School of Social Work Lund University, Sweden www.soch.lu.se/en www.facebook.com/socialhogskolan School of Social Work Lund University, Sweden

A world-class university Founded in 1666 42 000 students 6 300 international students 7 500 employees 840 professors 4 350 lecturers/researchers and doctoral students 2 500 administrative staff 8 faculties The figures for Lund University in the presentation are based on the 2013 financial year.

School of Social Work Educating social workers since 1947 Part of Lund University since 1977 130 employees 1200 students at two campuses: Lund & Helsingborg Bachelor’s programme Master’s programme Elective courses Psychotherapy training (CBT/psychodynamic/family) PhD programme

BSc in social work– 3.5 years INTRODUCTORY BLOCK, FIRST CYCLE, SEMESTERS 1–3, Social work as a profession and field of study, 30 credits Social Science and Social Work, 30 credits Legal issues in social work 1, 15 credits Legal issues in social work 2, 15 credits INTERMEDIATE BLOCK, FIRST CYCLE, SEMESTERS 4–6 Perspectives on social problems and interventions, 15 credits Communication and intervention in social work, 15 credits Social work placement, 30 credits Organising social work, 7 credits Knowledge production in social work, Bachelor’s thesis (degree project), 15 credits ADVANCED BLOCK, SECOND CYCLE, SEMESTER 7 Elective course, 15 credits Professional social work, 15 credits

Master’s Degree of Master of Science, 120 ECTS Major: Social Work ”Shell master” 30 ECTS major area social work, advanced level 30 ECTS theory of science and method, advanced level 30 ECTS elective courses, any level 30 ECTS thesis in the field of social work

PhD programme 4 full year studies 20-25 PhD students About 4 obtain PhD per year Admissions usually every two years: 2012, 2014, 2016

Courses in English Social Work in Sweden, an introduction. 7,5 ECTS Level: First cycle Social Policy in Europe, 15 ECTS Level: Second cycle Courses at Graduate School Participatory Methods of Change and Development, 7,5 ECTS Social Welfare in a Global Context, 15 ECTS

Internationalisation - where? 15 institutional Erasmus+ partners: Århus, Copenhagen (DK), Oslo, Bergen (NO), Berlin, Bremen, München (DE), Lodz (PL), Utrecht (NL), Aberdeen, Sheffield, Belfast (UK), Genova (IT), Granada (SP), Sofia (BG) Organisations in Canada, New Zeeland, Australia, USA, Cuba, Argentina, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, India, … Minor Field Studies in developing countries Linnaeus-Palme exchange Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India Azerbaijan University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Internationalisation: Teacher mobility Teacher exchange Erasmus mobility with European partners Linnaeus-Palme exchange with India, Azerbaijan (Argentina 2012) Nordplus with Nordic countries with Iceland and Greenland: intensive courses, workshops & mobility South-Africa?

Internationalisation: Student mobility Student exchange Erasmus, Linnaeus-Palme, Nordplus Mainly traineeships, 40-50 students abroad per year 5th term Thesis abroad, Minor Field Studies scholarships (8) Bachelor, Master’s Free term abroad within Master’s programme Challenges with study/course exchange: professional degree

Research 80 staff with active research 112 active projects, including PhD-projects 11 research areas Our typical researcher: Woman Age 30-50 Social worker PhD in Social Work Associate professor (Universitetslektor)

Research areas Big research areas in Lund: Children, youth, family Addiction Organisation and organisations Profession and professionalism Methods and interventions Migration Specific research areas in Lund: Social and Welfare policy The Civil Society Crime and Crime Victims

Other areas Evaluation in social work Mental health/psychiatry Racism and discrimination Social work in schools Ethics Climate

The researchers

Research funding 112 projects 72 with external funding 29 with internal funding 11 without funding External funds: Many small funds, 40 Funding from the Swedish Government

Research funders

State/public funders Authorities. Research as support activity. The National Board of Health and Welfare The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority Research Councils The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FAS) VR (Vetenskapsrådet/ The Swedish Research Council)

Research groups www.soch.lu.se/en/research Child and family interventions Child and family welfare research Child Rights Institute Civil society and social work Daily life and conditions in eldercare Health and gender Housing first Migration and social work Organisation and organising Vocational training, employment and livelihood

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