Quick Q&A with…
Amanda Lundell, since a few month back our woman in LA:

Who are you and in what ways are you working with Lund University in Los Angeles?
– I am originally from Sweden but have studied at Lund University and graduated  with a masters degree in Business Strategy this fall. I have also had time to live in Sydney and in Spain, and I have  traveled around Asia and to New Zealand.

– At Lund University Foundation (LUF), an independent charitable non-profit organization that is supporting Lund University, my responsibilities are to develop and to strengthen our US Alumni network and by doing so enable more philanthropic donations to Lund University. Furthermore, I will organize Alumni-events, contribute to the development of LUF’s long-term strategies, and work with improving and updating our website.

How come you ended up in Los Angeles?
– I have always been fascinated with traveling and exploring new places – therefor I was determined to work internationally. I get highly motivated by challenges and I want to see results, so when I read the ad for this internship I thought to myself that this position would suite me perfectly! And luckily, so did Lund University… (laughter).

What are your expectations for these 6 months in Los Angeles?
– My goal is to have doubled the size of our Alumni- and Friends of Lund University -network and by doing so greatly increase  the awareness of the work of LUF in the US. I hope to have contributed, through my work at LUF and initiating new contacts, to more contributions and donations being made to Lund University. If I can aid Lund University in being able to distribute more scholarships to talented students from the US, supporting them to obtain a masters degree in Lund, then I have done a great job!

– On a personal level I expect to learn more about American business culture and how to build strategic relations and partnerships. If possible, I hope to come back and work in the US after my internship period has expired at Lund University Foundation.

As the first job after graduating, being transferred to Los Angeles, sound like a dream to most of us. How does a normal work-day look like for you?
– Due to the time difference there are always urgent emails that have to be responded to first thing in the morning. So initially I handle those, but mostly my work is to do research, find Alumni and Friends of Lund University as well as organize the Alumni database, create material for our website, and to organize the Lund University Foundation Alumni and fundraising events.

How do you see your life after LUF?
– I will continue to work internationally, preferably with strategic questions such as business establishment, positioning and relationships. Working for Lund University Foundation, I believe, will be a great learning path and a strong platform for my future international carrier.

Facts about Lund University Foundation (LUF)
The foundation is a charitable non-profit organization that focuses on prioritized areas such as charity, science, and education.  The aim is to strengthen the ties between America and Lund University, foremost focusing on US residential Lunda Alumni. The purpose of Lund University Foundation is to attract philanthropic donations for research and scholarships. The position of Amanda Lundell, and the whole LUF organization, is exclusively financed through special donations and pro-bono work.

Text and Foto: Joen Garsén
Translation: Amanda Lundell

Attracting Kristian Pietras to Lund is a feather in the cap of both Lund University, where he will be employed, and Medicon Village, where he will be based. The investment has been made possible by an ‘impact investment’ of SEK 10 million from Professor Göran Grosskopf and his wife Birgitta.

“This appointment is one of the many important building blocks of the investment in life science research in Lund”, says Göran Grosskopf. “The recruitment of Kristian Pietras, who specialises in research on the boundary between basic research and clinical research, is perfectly suited to Medicon Village and its excellent clinical research facilities. We now hope to be able to attract more researchers in the field so that the successful research that forms the cornerstone for Medicon Village can rapidly be expanded further.”

To read the entire article: Donation made super recruitment possible (pdf)

In 2012 the Crafoord prizes in Mathematics and Astronomy are for the first time awarded simultaneously as two separate prizes with a prize amount of SEK 4 million each.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Crafoord Prize in Mathematics 2012 to Jean Bourgain, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA and Terence Tao, University of California, Los Angeles, USA,
“for their brilliant and groundbreaking work in harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, ergodic theory, number theory, combinatorics, functional analysis and theoretical computer science”.

http://www.crafoordprize.se/press/arkivpressreleases/thecrafoordprizeinmathematics2012andthecrafoordprizeinastronomy2012.5.6018c17913483dc064280001363.html?goback=%2Egde_4357092_member_126869786

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=4357092&trk=anet_ug_hm

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We hope that you would like to support our efforts by contributing to building the American-Swedish Scholarship Fund. Help us help an American Student get the same great experience you had when you studied at Lund University.

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LUF Info and details
Lund University Foundation is a non-profit organization,
based in the United States. The foundation
operates exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational
purposes. Our mission is to strengthen Lund
University’s ties with the United States and with Lund
alumni by raising funds from donors in the United
States and making grants available for specific projects.
We also support Lund University’s mission to
understand, explain and improve our world and human
conditions.

Research and Education
Independent external evaluators rank some 30 of our research
areas as world-class or world leading, for example
climate change, sustainability, energy, material science,
nano technology, medicine such as cancer and diabetes,
global economics, human development, and democracy.
Medicon Village, European Spallation Source (ESS) and
Max IV Laboratory are three new and cutting edge research
investments in Lund that will change the way we look at
the world – and the way the world is looking at Lund!
Lund University is the only Swedish university, which is
a member of the two, prestigious worldwide networks
League of European

Invest in global talent
Your support to the American-Swedish Scholarship Fund will
help us attract and educate the top scientists, entrepreneurs and
leaders of tomorrow. And above all, your donation can be life
changing for an American student.
The scholarship fund covers tuition fees, partly or wholly. Tuition
for a Master’s student at Lund University is roughly US$ 19,000
per year (on average SEK 125,000) As a donor of 19.000 US$ or
more you will have the opportunity to have the scholarship named
after you; “The [your name] American-Swedish Scholarship at Lund
University”. Your scholarship can also be combined with knowledge
exchange in the form of a work placement or mentorship.
As a donor, you are invited to the Scholarship Ceremony at Lund
University. Here, you will meet your fellow alumni and feel the
gratitude of both talented students and Lund University.

Click on the link below to find further instructions.
LUF Info and details

Lund University Foundation friends can now check out Photos
from previous event hosted by the Lund University Foundation (US).

This includes photos from the recent Los Angeles event, held March 26th 2012. At the Dinner, Sven Strömquist Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research Lund University, Ulrika Nilsson, Executive Director LUF and Göran Eriksson Chairman LUF gave an engaging talk on the theme of Current Research projects taking place at Lund University and the American-Swedish Scholarship Fund. There was a great mix of recent and older alumni at the gathering including both Swedish and international visitors.