The housing portal
Find or rent out student housing in Växjö and Kalmar – free student-to-student listings, plus housing guides and landlords.
Get helpHelp with the practical – and the hard stuff.
Housing, jobs and scholarships in one place. And when your studies go wrong: education officers and student and PhD ombudspersons who know the rules and take your case all the way – whether or not you are a member.
Three portals
Housing, jobs and scholarships – in one place
The job portal
Extra jobs, part-time jobs and career opportunities from employers looking for students. Free to use.
The scholarship portal
The union's course literature scholarship and external scholarships you can apply for as an Lnu student.
Good to know
Guides for your studies
Advice and support
Who to turn to when there's a problem, work environment, course evaluations, illness, group work, schedules and placement costs.
Cheating and plagiarism
What counts as cheating, how AI may be used, what happens if you are reported – and where to get help with your writing.
PhD students
You are a student too. PhD student influence, trade unions, illness, the Student Health Service and work environment.
Influence & student cases
Problems with your education?
First turn to the examiner or course coordinator, and get help from the education officer in your programme association. Then there's us: the education officers for general course problems, and the student and PhD ombudspersons if you feel you have been treated unfairly or are unsure what applies. We represent all students – not just members.
Contact us directly
- Student and PhD ombudspersonsombud@linnek.se
- Education officer, Växjö (FSV, FEH, NLU)edu.v@linnek.se
- Education officer, Kalmar (FTK, FKH, FHL)edu.k@linnek.se
Good to know about your rights
- The schedule must be available at least one month before the course starts, including regular examination dates.
- The syllabus is legally binding – objectives, content and forms of examination must be followed.
- Compulsory elements must appear in both the syllabus and the schedule, and be used sparingly.
- Education is free of charge – extra costs for field trips or materials must be stated in the syllabus.
- Offensive treatment, discrimination and harassment must be reported – the ombudspersons help you.
Who does what?
The education officers – quality of education
Concerns about the teaching, how courses are run, progression in a programme, or poor routines and systems? If it is a general quality problem affecting many students – contact the education officer in your city, and we will work to change it once and for all.
The ombudspersons – individual student cases
Treated badly by a teacher or staff, unsure which rules apply, need advice, help taking a complaint further or support in a disciplinary case? The ombudspersons answer questions about rights and obligations and help in cases concerning examination, schedules, treatment, cheating and plagiarism, discrimination and harassment.
The ombudspersons work under confidentiality. You can contact them anonymously, and they only take a case further with your consent.
Start a case
For you who work at Linnaeus University or are a student
Has there been a near miss or an accident involving a student? Contact the union's student safety representatives at sso@linnek.se. The student safety representatives represent students in work environment matters and need to know about near misses to monitor the students' work environment and follow up that action is taken. Both students and those of you who work at Linnaeus University can contact the SSO.