
Kenton (acc@visesn.org)!
We are in charge of planning some of the biggest
campus events, and when an event comes together
and all your friends say they had such good time, you
can be proud to say that you were part of the team
that put it all together!

6.
VIS IKEATrip!
September 5th!
Visit the IKEA museum
and let IKEA be your
first Swedish cultural
lesson! Otherwise, it is at
least a rather nice
furniture store.
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Activities
VIS Shopping Trip !
August 28th and 30th!
Forgot something at
home? Don't worry! VIS
is organising shopping
trips for you! For signing
up, please email:
shopping@visesn.org
VIS Evening!
AUG 31!
This is where you can
meet our board and
committees. We will
present you some
activities to participate
in and mingle with
other students. You will
be able to sign up for
several events and have
your first “Fika”!

7. "
VIS Moose and
Glass!
September 27th!
Join us and visit some
local “citizens”. You will
also get a chance to see
the glass making process
at one of the world
famous glass factories,
Kosta Boda.
VIS Welcome
Dinner Party!
September 13th!
Give a fancy start to the
amazing semester!
Prepare a show of your
own culture, dress up and
join the night. Party
starts when the dinner
ends!
VIS Stockholm
Trip!
September 19th to
21st!
Visit the capital of
Scandinavia and
experience the Nordic
culture! And of course,
join the nightlife of the
metropolis.
VIS Norway Trip!
October !
Visit another
Scandinavian country
with VIS. You can get
close to the nature by
kayaking in the rivers and
hiking on the glaciers.
VIS Sports
Saturday!
Every Saturday!
A healthier way to spend
your weekends. You can
come and play a variety
of sports including
volleyball, football,
badminton, basketball
table tennis and so on.

8. "
VIS Gothenburg Trip!
October 11th!
Take a day off and visit one
of the major cities located
on the West coast. We
would expect your opinion
on the endless discussion of
whether Gothenburg or
Stockholm is the best
Swedish city!
Lapland!
November 28th to
December 6th!
The northern lights and
Arctic ocean are waiting
for you! Join the lifetime
journey to the North and
leave a message to Santa
before Christmas!
VIS visa-free Trip
to St. Petersburg!
October 20th to 26th!
Venture east with your
friends to classical St.
Petersburg for the
history and parties!
Whatever happens in St.
Petersburg, stays in St.
Petersburg.
ESN Sea Battle!
November 17th to 19th!
What if all the rumours are
true? Join the legendary
party cruise between
Stockholm and Tallinn.
Experience the real ESN
party with over 2000
exchange students.
AC Theme Party!
November 29th!
Seems like Gatsby had
lots of fun last semester
with us. Again, let our
creative activity
committee surprise you
with their newest party
idea!

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VIS Goodbye Dinner !
December 13th!
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It is not goodbye, it is see you
later!
All of our events will be created by our official
Facebook page:!
https://www.facebook.com/
vaxjo.international.students. !
You can always post directly to the event or
message the page if you have any questions. Our
staff will try to answer you as soon as possible.!
If you want to be invited to our events, please be
friends with our event account: !
Vaxjo ISevents:!
http://goo.gl/6WJI8I

10.
The student union of Linnaeus University is
called Linnestudenterna. The most important task
for them is to ensure the high quality of university
education and to represent students at decisive
organs of the university. !
The members benefit from accessing student
pubs, discounts at stores, accommodation
guidance, academic counselling and much
more. !
You are welcome to them if you have questions that
are related to your studies and daily life. For
address, office hours and contact information,
please visit their website linnestudenterna.se.!
Linnestudenterna cares about you! Their work is to
improve your stay at LNU consists of meetings,
lobbying, initiating cooperation with the business
world and the cities Kalmar and Vaxjo as well as
creating meeting points for students, whether it is
pub evenings, lectures or introduction activities.

11.
Linnestudenterna also has a Studentombud (like a
counsellor) whom you are welcomed to visit if you
have any questions related to what you study,
experience problems with a teacher or a tutor, or
feel discriminated against. Contact the
Studentombud at 0470-755455 or
studentombud@linnestudenterna.se.!
The Friend Family project is also a part of
Linnestudenterna. The project matches
international students with local families so
students can learn about Swedish tradition and
culture. Want to know more? Contact the Friend
Family Coordinator at 0470-755454 or
friendfamily@linnestudenterna.se!
The primary contact email for
exchange students:
studcoord@linnestudenterna.se while
for freemovers is:
freecoord@linnestudenterna.se.To
join the Linnestudenterna or if you
have any other questions, please visit the office in
Tufvan. For more information about, please email:
info@linnestudenterna.se.

12.
Besides VIS and Linnestudenterna, you can also
contact the International Relations Office if
you have questions about changing courses,
introductory meetings or applying for your degree,
etc. You can find them in H building and their
email for exchange students is:
inexchange@lnu.se, and the email for freemovers
is internationalstudents@lnu.se.
International Office
Young Entrepreneurs &
Associates (YEA) is a
non-profit organisation
committed to integrate
international talents in
the Swedish society. YEA will organise a non-
credited course titled ‘Swedish Orientation’. It
provides information for students that wish to start
a career here either as employee or entrepreneur.
Participants will also attend networking events
networking with regional companies.!
For more information visit their Facebook page:!
https://www.facebook.com/
Youngentrepreneursassociates!
Career & Jobs

13.
Willys (Grocery)
ICA (Grocery)!
Subway!
Pizzeria!
Hair Salon
H building:! Repro (Print Shop)!
! ! Restaurant Kristina
Maestro Pizza
Pressbyrån (Convient Store)
Cafe Tufvan:
Tempus (Secondhand Store)
STENladan (Restaurant)
Statoil (Gas Station)
Eating & Shopping
There is also a Facebook group (Linnéuniversitet - Köp och Sälj)
where you can sell and buy secondhand stuff: !
https://www.facebook.com/groups/407153439322902

14.
When you arrive in Växjö you will be given a free
pre-paid SIM-card from Telenor that is preloaded
with 30 days of free calls, texts and
internet (500 MB). The cards work
instantly when you put them in
your phone! The SIM-cards are
regular sized SIM-cards that are
convertible into Micro-SIM-cards,
which work for most phones. If
you need a Nano-SIM (iPhone 5/s, Galaxy 5) then
come by the VIS evening or our office to get one!!
After one month you may top up your SIM-card to
continue using it. There are three price plans you can
choose from.!
Tutorial of how to use the SIM card: !
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?
v=10154391796695252!
Tutorial of how to top-up the SIM card (It’s a really
old video): !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqCgtWYEbo
Telephone & Internet

15.
Vaxjo is definitely a “bike-friendly” city considering
its size. There is not much problem biking around
unless the weather troubles you, which is the
situation of more or less the whole autumn semester. !
Luckily, we still have busses between the town and
the campus. Information about the local bus
company, their route and timetable can be found on
their official website: !
http://www.lanstrafikenkron.se/en/ !
Bus no.3 has stops at the library and around the
campus so it might be the best option for you.
Otherwise, there is also a bus stop called Teleborg
Centrum between ICA and Statoil, where you can
take bus no.1 and no.5 to town.!
Two pieces of advise when taking the bus in Vaxjo: !
Try to get a bus card at the welcome fair with a
discount.!
Always pay with bus card. And if you do not have
one, always pay with bankcard. Paying with cash
would be twice as expensive due to tax.!
*Additional advice: Adapt to the “Swedish tradition”.
Be cool and sit as far away from the next person as
you can.
Transportation

16.
You can print documents in
the library as long as you are
logged into your account on
one of the computers in the
library. A double-page printing
costs 0,65 sek, which you can
purchase with your PayEx
account. To register your
account you will need to send a copy of your passport
to PayEx along with a copy of your admission’s
notice. Check this link for more information: http://
goo.gl/t3kMRB. !
When starting a new course or programme you need
to buy course literature. You can either buy the
books in the second hand book shop
Campusbokhandeln or at the student union book
shop at Tufvan. It is also possible to buy course
literature online if you have a credit card. If you don’t
have a credit card, the student union can help you to
order the books. You can find out which book is
required for your course by looking at the course
syllabus. The website of Campusbokhandeln: http://
vaxjo.campusbokhandeln.se/
Printing & Textbook

17.
Health Advice: 1177!
Sjukvårdsrådgivningen is the Swedish medical care
hotline and where to call if you get sick or have any
medical problem. They consult you about what to do
and where to go. If it’s an emergency you should
instead call 112.!
The pharmacy/drugstore in Sweden is called Apotek.
You can buy your prescription and non prescription
drugs here. For medical prescriptions you will need
to contact a doctor. For students staying on campus
the closest pharmacy is situated next to Statoil.
There is also a pharmacy in Willy’s. You can also
purchase non prescription drugs supermarkets.!
For health care please contact the Campushälsan in
Vårdcentralen behind Statoil. Here you can see a
doctor, nurse or a psychiatry nurse during day time.
For appointment call 0470-58 68 68. Please leave a
message with your name and telephone number. You
can also e-mail campushalsan@ltkronoberg.se. They
have an open reception hour between 10 - 11 AM
Mondays and Wed - Fridays where you can come in
without an appointment to see the nurse.!
Health Care

18.
Olympen is a Student Association
that offers multiple training
opportunities and health activities.
It is located behind the library in
opened in September 2010.
Approximately 800 members go
here for different kinds of ball
games, group training and go visit gym. Organised
group sports activities are also offered by VUGI in
Olympen including: basketball, volleyball, floorball,
badminton, football ,etc. Link to their website:
http://www.medley.se/v%C3%A4xj%C3%B6-simhall-
aqua-mera!
We also have a swim hall located between campus
and town. You can find not only swimming pool but
also equipment for lots of other kinds of sports. It
gives you a more relaxing atmosphere for exercising,
and of course cleaner water than the lake. You can
visit their website for more information: http://
www.medley.se/v%C3%A4xj%C3%B6-simhall-aqua-
mera
Exercise

19. (And yes! We are now on the topic!)!
Slottsstallarna is one of the two student pubs
located on Campus. It is run by a student
association in cooperation with several others, VIS
being one of them. That means VIS will have weeks
where they are responsible to work at the pub during
the opening nights. As a member of VIS you will get
the opportunity to be a part of that and there will be
an award system, giving benefits both for you and
VIS as an association. And on the plus side you get
experience and the chance to meet new and exciting
people! More information can be found on page
"Getting involved” at www.visesn.org.!
Sivans is owned by EHVS and all the nations on
Campus. Everyone working there does it on a
voluntary basis without getting paid. Sivans offers
night club, afterschool and brunch. Beside your
student union card, you also need either a EHVS or a
nation card. For more information you can visit
www.sivans.com.
Nightlife