What service can you as a student get from the Student Union?

The Student Ombudsman who is on your side and safeguards your interests if you, for example, find yourself in conflict with the University or CSN

Student Liaison Officers (studiebevakare) at your faculty whom you can turn to if you have problems at your department

Knowledgeable workers who can make your voice heard with regard to economic, social and educational policy issues locally and nationally

Student Legal Advisors (kårjurister) who meet each week to solve your legal problems

Uppsala's student newspaper Ergo is delivered to your door every three weeks, 14 times per year

Uppsala's best private housing database on the internet to help you find housing

Personal loans of up to 3000 SEK

You can rent Norreda Cottage, complete with sleeping cabins, a party hall, sauna and landing allowing you to swim in the lake

A second hand course book service

Reception with computers, fax, telephone, printer, copy machine, scholarship guide, all of the student newspapers and a coffee machine

Together with the United Nations of Uppsala (Kuratorskonventet), the Student Union issues a student ID card which gives you access to the nations, discounts at restaurants and cafés in town and the possibility to vote in the Student Union election. The Student Union also has a partnership with a number of other companies who offer a range of discounts, for example Mecentkortet.

Tother with Uppsala University the Student Union owns the student bookshop Studentbokhandlen which offers course litterature at good prices. The Student Union also helps to run the Student Health Centre, Studenthälsan. In addition to the gyms Stallet and Svettis you can also find nurses, welfare officers, doctors and psychologists.

For more informtion:
http://www.sh.uu.se
http://www.studentbokhandeln.se/
http://www.mecenat.se
http://www.kuratorskonventet.se