This weekly digest is a collection of news, upcoming events and other opportunities from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Lund University and the wider area, compiled for Graduate School students.
Can AI Think?
Guest lecture with Peter Gärdenfors
Are you interested in artificial intelligence or cognitive processes? Perhaps you are intrigued to know whether the thought processes of AI will ever measure up to human intelligence?
In our exciting guest lecture with internationally acclaimed Professor Peter Gärdenfors, he will discuss his new book and reveal the answer to the question: “Can AI think?”
We will learn how our human intelligence is made up of a broad range of skills and abilities, and how current AI technology shapes up in comparison.
If you’re curious about AI, you’ll love this lecture!
Date and time: 21 January 18:00 (sharp)
Location: E:B Lecture Hall, E-Huset, LTH (https://cs.lth.se/contact-about/lecture-rooms/)
Register here
Is the Syrian Conflict Over? Challenges and Opportunities for the New Administration
CMES Seminar
Welcome to a CMES Research Seminar with Orwa Ajjoub (Malmö University) on the recent developments in Syria. What are the challenges and opportunities for the new administration?
Speaker Bio
Orwa Ajjoub is a Ph.D. candidate in Global Politics at Malmö University, researching intra-jihadi violence and the Syrian conflict. He also works as a research analyst and consultant, providing periodic assessments of the Syrian conflict to EU diplomats and policymakers. His work has been published on various platforms, including the Middle East Institute, The Atlantic Council, Jihadica, and Aljumhuriya, among others.
Date and time: 22 January 2025 13:15 to 14:30
Location: CMES Seminar Room (Finngatan 16)
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Democratic Imaginaries in the Movements of the Squares across 3 Emblematic Cases
The Higher Research Seminar: Cristina Flesher Fominaya, Aarhus University
The Higher Research Seminar is the main collective seminar of the Department. The research staff and invited national and international leading scholars present ongoing research and analyses of a broad range of exciting topics of relevance for Political Science.
The Higher Research Seminar is held on Wednesdays 13.15 to 14.30 in Eden 367, unless otherwise indicated. PhD Mid-term seminars 13:15 to 14:45.
Convenors: Professor Annika Björkdahl and Professor Fariborz Zelli.
The seminars are open to the public. Welcome to join us!
Date and time: 22 January 2025 13:15 to 14:30
Location: Large conference room, Eden 367.
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Get Active with UPF!
Welcome to our second ‘Get Active’ event of this operational year!
Ready to begin your amazing student life in Lund? Want to get active with other international students from all over the world? Ready to be a part of UPF’s global network for your career in foreign policy or International relations?
Join us on Wednesday, January 22nd at 18:30 in Cafe Athen in AF Borgen for a meet and greet. Talk to old and new members. Learn about what life is like in Lund’s oldest student association. Get to learn about our committees and how you can get involved. UPF committees offer opportunities for writing, debating, podcasting, and developing your overall future career in foreign affairs! UPF Lund is open to all students at Lund University and each member gets to be as active as they like. So how about learning more?
Become a member here.
Our Instagram: @upflund
We look forward to meeting you all and welcome to UPF Lund!
Date and time: 22 January 2025 18:30 to 21:00
Location: Cafe Athen in AF Borgen
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Game Design Research as Feminist Practice
Lecture
What issues should feminist game design research focus on? What knowledge and tools do the games industry need? Dr. Rilla Khaled, Dr. Sabine Harrer and Dr. Hanna Wirman, three prominent games researchers, will discuss feminist informed research strategies for game design, and how feminist methods and epistemologies can be used to conduct research. Khaled, Harrer and Wirman will each give a short inspirational talk, followed by a joint discussion.
Everyone is welcome to this public lecture, no registration is needed.
This lecture is arranged by The Fair Game Project (Enevold Duncan & Jørgensen), The research node for Digital Cultures, HEX and the Centre for Oresund Region Studies.
Date and time: 23 January 2025 16:30 to 18:00
Location: SOL:H104, Helgonabacken 12, Lund.
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SASNET Public Lecture with Jagannath Panda: “Power Plays in a Multipolar World: Mapping India’s Global Game”
Welcome to a public SASNET lecture with Jagannath Panda (Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs) on India’s strategic choices in the Indo-Pacific.
Over the past decade, geopolitical transitions have gathered momentum across the world. China’s rise, the growing competition between the US and China, the Ukraine war and Gaza conflict, have created greater uncertainty and raised questions about the future world order. Against this background, India stands as a strong proponent of global peace, and support multipolarism within the strides of multipolarity. India’s geopolitical interests are focused on strengthening its strategic autonomy and working towards more equitable global governance. It seeks to reject great power rivalry and foster greater inclusive cooperation to shape a world order that reflects today’s diversity.
How does India aim to navigate major power politics in the times to come? What is India’s approach towards the Global South, which involves competing with China? How is India positioned to navigate between multipolarism and multipolarity? This lecture will address some of these critical questions. see more…
Date and time: 23 January 2025 17:15 to 18:45
Location: Department of Political Science, Eden Auditorium
Registration: Not required (everyone is welcome)
Piano concert BONANZA
Welcome to a piano concerto bonanza in Rosenberg Hall at Malmö Academy of Music, where the audience can look forward to three super concertos by three super performers
First out is our special guest, Yaron Kohlberg, renowned pianist and Steinway artist as well as Artistic Director of Piano Cleveland. Yaron will perform Prokofiev’s third piano concerto.
Our own Diploma student Albert Dahllöf will then perform Prokofiev’s second piano concerto and finally, Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson, also a Diploma student, will perform Saint-Saëns second concerto.
This event is free entry. Welcome!
Date and time: 23 January 2025 11:00 to 13:30
Location: Rosenberg Hall, Malmö Academy of Music
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Study Arabic with CMES in Spring 2025
The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) will offer three Arabic language courses during Spring of 2025.
Applications are now open for the CMES language courses in Arabic. The following courses are offered during the Spring Semester of 2025:
- A1, Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners, Part 2 (Only for students who took A1 Part 1 last term)
- A2, Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners, Part 2 (Open for applications)
- B1, Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic, Part 2 (Open for applications)
The courses are free of charge and no credits will be awarded. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.
The courses are taught and coordinated by Rafah Barhoum, a language training expert at CMES.
Date and time: early February to late April 2025 (more information and a detailed schedule will be published later)
Application Deadline: 27th January 2025.
For more information and how to apply, visit this page
Lund University Student Ambassador
Opportunity to 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 79 current student ambassadors, representing 75 programmes and 55 countries, and help our prospective students make one of the most important decisions of their lives!
Application Deadline: 2 February 2025
For more information and how to apply, visit this page