TIP members are among the most active at Stockholm University, leading and taking part in campus initiatives. Earth Week, Cinema Politica, UF, Symbios, Central International Student Council, and the English Tutoring Programme, are among the many things that our representatives are active in.
TIP has been concerned with the student housing situation in Stockholm for a while. In fact, TIP’s been concerned since…well…before it was even TIP. Here are some media clippings from last summer about some international students who decided to draw attention to the problem, and about the problem in general. Among the students were Heléne Hedberg and Kyle Verboomen, two of TIP’s founding members.
What was accomplished? Twenty accommodation-less international students were provided temporary housing at the campsite. The camp organizers assisted in finding permanent housing for all twenty. This also led to our outpouring of thousands of phone calls from concerned Stockholm residents offering their homes temporarily or long-term to the students of Stockholm. The leading student unions in Stockholm gathered together to form a hotline and database for all of these generous offers of accommodation, it was a real team effort. There was also another, lasting accomplishment: the local and national media took to the event, giving Stockholm’s student housing situation the attention it needs. An initiative like this has not been seen for some time at Stockholm University.
Hats off to you, campers.
Here is a sample of the news coverage this important campaign received:
And there’s even a video!
- Andreas Kidane, TIP Representative
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