Swedish holiday of Valborg – 30th April 2011
On the 30th of April, it’s time for the Swedish holiday of Valborg. All the Karlstad student associations have been invited to a celebration at Gubbholmen (a small island right by the town centre). All students are welcome to attend, and enjoy the fire and the company of others. It starts at 3 pm. Gubbholmen is located here: http://www.hitta.se/LargeMap.aspx?z=3&mp=%3Cpts%3E%3Cpt%20i%3D%22http%3A//www.hitta.se/images/point.png%22%20y%3D%226587184%22%20x%3D%221370044%22%3E%3Ct%3EGubbholmen%3C/t%3E%3C/pt%3E%3C/pts%3E
Trip to the Moose World – 8th May 2011
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to pet a moose? Of course you have! Come on and join ISAK for a trip to Moose World! It’s unique park in Värmland where they keep moose and alpacas for the public to experience and enjoy.This is a chance in a lifetime, you will be able to see the animals for up-close and it’s something that you will remember for the rest of your life. So take the opportunity to live some real Swedish wild life with us!
Click on the following link to see the detail of the trip http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109011485851813
ISAK Board Election – 23rd May 2011
On the 23rd of May, it’s time to elect the new board for the autumn semester of 2011 and the spring semester of 2012. To have a successful association for the international students, we need a good board! If you think that you would be good for the board, you are welcome to apply for one of these posts:
1 President (being fluent in Swedish is strongly preferred)
1 Vice President
1 Secretary
1 Accountant
3 Activity (one of these should be fluent in Swedish)
2 Marketing
1 Education
2 Student representatives
If you’re interested, send and e-mail to president@isak-kau.se with a presentation, which post you’re interested in applying for, and why you would be an asset to the team on the 30th of April at the latest.
Also, make sure you ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING ON THE 23RD OF MAY! The meeting will take place in 3C512 at the university and there’s free, homemade, Swedish FIKA for all people who attend! It starts at 17.30 and won’t take long. If you want to make sure the international students’ interests are cared for, you have to vote!
International Night – 31st May 2011
On the 31st of May, we will have the much appreciated international night! This means that you will have a taste of the food and the culture of the represented countries here in Karlstad. Here’s how to do it: you find a few students from the same country as you, and then you cook food for twice as many as there are members of the team. So if there are four members of the team, you cook food for 8 people. All teams cook one main course and a dessert/pre-course. At the event, we will all taste each other’s food and the judges will give out prizes for best main course, best dessert/pre-course and best decorations. So make sure you try to give us a nice experience at your table, with for example traditional clothing, a flag and music! Also, it’s a major point in your advantage if your team sings your national anthem for the judges (who will be unbiased members of the ISAK board). At the event we will introduce the new board of ISAK!
To apply for the international night (trust me, you don’t want to miss it!), send an e-mail to activity@isak-kau.se with your name, the name of your country and the name of your team members on the 27th of May at the latest.
SCANBALT Experience Trips
Great student tours!!!
Scanbalt Experience is the expert on budget tours for backpackers and students who want to exploreScandinavia and the Baltic Region. Many exchange students says that their Scanbalt trip was the highlight of their stay in Sweden.
The Fjord Explorer
Join this trip and experience the stunning fjord region in Norway. You will have time to see beautifulfjords, glaciers, the capital Oslo and the Atlantic city Bergen. The bus can pick you up and leave you inKarlstad. Departure May 8th
http://www.scanbaltexperience.com/index.asp?action=dest&destid=55&intOpenID=11&catid=55&intOpenID2=55
Go to Russia
From April we will offer Tours to the amazing former capital of Russia ST Petersburg. It will be a greattrip for having good fun but also to explore one of the most interesting cities in Europe and learn aboutTsars, the revolution and historical characters. The trips will be made by boat and your will have twonights in St Petersburg and a bonus stop in Tallinn. THE TRIP WILL BE VISA FREE!!! DepartureMay 8th, 15th and 29th but more departures will come.
http://www.scanbaltexperience.com/index.asp?action=dest&destid=122&intOpenID=19&catid=63&intOpenID2=122
As ISAK students you also get DISCOUNTS on our ordinary tours!!!If you like to travel with our ordinary tours (not special student tours) where you also meet othertravelers than international students you get discounts. To get the discount you must be member of the ISAK and use the promotion code MEMBER when booking online. You get the discountautomatically and note that you can’t claim the discount after booking.
Join Scanbalt on Facebook and get important info first of all: Scanbalt Student Travels 2010-2011.
There you also find events for the different tours.
