Sustainable Space Conference

The UNIVERSEH team at Luleå University of Technology invites you to apply for this student conference, which will be held from 27 to 28 February at our Campus in Luleå.

This information is for students outside Luleå University of Technology.

About the event

Get together with 50 students of the UNIVERSEH alliance to learn about how a sustainable development can be addressed in different scales. From supporting health, equality, culture and skill in our daily life on Earth, protecting the environment and helping to tackle climate change and managing natural resources, and access to outer space in a sustainable way.

Enrich your interdisciplinary and intercultural skillset and be part of creating an innovative approach to the subject of space in the multiple domains you students are representing.

Content in brief:

• Legal framework for sustainability
• From nature for nature (mines)
• Circular Business model innovation in industrial ecosystems
• Designing for Sustainability in Aerospace
• Arctic Climate systems and climate change
• Sustainable Climate Fresk & Space Fresk
• Human health and living on a healthy Earth
• Intercultural Innovation Lab for Sustainable Space Solutions

Note: Parts of the program are given in hybrid form.

Apply through your local mobility coordinator and be part of our crew!

Travel information

How to get from the airport to Clarion Hotel

Luleå airport is located approximately 8 kilometers from Luleå city. There are buses from the airport to the city centre, bus number 4 and 104 will take you to Smedjegatan, which is the city centre. On the buses, you cannot buy tickets in cash, but you can easily pay with a bus card or credit or debit card.

• Transport to the airport External link.
  

How to get to LTU

From the bus stop Smedjegatan, take bus 4, 5 or 6 to the university. Get off at Porsö centrum.

Money

The use of cash in Sweden is mostly limited to making small payments. In shops and cafés, it is common to find the sign ‘Card only’ or ‘Cash free’. If you travel by bus or taxi, you can pay by credit card.

Insurance

EU/EEA citizens and citizens from certain countries, which have a mutual health insurance agreement with Sweden, do have the right to the same medical benefits, even though they are non residents in Sweden. If you come from an EU/EEA country you are entitled to use the public medical services on the same basis as Swedish citizens for medical care that is of immediate necessity. In order to be eligible you must be registered at a social insurance office in your home country and have the European health insurance card (EU-card).

If you are not entitled to an EU-card, please arrange with a private medical insurance.

Weather in Luleå

The average temperature in Luleå in February is -10°C.

Remember to bring warm shoes, gloves, and something to cover your head. If you have ski trousers or snow pants, we recommend you to bring them. Think layer by layer when dressing, it will keep you warm. It could be wise to bring some indoor shoes that you can use during our indoor activities.

• Forecast Luleå External link.

Grant agreement number: 101124303 / Funding Scheme: Erasmus+ / European Universities. This project has been funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.