# Student unions

**Source**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/student-life/student-organisations/student-unions
**Parent**: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/admission-degree-studies/applying-studies-when-apply

Politics and student rights, social events, job fairs and projects

The student unions handle politics and student rights and are very active in contributing to the way in which the University is run.

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Through the student unions, students are represented in decision- and policy-making boards that concern education at every level within Lund University.

The unions also arrange social activities, welcome events for new students, career fairs and a range of other projects and committees. As a student, you can easily get involved in the unions' work and seize the opportunity to gain leadership experience.

## Student unions at Lund University

Student unions consist of student representatives and course registrars and have as their most important task to guard, maintain and improve the quality of the education at the University. There are nine student unions at Lund University, seven of which are affiliated with Studentlund. The union you belong to depends on your subject area:

- Faculty of Engineering student union (Technologkåren vid LTH/TLTH)
- Faculty of Fine Arts student union, for students of fine and performing arts (Studentkåren vid Konstnärliga fakulteten)
- Faculty of Law student union (Juridiska Föreningen)
- Faculty of Medicine student union (Corpus Medicum)
- Faculty of Science student union (Lunds Naturvetarkår/LUNA)
- Lund Doctoral Student Union, for all doctoral students (Lunds Doktorandkår)
- School of Economics and Management student union (LundaEkonomerna)
- The Social Sciences student union (Samhällsvetarkåren)
- The Student Union for Humanities and Theology (Humanistiska och Teologiska Studentkåren/HTS)

[Contact information for the student unions on the Studentlund website](http://www.studentlund.se/en/kar/karer/)

The unions are gathered under the umbrella organisation Lunds universitets studentkårer (LUS).

- [The LUS website](https://www.lundsuniversitetsstudentkarer.se/en)
- [Student life and student unions at Campus Helsingborg](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/student-life/student-organisations/student-life-at-campus-helsingborg)

## Membership

You automatically become a member of the union you belong to when you register with Studentlund. However, you should note that there are two unions – TLTH for Engineering and Technology students and the student union for PhD students – that are not a part of the Studentlund cooperation. Please contact or visit these unions for information on how to become a member.

## Student unions

Learn more about the student unions on their websites:

- [Faculty of Engineering student union](http://www.tlth.se/)
- [Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts student union](https://www.arts.lu.se/education/student-life)
- [Faculties of Humanities and Theology student union](https://htslund.se/en/home/)
- [Faculty of Law student union](https://www.jf.se/?lang=en)
- Faculty of Medicine student unions: [Medicinska föreningen](https://www.mfskane.se/en/home) and [Vårdvetenskapliga studentföreningen (in Swedish)](https://vavslund.se/)
- [Faculty of Science student union](https://www.lundsnaturvetarkar.com/)
- [Faculty of Social Sciences student union](https://www.samvetet-eng.org/)
- [School of Economics and Management student union](http://lundaekonomerna.se)
- [Lund's Doctoral Student Union](https://www.lundsdoctoralstudentunion.com/)

## Related links

- [Quality assurance and development of our education](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/student-rights-and-responsibilities/quality-assurance-and-development-our-education)
- [Unions at Campus Helsingborg](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/student-life/student-organisations/campus-helsingborg-student-organisations)
- [Information about Studentlund and how to become a member – studentlund.se](https://www.studentlund.se/en/)
- [Blogs written by current students](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/student-life/before-you-arrive/connect-current-students?unibuddy=blog)

## [Lund University International Podcast](https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/student-life/lund-student-city/lund-university-international-podcast)

Covering topics from application and arrival to student life and the city of Lund itself.