Company Profile
Lund University
Company Overview
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö, Sweden. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Lund is one of the most popular places to study in Sweden. The University offers one of the broadest ranges of programmes and courses in Scandinavia, based on cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge research.
The unique disciplinary range encourages boundary-crossing collaborations both within academia and with society at large, creating excellent conditions for scientific breakthroughs and innovations. The University has a strong international profile, with partner universities in 76 countries.
Lund University has an annual turnover of more than 950 million euros. Two thirds of this is spent on research in our nine faculties and one third on education.
We provide education and research in engineering and technology, medicine, science, law, social sciences,
economics and management, humanities and theology, and fine arts, music and theatre.
Two of the world's foremost research facilities for materials research and life sciences are established in Lund – the synchrotron radiation facility MAX IV and the European Spallation Source (ESS), the world’s most powerful neutron source, which will be fully operational by the end of 2027.
These facilities together with the new Lund University campus in Science Village will constitute a highly visible, world-leading center for research in materials and life sciences, cultural heritage and environmental science.
The development of this science complex will create an international hub for research, education and innovation in which Lund University plays a central role.
Company History
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/university-glance/history-lund-university
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö, Sweden. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
Benefits
As an employee at Lund University, you are entitled to the benefits regulated in Swedish law and agreements, as well as the benefits offered by Lund University, reaching well beyond the Swedish standard.
Health and well-being
Doctor's appointments and prescriptions
As an employee at Lund University, you can visit your doctor during working hours. In the event of medical treatment, you can receive reimbursement of certain costs from the University. You may also receive reimbursements for prescription medication.
Health promotion benefits
Lund University offers health promotion benefits in the form of the opportunity to exercise during working hours – a maximum of 60 minutes per week for full-time employees. You are also entitled to receive reimbursement of the cost of a gym membership/equivalent up to SEK 1870 per year.
Annual leave and other leave of absence
Leave from work can be granted for many different reasons. Some types of leave are regulated by law, while others are regulated by local collective agreements.
Paid annual leave
Sweden has regulations on annual leave that are among the most generous in the world and offers five weeks of paid leave per year, four of which you are entitled to take as one long holiday (which is very unusual in other countries). At Lund University, we actually top this. We feel that employees have the right to rest after all the hard work they do here. The number of days of your annual leave depends on your age. In general, the following rules apply at Lund University:
28 days' annual leave up to and including the year you turn 29
31 days' annual leave as of the year you turn 30
35 days' annual leave as of the year you turn 40
Parental leave
In Sweden, you are entitled to full parental leave until your child is eighteen months old. You can receive parental benefit to stay at home and take care of your child. Parental benefit, which is paid for a total of 480 days per child, has three different compensation levels. In addition to these Swedish rules, Lund University offers a so-called 'parental benefit supplement' which is paid out for a certain period of time.
Other leave of absence
Other, shorter leave of absence situations are regulated through the collective agreement. As an employee at Lund University, you are entitled to take leave without any salary deduction in the following situations:
when you move house
when you have a medical appointment
when you donate blood
when you experience acute dental problems
when you graduate or have examinations
when you study (under specific, rather special conditions)
More than just work...
Lund University is more than just a workplace. We also offer experiences of nature and culture for all ages that our employees can enjoy in their leisure time.