On February 21, 2019, I will hold a short presentation on selecting NTU as host when doing exchange studies abroad at a seminar on foreign exchange. This is a seminar for the students at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Umeå University. I will try to give the students some insights into how it is […]
On ThurdayI will hold a seminar on my time as a STINT Teaching Sabbatical Fellow at NTU and our time in Singapore at my home department, Applied Physics and Electronics (TFE). I will talk about teaching large groups, having state of the art technology, purposely built facilities, 28C+ all the time, never cook a single […]
Almost a year ago, I was walking slowly from the Stockholm Central Station to the STINT office early in the morning of a sunny, but cold, February day. I was filled with expectations and happy to be selected as a 2018 STINT Fellow. Getting the experience from the previous STINT Fellows was a big thing […]
As part of being a STINT Fellow for the last five months, I have written a report on my visit and stay at Nanyang Technological University under the STINT Teaching Sabbatical Program during 2018. This report is largely based on information that has been published in this blog during last semester. But as a formality […]
On January 30, I will take part of a lunch seminar on the STINT Teaching Sabbatical program arranged by the International Office and Centre for Educational Development at Umeå University. Both Karin, program coordinator at STINT, and Katarina, STINT Fellow at Ohio State University, will also take part of the meeting During this meeting I […]
Exactly a year ago the adventure started, December 22, that was the day I got the notice that STINT had awarded me with the prestigious STINT Teaching Sabbatical Scholarship and the whole family was onboard to move to Singapore for me to work at NTU. Yesterday, we came back home so this has been a […]
The last 140 days here in Singapore have been amazing. Hectic, intense, sleep deprived and probably some of the best so far in our lives. It has been great to share the experience with my family, Sofia and Lovisa. But also friends and family that came over to visit us – my relative Helena, my […]
NTU say that they are the foodiest campus in the world with 150 food outlets and 177 vending machines. I have not counted them, but with so many different canteens it is probably true. The food at campus is great! Really great! And cheap! Eating out in Singapore (now we are talking about Hawker Centers and […]
Singapore is a country in one big city in an amazing garden, and there is a lot going on at the time. I wish I could spend all my time just visiting all the Conventions, Conferences and Fairs that are constantly popping up at the Conventions centers and Expos throughout Singapore. Due to the location of […]
Last week in Perth has not only been work, but also an opportunity to visit friends. Of course we have been staying at Helen’s place, but we also got to hang out with Alwyn for a couple of days, met with John and Verity, had a few beers at Little Creatures in Fremantle, walked along […]