A fika is a very Swedish custom that basically means that you take a break from your activity to have a cup of coffee or tea and maybe eat something sweet. In
Fika with us we are inviting you to join us for a fika and listen to different topics regarding international student life at Linköping University (LiU).
Materials Made for the Extreme: Inside Aerospace Research at LiU
Today’s guest is Rana, a PhD student at Linköping University with a background in Aeronautical Engineering and materials science. Her research focuses on materials and their applications in aerospace, including how they perform in extreme environments.
In this episode, we talk about her journey into research, what it’s like doing a PhD at LiU, and how materials science and aerospace come together. We also hear about moving to Sweden and adjusting to life here.
📬 Have a topic you’d like us to cover – or want to share your own LiU story? Get in touch via email: nike.johansson@liu.se
Participants: Rana Elsayed and Nike Johansson
1 Sept 2026
Studies, Community & Student Life: A Biomedicine Student’s Journey at LiU
Today’s guest is Alba, originally from Spain, who moved to Sweden in 2022 to study Biomedicine at LiU. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she decided to stay in Linköping and continue with a Master’s.
Alba has also been very involved in student life, from the Biomedicine Section Board and welcoming new students during Nolle-P to organizing social events.
In this episode, we talk about moving from Spain to Sweden, finding a community in Linköping, and what student life at LiU is really like.
📬 Have a topic you’d like us to cover – or want to share your own LiU story? Get in touch via email: nike.johansson@liu.se
Participants: Alba Elisa Abeledo de la Vega and Nike Johansson
1 Aug 2026
Proksh’s Experience Studying Statistics and Machine Learning in Sweden
What’s it like to study Statistics and Machine Learning in Sweden?
In this episode of Fika with us, we talk with Proksh, a Master’s student in the Statistics and Machine Learning programme at Linköping University. He shares his experience of studying in Sweden, what the programme is like, and how it feels to adapt to a new academic and cultural environment.
We talk about the challenges and opportunities of studying a technical field abroad, student life at LiU, and what surprised him most about the Swedish way of learning.
📬 Have a topic you’d like us to cover – or want to share your own LiU story? Get in touch via email: nike.johansson@liu.se
Participants: Proksh Proksh and Nike Johansson.
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