Swedish news is sometimes hard to come by. Lundagard’s international edition gives you a short summary of local, regional and national news every week.
After round one, four Lund-connected educators continue to vie for the position of Pro Vice Chancellor after Eva Åkesson’s departure. Three professors (two in the field of medicine) and one experienced university lecturer in Italian are all still in the game.
Swedish biathlon athlete and two-time medal winner Carl-Johan Bergman is back in Germany for the next world championship. He got the opportunity to meet his new-born daughter Lisa only a week before leaving to Munich. The biathlon championship next week in Germany starts on the twelfth.
Sweden’s prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has separated with his wife Filippa Reinfeldt after a twenty-year marriage. The PM couple has three kids aged 18, 16, and 11 years old. Political Science professor Ulf Bjereld does not believe the separation will affect either of the individuals’ careers in politics.
A 60-year old Swedish man was reported dead after a severe traffic accident involving his motorcycle and a large truck in Kantharalak in Eastern Thailand on March 8th around 5pm local time. Several other accidents have occurred this past winter involving Swedish visitors in Thailand.
