Become a Lund University Student Ambassador
As a Lund University Student Ambassador, you will help prospective students feel supported in their choice of university and studies. They will turn to you for advice, support and reassurance via a messaging app called 'Unibuddy'.
Apply to join our 53 current student ambassadors, representing 50 programmes and 38 countries, and help our prospective students make one of the most important decisions of their lives!
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Student ambassador role description
The ambassador role consists of a number of tasks designed to help prospective students in their decision-making process. The three main tasks are:
You will have your own Unibuddy profile about yourself, including your programme, home country, hobbies and interests. Prospective students will be able to view your profile and then choose to start a conversation with you based on similarities. Their messages will appear in the Unibuddy app (similar to WhatsApp) on your phone. You will then reply within 24 hours, based on your personal experience or a little research.
As you are one of the first points of contact for prospective students interested in studying at Lund University, it is very important that you share your own experiences. This will help them feel comfortable in choosing and applying for their future education here.
The role also involves keeping prospective students up to date with what's happening at the University. You will do this by sharing your personal experiences, perspectives and content on the University's social channels through short-form videos (vlogs/reels) and photos.
As an ambassador, you are required to create one piece of content per academic year to be shared on Unibuddy, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube or in university emails to prospective students and applicants. You also have the option to do an Instagram takeover on the Lund University Instagram account for one day if you wish. An Instagram takeover counts as one of your live events for the year (see below for more information).
You can find examples of content created by current and former student ambassadors at the links below. Go to the Unibuddy widget and select the 'Content' tab to find different content categories and posts. You can also check out our Instagram account to see the different kinds of content ambassadors have created.
As an ambassador, you will have the opportunity to occasionally meet and help prospective students and admitted students by sharing your experiences in a live setting through different types of events. This could be in the form of
- webinars
- Unibuddy live events
- appearing as a guest on an episode of the Lund University International Podcast
- welcoming students to campus during an open day, or
- doing an Instagram takeover day on the University's Instagram account.
The requirement for ambassadors is to complete two such events per semester. However, it is up to you to decide in which events you would like to participate based on your own schedule and interests.
See the links below for examples.
Contact information
Staff Advisor
Audrey Savage
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Lund Student Ambassador Programme Coordinator
Julaina Jaffar
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Lund Student Ambassador Content Coordinator
Areej Al-Sabban
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Role criteria and details
Below you can find out more about
- which programmes and course packages will be open for student ambassadorship in autumn 2024
- the qualifications and skills required for the role
- the tasks you will be involved in, and
- the estimated time commitment.
The Lund Student Ambassador Programme aims to represent as many programmes as possible.To help us achieve this goal, applications for autumn 2024 will only be open to students from the following programmes:
Study Abroad course packages
- Swedish as a Foreign Language, Levels 1–8
Bachelor's programmes
- Fine Arts
- Mathematics
- Music, Folk- and World Music
Master's programmes
- Accounting and Finance
- Archaeology – Theory and Practice
- Astrophysics
- Biology (all specialisations)
- Biotechnology
- Computational Science (all specialisations)
- Data Analytics and Business Economics
- Development Studies
- Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation
- East and Central European Studies
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- European Affairs
- European and International Trade and Tax Law
- Film and Media History
- Finance
- Fine Arts
- Fine Arts in Artistic Research
- Food Technology and Nutrition
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geology (all specialisations)
- Human Ecology – Culture, Power and Sustainability
- Human Geography
- Industrial Design
- Information Systems
- International Development and Management
- International Marketing and Brand Management
- International Strategic Management
- Language and Linguistics (all specialisations)
- Literature – Culture – Media (all specialisations)
- Management
- Managing People, Knowledge and Change
- Mathematical Statistics
- Nanoscience
- Performing Arts as Critical Practice
- Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
- Physics (all specialisations)
- Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East
- Production and Materials Engineering
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Service Management, Retailing and Consumption
- Service Management, Supply Chain Management
- Social Scientific Data Analysis
- Sustainable Urban Design
- Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
- Visual Culture
- Water Resources Engineering
- Welfare Policies and Management
- Wireless Communications
In order to be considered, you must:
- Be a full-time student at Lund University in the autumn semester 2024, studying one of the programmes or courses listed in the drop-down menu above.
To be a successful student ambassador, you are expected to:
- Have excellent written and spoken English and strong communication skills. After all, you'll be communicating most of the time in this role.
- Be organised and able to manage time and tasks independently and effectively.
- Be able to build friendly/professional relationships with others with ease. In other words, you need to be a 'people person'.
- Interact with others in a supportive, encouraging, and non-judgmental way.
- Be enthusiastic about sharing your experiences at Lund with others!
As a student ambassador, you need to:
- Be a positive and engaging representative of Lund University.
- Assist prospective students in a respectful, honest and cheerful manner.
- Always reply to Unibuddy messages within 24 hours. At the very least, let the prospective student know that you are looking into their question and will reply in more detail when you are less busy.
- Attend all monthly meetings, required training sessions and at least two live virtual events (e.g. Unibuddy Live sessions, webinars on Zoom, being a guest on the international student podcast, Instagram Takeover day, etc.). Inform the Programme Coordinator in advance if you are unable to attend.
- Produce at least one piece of content per academic year according to a pre-determined schedule. This can be either
- a short vlog (2 to 5 minutes) or Instagram reel (90 seconds or less)
- a short selfie-style video tour of a place of your choice (e.g. a study building, accommodation, favourite place in Lund, etc.)
- or you can take part in a themed photo shoot of your choice (e.g. photos of you having fika at the Botanical Garden with friends, or playing a sport, etc.).
- Participate in a testimonial interview about your programme, which will be published on the Lund University website. This will be arranged well in advance according to your availability.
As a student ambassador, you can expect to make the following time commitments:
- A mandatory training session of approximately 3 hours before you start.
- Monthly mandatory meetings of approximately 1 hour each.
- Approximately 30 minutes per week for regular chats throughout the semester. Some weeks will be busier than others depending on the time of year. April and May are usually by far the busiest months due to the publication of student admissions results.
- 2 to 4 hours of live virtual events per semester. See the above section 'Taking part in live events' for details. Events usually take 1 to 2 hours and each student ambassador is expected to volunteer for at least two live events per semester.
Benefits of the role and future prospects
This role will be beneficial to both your personal and professional development and will open the door to a number of exciting opportunities.
As a student ambassador, you will:
- Have the opportunity to meet new people from all over the world and play an important role in their educational journey.
- Have your video content, stories and testimonials published on Lund University's webpages/social media sites.
- Develop your network by meeting other international students at Lund and participating in optional monthly social and professional development events.
- Develop employability skills for your CV, such as leadership, communication, time management, organisation, and interpersonal and cultural awareness.
- Have the chance to win monthly prizes for any 'Ambassador of the Month' who goes above and beyond.
- Be invited to our biannual Ambassador Culture Night potluck, where you can sample food and learn about cultures from around the world.
- Receive a certificate of participation at the end of the academic year.
- Be invited to a thank-you dinner at the end of the year.
Even after the autumn semester, you are welcome and encouraged to continue as an ambassador for the rest of your studies (and some hours in the following summer).
It is fine if you need to do an internship or take a break in between. Just let the coordinators know in advance and arrangements will be made. There are opportunities to take on additional volunteer roles to carry out activities such as campus tours, photo and video shoots or other projects as needed.
There will be an opportunity to apply for two paid coordinator positions at the end of the spring 2025 semester.
These positions are for up to eight hours per week for the autumn semester 2025 and the spring semester 2026. If you are offered a coordinator position, you will be responsible for
- organising social events and meetings
- assisting with the day-to-day administration of running the Unibuddy platform and the programme in general
- facilitating and supporting ambassadors with the video/photo content requirement, and
- helping to recruit and train future ambassadors.
How to apply
Applications are now closed. Check back here for more information on future application periods.
If you are a first-year student, we recommend that you wait to apply until after your first few weeks of classes. You will then have more experiences to write about in your application.
After the application deadline, you will receive an email notification within a few days informing you of the outcome of your application.
If you are selected as a future student ambassador, you will be required to attend a mandatory training session. See below for details.
Mandatory training session for selected candidates
Details of the mandatory training session for selected ambassadors:
- Date: 26 September 2024
- Time: 17–20
- Location: External Relations Office, Stora Algatan 4 in Lund
It is recommended that you book your calendar in advance in case you are selected.